Mark Francis

Mark is our principal local partner in New Zealand and is focused on bringing a world-class surf park in Auckland to life, in particular leading the real estate strategy.

Mark is the CEO of Centuria NZ, where he is responsible for overseeing an NZD$2.5 billion real estate portfolio spanning office, industrial, healthcare, retail, agriculture and tourism assets. Mark assumed his current role in 2020 following Centuria’s merger with Augusta Capital, a firm that Mark founded in 2001 and grew to be one of the largest real estate funds managers in New Zealand.

Mark is also the Managing Director of the NZX-listed Asset Plus Limited (NZX:APL), and is involved in a range of other successful private New Zealand businesses including Matchbox Luxury Car Storage, RedRoom Health & Wellness, Frankly Data Analytics and Watershed Floating Sauna in Queenstown, as well as his own commercial real estate portfolio.

Mark is married, lives in Auckland, and is a father of 3. He’s an avid outdoor enthusiast with interests including running, skiing, golf and travel.

University of Otago, B. Com