Evan Davies

Biography

Evan holds a Bachelor of Town Planning from the University of Auckland, a Master of Science in Tourism Management from the University of Surrey and a Master of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Birmingham. On returning to New Zealand he acted as a planning consultant to a number of major New Zealand developers. In 1986 Evan joined Rainbow Corporation and subsidiaries and was responsible for significant commercial developments in New Zealand and Australia. In 1991 he joined Brierley Investments as General Manager of Brierley Properties. After disposal of Brierley’s property portfolio Evan led the licensing and development processes for the Sky City project in Auckland and joined Sky City on its public listing in 1996. During Evan’s 11 years as Managing Director of Sky City the company grew from a single site to having business operations throughout New Zealand, South Australia and the Northern Territory, with an enterprise value in excess of $3 billion and more than 6,000 staff. Evan was named the Deloitte/New Zealand Management Magazine Chief Executive of the Year in 2001. Evan joined Todd Property as Managing Director in 2008. Evan is a trustee of several substantial charitable organisations, a director of several public sector enterprises and has interests in sailing and farming.

Research Interest

Tourism Management