Dean Spicer

Dean has spent more than 25 years in financial markets covering equities fund management and debt capital markets, both in New Zealand, the UK and continental Europe. Dean joined ANZ in 2006 on his return from London, where he had been responsible for interest rate and credit distribution to key UK and German investors. He was appointed head of capital markets in 2008, a position he held until March last year, when he took on his current role as head of sustainable finance. Dean was also part of the Aotearoa Circle’s sustainable finance working group that looked at the transformation of the finance system in New Zealand to better support social and environmental outcomes demanded by a broader base of stakeholders beyond the financial goals of shareholders. His passion is to help foster the development of New Zealand’s sustainable finance market, with a particular interest in impact investment.