James Samuel Lee

Mr. James S.
Lee is a Chief Executive Officer at Jarden Securities Ltd.
He is on the Board of Directors at First NZ Capital Ltd.
Mr. Lee has over 20 years of experience in the capital markets, from the early days of his career on FNZC’s trading desk, to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2017.
In previous roles as FNZC Head of Securities, Head of Institutional Equities and Head of Sales and Trading, he built strong relationships with corporate and institutional clients across Australasia.
He has been involved in all FNZC’s equity capital transactions for more than a decade, from IPOs to secondary sell downs, mixed ownership models and bespoke capital solutions.
His team has led capital raising efforts for some of New Zealand’s most well-known companies across a range of sectors: Mighty River, Genesis Energy, Oceania Healthcare, Z Energy, Auckland International Airport and Pacific Edge Biotech.
He also led the IPO process that facilitated the growth of Kiwi success stories like Xero and Synlait Milk.
Following the global financial crisis, Mr. Lee and his team led a number of high profile recapitalizations, finding innovative structures that enabled prominent New Zealand companies like Nuplex and Pyne Gould Corporation (now Heartland Bank) to lay the foundations for ongoing success.
Mr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) from the University of Victoria.
He is a Member of the steering committee for Capital Markets 2029, and the investment committee for Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand.