Aventine Announces Michael Littlewood’s Retirement
Aventine Limited has announced the impending retirement of one of its founders and directors, Michael Littlewood. A
co-founding director, Michael Chamberlain, said that Michael Littlewood will be retiring with effect from 31 March 2008.
“However,” said Michael Chamberlain, “Michael will not be lost to either Aventine or the superannuation industry. He
will remain as a director of SuperLife Trustee Limited, the trustee of both SuperLife and SuperLife KiwiSaver. He will
be spending more of his time on what he loves doing – his role as Co-director of the University of Auckland’s Retirement
Policy & Research Centre.”
Michael Littlewood said that it will be hard to cut day-to-day ties with something that has been part of his business
life for the last 15 years. SuperLife is one of New Zealand’s fastest growing master trusts but it started life under
Michael’s care when he was the Employee Benefits Director at Fletcher Challenge Limited but it was then only for
Fletcher Challenge employees. Michael said that SuperLife and the associated SuperLife KiwiSaver now have more than
20,000 members and are now well established and a major provider, so that is very satisfying.
“My passion is now in the public policy area – New Zealand has a lot to teach the rest of the world about both how, and
how not to, do things. We have done some things well and other things badly and what I would now like is for New
Zealanders to celebrate our successes and recognise what needs fixing.
“I have a couple of other projects that I want to spend time on and I also want to start regular long weekends as part
of my next major project – the transition from ‘work to retirement’.”
Michael Chamberlain said that Michael will be missed – especially for his “Littlewood annotates …” versions of documents
that he disagreed with or edited in his inimical way. “We will be recognising Michael’s retirement formally in the New
Year.”
ENDS