Our People

Murray Doyle

Director

Murray has worked in financial markets since 1980. The majority of that time was in the stock broking industry where he and several colleagues formed Doyle Paterson Brown Ltd. After that business was acquired by Deutsche Bank, Murray pursued private interests until forming Aspiring Asset Management Limited in 2006.

Campbell Stuart

Director

Campbell has worked in financial markets since 1985. His experience includes accounting, periods as a research analyst and investment manager before becoming the Head of Equities/CEO for UBS for 17 years. Campbell has a Bcom.CA. Campbell was a member of the Financial Markets Authority for 4 years.

Peter Wright

Director

Peter has been involved in financial markets since 1987. He was with Morgan Stanley Investment Management for 18 years based in London and Singapore where he was co-head of International Equities responsible for actively managing over $US30bn for institutional clients before returning to New Zealand in 2015. Peter holds a commerce degree from Victoria University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

David Lane

Director

David has been involved in Financial markets since 1992 in London, New York and New Zealand. Prior to joining Aspiring, he was Head of Research, and subsequently Head of Equities for UBS. David holds an Honours Degree from the University of Greenwich in London, majoring in Econometrics. David currently holds the role of Deputy Chairperson of the New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal.

Marian Crookbain

Compliance and Operations

Marian began her career as a Legal Executive before transitioning into IT and marketing roles. She joined Aspiring Asset Management in 2007 as Operations and Compliance Manager, leveraging her legal, technical, and managerial experience in the role.

Tom Davidson

Research Analyst

Tom joined Aspiring in 2014. Tom is a chartered accountant, having worked as an accountant for Deloitte and in the FMCG, Telecommunications and Media industries in NZ and the UK, and as a management consultant to the Financial Services Industry in London. Tom's main responsibilities include investment research, portfolio analytics and reporting.

Ange Offwood

Investor Relations

Ange has over 25 years experience in Financial Services. Prior to joining Aspiring in 2019, Ange worked in banking, stockbroking and funds management businesses with specific responsibilities in advisory support, investment operations and client services.