Experience

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  KONO NZ

  • New Zealand
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer

    • Jan 2022 - Present

    Working as part of the SLT at Wakatū Incorporation and as the COO of Kono NZ LP. I am responsible for operationalising the strategy and vision of Kono. Kono oversees the food and beverage tading arms of Wakatū Group and is concerned with the production and domestic and international sales and marketing of beverages , NZ crayfish, Greenshell mussels, apples, kiwifruit, pears, natural fruit bars, hops, cider, beer and other products to the NZ and world markets.

  • Interim Chief Operations Officer

    • Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

    I have worked with the team at both Wakatū and Kono over the last 5 years coaching senior team leads. The Kono CEO left and a restructure meant there was a need for an interim COO. Very proud to be asked to fill the role until a replacement can be recruited. Love working with this team.

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  ilume International

  • Nelson/ Wellington/Auckland

  • Senior Coach

    • Feb 2016 - Jan 2022
    • Nelson/ Wellington/Auckland

    Trained as a certified coach I target performance improvement through behavioural change. I provide executive level coaching to senior executives and those about to step up in to the c suite. Using empirically proven methods and the support of the team at ilume International I offer tailored pro...

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  Nelson Airport

  • Nelson, New Zealand

  • Interim Chief Executive Officer

    • Aug 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Nelson, New Zealand

    NAL called my bluff. It is one thing coaching leaders it is another challenge actually being a leader in an organisation and being the CEO. Intially planned for 3 months and ended up being 10 months. In this time we worked through a restructure, a potential merger proposition, negotiated futur...

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  PwC

  • New Zealand

  • Partner

    • Jan 1996 - Dec 2014
    • New Zealand

    I worked for nineteen years as a partner at PwC specialising in providing assurance and advice to large organisations within New Zealand. Through leading teams nationally across New Zealand I developed a real passion for people management. At PwC I led the Risk and Controls practice including the...