Meet the team

Michelle Malcolm is a Chartered Accountant and Business Advisor, and the founding Senior Partner of Findex Tauranga, which was established in 2000. She has held various Board Positions, including Tourism Bay of Plenty, Wakeboarding New Zealand and currently sits on the Good Neighbour and Enterprise Angels Boards.

Michelle has a real passion for helping her clients navigate all aspects of business challenges in the financial/business advisory space and loves using her skills to give back to the community to help others, to make a our community a better place to live for generations to come.

Michelle is married with two teenage daughters. Her interests include gardening, skiing, walking and spending time with friends and family.

Michelle was appointed to the Board in January 2020, and is the current chair of the Audit, Risk and Policies Committee.

Rohario grew up in Tauranga Moana and is a proud descendant of Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Tūhourangi and Ngā Puhi with Scottish, English and French ancestry. She is a Senior Solicitor at the Ministry for the Environment and enjoys working remotely from Tauranga. 

Rohario holds various Board positions including Chair of Murray Orchards based on Matakana Island, founding partner of Puru Investments and Tangata Whenua representative on Tauranga City Council’s Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee. She was also the Tumuaki Wahine of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, the Māori Law Society (2018 – 2020).

Rohario was appointed to the Board in July 2021 and says she is excited to join a foundation focussed on giving back to the wider community, and looks forward to bringing her knowledge and skills to the board table. In her spare time, Rohario enjoys kapa haka, wānanga reo Māori and spending time with family and friends.