Creating a bridge between Asia & Australasia.
Founded, ran and sold a marketing agency (www.theagency88.com) that focused on working with Australian and New Zealand companies to sell in Asian markets. Clients include; Foodstuffs, Fonterra, Auckland Airport, BMW, Mini, IAG, Burger King, Panasonic, Rugby Australia, NZ Rugby…
Helping great organisations.
Asia New Zealand Foundation Director
New Zealand’s leading authority on Asia. The Foundation provides experiences and resources to help New Zealanders build their knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive in Asia across the Arts, Education, Sports, Track II dialogues, Research & Leadership.
Bank of New Zealand Head of Asia & Advisory Board
Contracted as interim Head of Asia to restructure the Retail, Business, FDI, Trade & FX and Private Wealth functions across the Bank’s Asian portfolios.
Advisory Board Member Auckland Chamber of Commerce
Auckland Business Chamber is part of New Zealand’s largest business network organisation and part of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. Auckland Business Chamber has worked with businesses within NZ for more than 160 years – they are there when start-ups emerge and work with established businesses, trading locally and on the world stage. Auckland Business Chamber is a membership-based organisation and part of a network of more than 13,000 Chambers of Commerce internationally.
Being an Advocate.
Regular commentator in the NZ Herald, NBR, NZ Business Magazine & NZ Marketing Magazine on the topic of business and commercializing opportunities within the Asian market, and have also been a guest speaker and facilitator for KPMG, the SPARK Lab Series, NZ Marketing Summit, NZ CEO Summit, Engaging Diverse Communities Summit, NZ China Trade Association Conference and more.