With a track record of market-changing innovations and the digitising of various industries, Andrew Barnes identified the opportunity for the evolution of real estate in Australia and was Chairman of realestate.com.au at the time of its IPO on the ASX.

Andrew Barnes has now triggered a revolution of the entire New Zealand fiduciary and legal services industries, and the transformation he is leading has positive implications both locally and globally.

Andrew Barnes is the founder of Perpetual Guardian, which he formed through the coming together of Perpetual Trust and Guardian Trust. He is a director and the major shareholder of Complectus Limited, which is the holding company for Perpetual Guardian, as well as Covenant Trustees and Foundation Corporate Trust.