NZWXT gets news CEO and expands Craigs relationship

NZX-owned platform, NZX Wealth Technologies gets a new chief executive.

Wednesday, December 31st 2025, 9:37AM

Robbie Douglas has been appinted as the new CEO.

Before joining NZX, Douglas was the chief operating officer at Verifone NZ and has held previous roles as Head of Operations - Institutional, Corporate and Commercial at ANZ Bank, the Head of Technology at First NZ Capital and the chief information officer of Markets Business Technology for ANZ Bank based in Australia.

“Robbie’s focus is on delivering to the strong pipeline of opportunities NZX Wealth Technologies has as one of the fastest growing and best regarded investment platforms in the New Zealand market,” NZX CEO Mark Peterson says.

NZXWT is also extending the services it provides Craigs Investment Partners to include its custody and private wealth business.

NZXWT has administered Craigs’ clients investing in mySTART, Craigs KiwiSaver and Craigs Superannuation on the platform since 2018. Craigs is now entering an arrangement with NZXWT which seeks to expand this partnership to servicing its premium custody clients in support of its strategic business objectives.

Craigs’ Chief Executive Simon Tong says expanding the partnership is part of a broader commitment to finding, or building, the right tools to support the firm’s 190-plus investment advisers to keep delivering exceptional client outcomes in a dynamic environment.

“Craigs has an ambitious growth strategy that requires innovation and the right technology support to deliver. We have a clearly defined roadmap to ensure we stay ahead of our technology needs as we grow the business and diversify our services, and extending our partnership with NZXWT reflects that. NZXWT has a proven record of delivery for our ‘START’ clients and we are excited to see how this partnership could support us to deliver for our premium clients, too.”

During the year NZXWT has migrated five new clients on to its platform with five additional onboardings underway. Annual recurring revenue has increased 20% from $10.8 million in December 2024, to $13 million at November 2025.

Daniel Juchnowicz has been appointed as NZX chief information officer. Juchnowicz has previously been NZX’s Head of Capital Market & Digital Technology.

“Daniel has demonstrated exceptional performance leading high-performing IT teams in Trading, Clearing & Settlement, Payments, and Integrations. In addition to these responsibilities, Daniel has led the Digital team, driving the modernisation of NZX’s digital products,” Peterson says.

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