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Connections with business are vital for ensuring that the AUT Business School remains relevant to the world of practice. We welcome the advice and input of local and globally based business people and alumni. We appreciate the commitment of all our advisory board members and recognise the high value of their contribution to the AUT Business School.
Through the broad local and international experience and perspectives of its members, this Board:
Vena Crawley
Chief Customer Officer
Contact Energy
Heather Kean
Chief Human Resources Officer
T&G Global
Rhonda Kite
Managing Director
Echo Screen Production
Jenny Liu
Partner of Taxation
Deloitte
Mike Marr
Managing Director and Group CEO
TPT Group Holding Ltd NZ
Denise O’Shaughnessy
Manager Strategic Advice
Auckland Council
Satish Ranchhood
Senior Economist, Financial Markets
Westpac Institutional Bank
Mark Smith
Chief Information Officer
Green Cross Health
Bruce Turner
Director Commodity Risk and Trading
Fonterra
Peter Vial
Group Executive
Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ
This board enables the AUT Business School to engage with alumni around the world. Through the experience and perspectives of its members, as both business professionals and alumni, the Board provides input on matters that are of interest to alumni and that support the strategic objectives of the School.
Alex Bartley-Catt
Managing Director
Spacetime
New Zealand
Bridget Dawson
Development Manager
Educate Together
Ireland, UK
Jessica Furmanski
Marketing Manager
RED Academy
Canada
Alyssa Hoffmann
Digital Marketing Manager
Knight Frank Australia
Daniel Hu
Head of China Business
HOPPE North America Inc
China
Andrew King
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Campaign Monitor
San Francisco, USA
Aaron McDowell
Manager, Omnichannel Marketing - Australasia
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®)
Australia
Nina McHardy
Senior Communications & Stakeholder Engagement Manager
Fulton Hogan
Australia
Bhavik Merchant
Vice President
YES Bank
India
Glen Oliver
Head of Technology Business Management, FTSE100 financial services company
Legal & General Retirement
London, UK
Avi Prasad
Community Engagement Strategist-Analytics and Business Operations
Electronic Arts
Canada
Sheridan Smith
Senior Finance Business Partner (Qantas Engineering)
Qantas
Australia
Gary Wang
Founder
LockInChina
China
Gaurav Yadav
Associate Vice President - Human Resources
Kotak Mahindra Bank
Mumbai, India
Wayne Zhang
Group Managing Director
Chancellor Construction Group
New Zealand
For more information on how to get involved, contact:
Melanie Barr
Director Student, Business and Community Partnerships
Email: melanie.barr@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 9336
Annie Gandar
Partnerships Manager
Email: annie.gandar@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5330
Nirisha Niranjan
Partnerships Coordinator
Email: nirisha.niranjan@aut.ac.nz
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 5809