Profile
David Weusten - Managing Director
Weusten Financial Services Ltd
David Weusten draws on his 21 years of banking experience (ANZ Bank) in New Zealand and internationally and 7 years as an independent provider of financial advice.
Since 1995 David has been a Relationship Manager based in Christchurch, Small Business Manager, Specialist Franchise Manager and Business Development Manager covering the South Island.
David left the ANZ in November 2000 and set up Financial Service Providers in Christchurch.
Since then he has had articles published in the Sunday Star Times, Bzone, Business Monthly to name a few. He has written a business guide “What do banks want? So you can get what you want” and this has proved popular with sales achieved all over the country. Late in 2002 FSP published his second business guide “Owning your own business, an overview of what to consider” .
Mid 2006 David wrote his latest book "Money Your Master, Your Slave, Your Choice! an e-version is available under publications. This is targetted at teenagers and young adults as an introduction to money management, investing and budgetting.
Since the time he set up FSP they have had in excess of $142 million approved for their clients and during his time in the finance industry David has been involved with lending approvals in excess of $181 million.
David is a member of the Avonhead Baptist Church, New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association, Allied Mortgage Brokers Ltd, Franchise Association of New Zealand, Business Network International and Rugby Southland Supporters Club Inc
His Community involvement : (most recent)
Committee member of Banking Diploma Board (1993 - 1994).
(This Board oversaw the introduction of the diploma course in the Solomon Island College of Higher Education SICHE).
Board of Trustees, Honiara International School (Solomon Islands), and Chairman of the Development Committee. (1994)
Budget adviser with Kingdom Resources. (1996 - current)
Cricket Coach -
- Burnside West University club (1997 - 1998)
- Upper Riccarton club (1999 -2000)
Soccer Coach, Avon United club (2000 - 2001)
Junior Convener Avon United Soccer Club (2001 -2002)
Board of Trustees, Westburn School and Chairman of the Finance Committee (1998 -2001)
Young Enterprise Scheme Mentor -
- Riccarton High School 1998
- Papanui High School 1999
- Christchurch Boys High 2001
Business in the Community Scheme, Mentor (2000 - current)
Church Secretary, Avonhead Baptist Church (2001 -2003)
Chairman Avonhead Community Trust (2003 - 2006)
