Experience

Pioneer Energy Limited

• New Zealand
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director & Finance, Audit & Risk Committee

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2022

  Alexandra, New Zealand Pioneer Energy is a renewable electricity generator and retailer with revenues of $110m and assets of $230m. Owned by Central Lakes Trust in Central Otago, Pioneer is amongst NZ's most successful energy companies, and its dividends help fund grants to community projects.



Kiwi Insurance Limited

• Chair

  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2022

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand NZ Post, NZ Super Fund and Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) own Kiwibank, Kiwi Insurance, Kiwi Wealth and NZ Home Loans. nib NZ acquired Kiwi Insurance in April 2022.



Good Bitches Baking

• New Zealand
• Community Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Trustee

  • Jun 2020 - Mar 2022

  Wellington Region, New Zealand With 2,900 volunteers at 27 chapters, Good Bitches Baking is a network of generous people who show kindness to those having a tough time by baking them a delicious treat.



PaySauce

• New Zealand
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair and Investor

  • Nov 2018 - Oct 2021

  Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand NZX-listed PaySauce (PYS) is a SaaS fintech platform that helps employers digitally onboard, pay and manage employees from any device. It includes rosters, mobile timesheets, payroll calculations, banking integration, PAYE filing, labour costing, automated general ledger entries and digital employment contracts.



Ecotricity NZ

• New Zealand
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Mar 2017 - Feb 2021

  Auckland, New Zealand As New Zealand’s only carboNZero certified energy retailer, Ecotricity is the nation's cleanest, greenest seller of electricity. Pioneer Energy sold its interest in Ecotricity to Genesis Energy in February 2021.



Mojo Coffee NZ

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

• Chair

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2018

  Wellington, New Zealand Mojo serves NZ's best coffee (and great food!) across shops in Wellington, Auckland, Chicago, and Tokyo.



PledgeMe

• New Zealand
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair and Investor

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2018

  Wellington, New Zealand PledgeMe is New Zealand's most successful fintech crowdfunding platform offering equity, debt, and project campaigns. And Anna Guenther is the iconic Kiwi who made it all happen.



Common Ledger

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair and Investor

  • May 2014 - Aug 2016

  Wellington, New Zealand Common Ledger is a fintech that transforms bankers' and accountants' productivity by automating the consolidation of their clients' financial data.



Woodward Partners Limited

• Co-Founder and Director

  • Nov 2009 - Mar 2016

  Wellington, New Zealand Woodward Partners was a boutique investment banking firm offering financial, advisory, and transactional services to corporate clients. So proud to have worked with so many talented colleagues.



Creative HQ

• New Zealand
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Oct 2010 - Jan 2015

  Wellington, New Zealand Creative HQ helps corporates, governments and start-ups raise their people's innovative capabilities. Who knew a council owned company could be so cool!



Anglican Diocese

• Member, Investment Management Committee

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2014

  Wellington The diocese's investment management committee manages a $40m portfolio of international and New Zealand equities and bonds.



Celsias Limited

• Founding CEO

  • Nov 2006 - Nov 2008

  Wellington, New Zealand Celsias.com encouraged action against climate change. Working with gifted developers and designers was a wonderful experience that sparked my on-going interest in SaaS companies.



St. Mark's School

• School Board Trustee

  • Mar 2005 - Jun 2008

  Wellington, New Zealand The compassionate team at St Mark’s school provided our two sons with a wonderful transition from frenetic New York to relaxed Wellington for which we will always be grateful to them.



Energy Intellect Limited

• CEO and Investor

  • Sep 2004 - Nov 2006

  Wellington, New Zealand EI was a smart metering and data technology company serving utilities in Australia and New Zealand, that was sold to Vector and to a Sydney-based meter manufacturer.



Shelter Rock Capital

• One man band investment banker

  • Jun 2002 - Sep 2004

  New York Advised Duke Energy on the sale of their high voltage repair business, and NRG Energy on the sale of some of their power stations. It was fun but it taught me I don't like working alone.



CIBC Capital Markets

• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head, US Utilities Investment Banking Team

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2002

  New York We advised US and Canadian energy clients on M&A and capital markets transactions. But on a beautiful Tuesday morning in NYC, two airliners were flown into the World Trade Center's twin towers. I saw and heard too much that day in Manhattan in 2001.



J.P. Morgan

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Investment Banker; Risk Manager; Credit Analyst

  • May 1994 - Aug 2000

  New York We advised clients on their equity, debt, bank, derivatives, and M&A deals in the US, Australasia, Europe and Latin America. This was the steepest learning curve I've ever loved.



NADE Corporation

• Founder & CEO

  • Feb 1989 - May 1994

  New York Backed by some rich fellas, I launched NADE to provide drug and alcohol testing services to aviation and utility clients. Five years later, a competitor acquired NADE for 26x our investment.



Energy & Environmental Management

• Nuclear Engineer

  • Apr 1986 - Feb 1989

  New York EEM provided engineering services to nuclear utility clients, but I soon realised I was not cut out to be an engineer although I did gain a huge respect for the profession.



Bromley Mountain Resort

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ski Instructor

  • Nov 1986 - Apr 1987

  This was one of the coolest jobs I've had - and not just because it was winter!



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer in Yemen

  • Apr 1985 - Apr 1986

  Yemen We installed solar-powered water pumps to bring clean water to remote villages and help reduce high infant mortality rates. I loved Yemen, but now it's completely devastated.



ABB

• Switzerland
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nuclear Engineer

  • Aug 1983 - Apr 1985

  New York ABB is a global engineering design and manufacturer of large-scale nuclear and conventional power generation equipment. I was the most junior nuclear engineer amongst more than a hundred thousand talented employees worldwide.