Salt Funds Management appoints a new independent director

Kate Armstrong has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Salt Funds Management and Salt Investment Funds Limited, and chair of Salt’s compliance committees.

She brings extensive experience in financial services, having joined the boards of Vero Insurance New Zealand and Vero Liability Insurance in May 2020 and she has chaired the board audit and risk committee since August 2022. Previously, she was a director of Asteron Life until its sale by Suncorp Group in January 2025. Armstrong also serves on the board of TSB Bank and chairs the board risk committee.

Additionally, Armstrong has been a trustee of the New Zealand Housing Trust since December 2017, chairing its audit and risk committee for five years. She is a qualified lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience in financial services and governance.

She succeeds Kirsty Campbell, who resigned in December 2024.