Experience

Alt Ventures

• New Zealand
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Managing Partner

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Alternative capital for atypical ventures in gaming, creative media and early stage tech.



Raw Nature Limited

• Chief Cheerleading Officer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  New Zealand No plastic, no nasties, deodorants and bodycare products. https://rawnaturenz.com/



Pets at Rest

• Director

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2022

  Auckland, New Zealand Auckland and NZ's leading pet funeral and cremation services provider. We provide a caring, professional service to individuals and vet clinics. We also provide a range of memorial products through our online store. www.petsatrest.co.nz



NZ Growth Capital Partners

• New Zealand
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Director

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2019

  Auckland, New Zealand Backing inspirational founders and great Kiwi businesses at early stage.



Green Cross Health

• New Zealand
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 200 - 300 Employee

• GM Acquisitions and Business Development

  • Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

  Auckland, New Zealand Driving growth - innovation and acquisition. Member of the Senior Exec Team.



NZ Super Fund

• New Zealand
• Investment Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Manager, Private Investment Strategies

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  Auckland, New Zealand Managed all the Fund's private and growth equity, private credit, energy and real estate fund investments, and latterly origination of large scale private equity investments in NZ. Chair of the Fund's Real Assets Risk Budget Committee.



LDC

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Investment Director

  • Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  London, United Kingdom Small cap private equity and growth investing in the UK. Responsible for healthcare sector deal origination.



Future Fund

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director, Private Equity

  • Nov 2010 - Dec 2011

  Private equity fund and direct/co-investing globally. Member of Private Markets Investment Committee and Asset Review Committee.



GI Partners

• Investment Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Investment Director

  • Apr 2006 - Oct 2010

  Growth capital investing. Former Board member on healthcare/behavioural sciences portfolio companies including the Cambian Group.



Bain & Company

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • 2005 - 2006

  Member of Private Equity Advisory group and case teams advising European corporate firms on performance improvement strategies and private clients on asset investment strategies.



Lehman Brothers

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate

  • 2003 - 2005

  Lead associate on successful private equity buyouts in the media/leisure, publishing and industrials sectors in the UK and Europe.