THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Peter Cordtz
Chief Executive
Peter is of Samoan and Maori descent. His father originates from the village of Magiagi, Samoa and his mother has tribal affiliations with Ngati Wai and Ngati Hine.Born in Auckland and raised in Mangere Peter attended Mangere College, prior to to commencing a four year applied science degree at Massey University in Palmerston North. At the completion of his studies Peter worked in Hawkes Bay before returning to Auckland in 1995 with his wife to raise their three sons.
He has worked in Sports, Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation (SFRITO) as an Industry Advisor specialising in Sport and Pasifika traineeships and then as Industry Liaison Manager before progressing his career as the General Manager for the Rugby League Foundation. His most recent position was General Manager of New Zealand Rugby League
Maria Fuata
Corporate Manager
Maria holds a BA with double majors in Accounting & Financial Management and Management & Public Administration. As such she has over 10 years experience in the combined areas of Financial Accounting Management and Chartered Accounting. She has held Finance and Administration Manager positions at Pacific Media Network and PBT (in 2003) when she migrated to New Zealand with her husband and family from Suva, Fiji. Before leaving Fiji Maria was a Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has also been employed at Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants in the Auckland CBD. In recent years Maria has run her family businesses. However after 2 years of perseverance and challenges, she happily returned to the Trust in the role as Corporate Manager. Maria has a strong desire and focus on assisting our Pacific community as part of her role.