Executive Members
Chairman
Stuart Fergusson
Stuart Ferguson has since 1991 been elected to 4 terms of 2 years each to date as Chairman of the association and during that time has hosted a number of Chinese Leading Politicians, including Zhu Rong Ji, Wu Yi and Bo Xi Lai.
He has visited China on more than 70 occasions and been the Leader of numerous trade delegations sponsored by NZCTA.
Formerly General Manager / Director of Cosco, the Chinese National ocean carrier for many years, he is now a Director of several companies.
Contact email: stuartjf@xtra.co.nz
Contact phone: +64 (021) 965896
Deputy Chairman
Richard Fyers
Richard Fyers is a partner of the law firm, Fyers Joyce, having previously been with Buddle Findlay and worked in Beijing with the Chinese law firm, King & Wood. He has advised on a large number of projects in China and been involved in the sale and purchase by private equity of a number of businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
Contact email: rfyers@fyersjoyce.co.nz
Contact phone: +64 (021) 965896 / +64 (021) 740105
Honorary Executive Life Member
Rob Jeffrey
Rob Jeffrey has been involved in trade in South Asia since the late 60's and first went to China in 1988. His Company Jeffco International Ltd. has had a formal presence in China since 1994 with key interests in the Agri-business sectors. He has accompanied a number of official Trade and Business development missions to China over the last 20 years.
Contact email: rob@jeffco.co.nz
Contact phone: +64 (027) 4780132
Hon Treasurer
Cameron Zhang
Cameron Zhang is an accountant from B.W. Murdoch Ltd who was one of the 12 final nominees for NZCTA 2009 Trade Awards. He worked on the full setup of a wholly foreign owned enterprise in China. His knowledge in both countries’ accounting standards has not only strengthened the financial risk management procedure but also improved the project performance measure. He has been appointed the Honorary Treasurer of NZCTA.
Contact email: cameron.zhang@murdoch.co.nz
Contact phone: Mobile +64 21 0369505
Executive Members
Greg Boland
Greg is Country Manager of KVB Kunlun New Zealand Limited. Greg has been in the financial and banking industry for more than 20 years, and is an NZX Advisor and specialist in Options, Futures and other Derivatives. During his career, Greg was the General Manager of the New Zealand Futures & Options Exchange and part time lecturer at Massey University. KVB Kunlun provides foreign exchange, securities and other innovative high-end financial products for Chinese people from its offices in Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Hong Kong and Toronto.
Contact email: greg.b@kvbkunlun.com
Craig Getz
Craig is an investment analyst at Pencarrow Private Equity. Craig is a member of the Asia:NZ Young Leaders Network. Craig has been a member of NZCTA since 2007.
Contact email: getz@pencarrowpe.co.nz
Contact phone: +64 21 476 988
Gavin Haworth
Gavin Haworth, currently Head of Trade for HSBC in New Zealand, has been in the banking industry for more than 20 years, with over 15 years specialising in the Trade Finance sector and experience working in the NZ, UK, Nordic and Middle East markets conducting Trade Finance for large multi-national companies selling extensively to and from China as well as globally.
Contact email: gavinhaworth@hsbc.co.nz
Contact phone: 021 190 4105
Michael Holt
Michael Holt is a founding partner and CEO of gardyneHOLT, a well established Auckland-based branding and design house. He has been visiting China professionally since 2006, and opened their second international office in Shanghai. He believes that the Chinese are learning that design is a business enabler, and how to use brand to improve business.
Contact email: mike@gardyneholt.co.nz
Contact phone: +64(021) 538 154
Caroline Lassiter
Caroline Lassiter has been the international relations manager at Auckland City Council since 1996. During her tenure, she has been involved in numerous trade fairs and trade missions to China, as well as throughout Asia, Europe and North America. Caroline manages Auckland’s international relations programme with its eight partner cities, including the relationship with Guangzhou, China.
