NZEBC Officers

Peter Kiely

Peter Kiely ONZM, President

  • Honorary Consul General of the Slovak Republic
  • Partner Kiely Thompson Caisley
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 signage, interactive and display solutions, and IoT
  • Leads game expansion projects with global reach
  • Explores ancestral roots, cultures and languages
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
Adrian Blaser

Adrian Blaser, Treasurer

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

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

Gregory Shanahan

Gregory Shanahan

  • Honorary Consul General Czech Republic
  • Solicitor practising at Auckland

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)

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

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

 

Observers

  • Martin Holland (EUCN) 

  • Matt Raskovic (AUT)