NZEBC Officers

Peter Kiely

Peter Kiely ONZM, President

  • Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic since 2000
  • Partner Kiely Thompson Caisley

Contact:  kiely@ktc.co.nz  
Mobile: +64 9 366 5110

Martijn Bakker

Martijn Bakker, Vice President

  • Vice President of Dutch Business Association in New Zealand (DBANZ)
  • Driving business innovation through technology consultancy
  • Specialist in digital signeage, interactive and display solutions, and IoT
  • Leads game modding projects with global reach
  • Explores ancestral roots, cultures and languages

Contact: info@dutchbusinessassociation.co.nz

Chris Linton

Chris Linton, Secretary

  • Honorary Consul of Finland President New Zealand Scandinavia
  • Business Association Expert in corporate and technology legal strategy
  • Advises on complex, high-value commercial transactions Trusted
  • advisor on governance and cross-border structuring

Contact: chris.linton.nz@gmail.com

Adrian Blaser

Adrian Blaser, Treasurer

  • Honorary Swiss Consul
  • Senior Researcher at University of Auckland
  • Senior Research Fellow Auckland Cancer Society

Contact: auckland@honrep.ch

Frank Olsson

Frank Olsson

  • Chair of Auckland Chamber Orchestra
  • Long career in International Finance as well as local government
  • Active in several charitable organizations
  • Passion to bring people together and humanize business
  • Keen reader and tennis player

Contact: frank@olsson.co.nz
Mobile: +64 21 989414

Gregory Shanahan

Gregory Shanahan

  • Honorary Consul General Czech Republic
  • Solicitor practising at Auckland

Contact: auckland@honorary.mzv.cz
Mobile: +64 21 943 979 

Dr Benson-Rea

Dr Benson-Rea

  • Founding Co-Director and current Board member, University of
  • Auckland Europe Institute
  • Member, British New Zealand Business Association
  • International Business Discipline Lead, University of Auckland Business school
  • Foundation Board Member, EU Centres Network (EUCN)

Contact: m.benson-rea@auckland.ac.nz
Mobile: +64 9 923 7356

Piotr Bieganski

Piotr Bieganski

  • President of Polish-New Zealand Business Association (POLANZ)
  • Experienced leader, director and project manager
  • Expert in software engineering for telecommunications
  • Interested in business and geopolitics, sustainability and cybersecurity

Contact: president@polanz.nz

Monique Surges

Monique Surges

  • German Chamber of Commerce
  • Passionate about bringing New Zealand and European businesses together
  • Have lived in Europe, Caribbean/Central America but happiest in NZ
  • Keen traveller and skier
  • Contact: msurges@germantrade.co.nz

 

Observers

  • Martin Holland (EUCN) 

  • Matt Raskovic (AUT)