Contact email: caroline.lassiter@aucklandcity.govt.nz
Roger Latimer
Roger is Managing Director of Teknatool International. He has 30 years of experience across a wide range of engineering and manufacturing industries and international trade. Roger succesfully established a wholly NZ owned manufacturing plant, with research and development facilities, in China. Roger is a past Chairman of the NZ Chapter of American Society of Manufacturing Engineers, currently serves on the Advisory Committee of COMPETNZ and is a moderator for university engineering and technology courses.
Contact email: Roger@teknatool.com
Bo Li
Bo Li is the director of Asiaworks Ltd, the New Zealand leading cross-culture communication company. He also is a well known New Zealand-based consultant on Chinese cultural and business practice. He is a Beijing-born New Zealander who has been living in Auckland for 14 years, and his advertising and Asian marketing business has served almost every New Zealand top cooperate business.
Email: boli@asiaworks.co.nz website:www.asiaworks.co.nz
Contact phone +64 9 368 1766 Mobile: 021 470 366
Contact email: boli@asiaworks.co.nz
Chris Lipscombe
Chris Lipscombe is an experienced strategic planner, marketer and business adviser with previous careers in graphic design, publishing, marketing and IT. Chris established his company Ground Zero in 2000, providing strategic planning and capital-raising services to Wellington-based clients. He has been leading or participating in business and trade delegations to China since 2004, and has been Deputy Chair of the Wellington-Xiamen Association since 2007.
Contact email: chris@ground-zero.co.nz
Contact phone: 021 732 912
Gwenda Merriman
Contact email: gwenda@jeffco.co.nz
Contact phone: +64 (07) 5525392
Grahame Morton
Grahame Morton is the Head of China Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has responsibility for managing political and economic policy on China, Hong Kong, Macao and Mongolia, and for economic ties with Taiwan. He was posted in Beijing from 2004 to 2007.
Contact email: Grahame.Morton@mfat.govt.nz
Chris Mouat
Chris is Head of Asia New Zealand Relationship Banking for ANZ National Bank. Chris has been with ANZ Bank since 1988 during which time he has spent 17 years years in Asia. Chris has worked in Melbourne, India, Taiwan (ANZ Country Manager) and Mainland China prior to returning to NZ in late 2009. Chris speaks fluent Mandarin.
Contact email: chris.mouat@anz.com
Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson, the Hawkes Bay Regional Manager for Export New Zealand and Executive Officer for Olives New Zealand Inc has been in the NZ export industry for over 35 years primarily in the export food sector.
He was awarded a Trade NZ Export Commendation award in 1994 and is also a recipient of a Winston Churchill Fellowship.
Contact email: bruce.robertson@xtra.co.nz
Jonathan Watt
Jonathan Watt has spent nearly 20 years advising NZ companies on doing business in North Asia. Until June 2009 he worked for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise where his most recent roles included Trade Commissioner Beijing (2005-2009, 1995-1999) and International Market Manager North Asia. He has also worked in South Korea. Utilising this experience, Jonathan is currently in the process of establishing his own consulting business.
Contact email: wattjn@gmail.com
Contact phone: 027 247 1616
Steven Wong
Contact email: steven@fresherfoods.co.nz
Ex Officio - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
David Wishart
David Wishart joined NZTE in 2002 as a client manager liaising with a large number of New Zealand businesses. He was appointed New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Hong Kong in 2005 and returned to New Zealand in 2008 as International Market Manager – North Asia. Previous experience has been in international trade including roles in manufacturing, marketing, exporting and importing in the private sector and work in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and South America primarily within the apparel and textile industry since 1995.
Contact email: david.wishart@nzte.govt.nz
Executive Director
David Catty
David Catty was first involved in exporting to China over 30 years ago and has been travelling there since 1986.
A founding member of NZCTA, he has served on the Executive over two separate terms and has been a delegate on or managed four trade missions.
Contact email: david.catty@clear.net.nz
Contact phone: +64 9 578 1312