Established Selwyn Metcalfe Limited, trading as Selwyn Metcalfe Real Estate in 2001.
Dynamic and experienced leader in personal motivation, goal setting, achieving financial independence and salesmanship.
1980-commenced as a salesperson with Grant Henderson & Co prior to accepting a position with Farmers Co-op, in Hawera where he set up the Residential & Commercial division of the Real Estate department.
1982-took over as managing director of George Ranford Real Estate Ltd.
1992-joined First National Corporate as a shareholder.
June 1999-sold his First National franchise and shareholding in the First National corporate to Allied Farmers trading as Taranaki Farmers First National. Continued managing their Hawera branch up until 1 December 2001. Then activated his own Real Estate license and established Selwyn Metcalfe Limited, trading as Selwyn Metcalfe Real Estate.
Member of Taranaki District Committee of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand since 1985, President from 1987-1989 and up until 2008 held the position as a Convenor of the Investigation Committee dealing with both agency and public complaints.
Past appointed mediator for REINZ to preside over agency and public complaints.
1996-Fellow of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (FREINZ).
National, International, Community and Sporting committees & organisations: served as a trustee of the Taranaki Savings Bank (TSB) Community Trust Board and Ngati Ruanui Multi Code Sports Committee. Former Director for Alton Dairy Company prior to amalgamation with Kiwi Co-op Dairies/Fonterra. Past President of the Rotary Club of Hawera & ex-Chairman of the Rotary Club of Hawera Charitable Trust. Holds status of Paul Harris Fellow.
2003 Appointed Justice of the Peace for NZ.
Member NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) for service given community & sport.
2003-09 Trustee of the Taranaki Elite Sports Foundation Trust.
2006-current Chairperson Taranaki Regional Advisory Committee, NZ Community Trust.
2008-17 Lay person New Zealand Law Society Standards Committee (Taranaki).
2019-Selwyn welcomed Scott Roberts as a fellow Company Director of Selwyn Metcalfe Ltd and the trading name changed to Metcalfe Real Estate.
2022-Sold business to Scott Roberts.
Feb 2025 - Taranaki Foundation Ambassador