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, 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, 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, Treasurer

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

Contact: auckland@honrep.ch

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

• Honorary Consul General Czech Republic
• Solicitor practising at Auckland

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

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

• 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

• 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)