Executive Members
Chairman
Stuart Ferguson
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.
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.
Hon Treasurer
Cameron Zhang
Cameron Zhang (CPA) is Financial and Logistic Manager of NZ New Milk. He worked on the establishment of wholly foreign owned enterprises in China and his knowledge of both countries’ accounting standards has not only strengthened the financial risk management procedure but also improved the project performance measure.
Executive Members
Gary Cross
Gary Cross is Head of Trade and Supply Chain at HSBC’s New Zealand head office in Auckland. HSBC is one of the world's largest banking groups with 7500 offices in 87 countries, and in NZ provides Corporate Banking services to medium-large companies across a range of industries and sectors.
Gary has had 24 years of banking experience in NZ, predominantly specialising in International Trade.
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.
Craig Getz
Craig Getz is an investment banker at Cameron Partners in Wellington. He is a member of the Asia:NZ Young Leaders Network and has been a member of NZCTA since 2007.
Roger Latimer
Roger Latimer is Managing Director of Teknatool International. He has 30 years of experience across a wide range of engineering and manufacturing industries and international trade.
He succesfully established a wholly NZ owned manufacturing plant, with research and development facilities in China. He is past Chairman of the NZ Chapter of American Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and serves on the Advisory Committee of COMPETNZ.
Bo Li
Bo Li is the director of Asiaworks, the New Zealand leading cross-culture communication company. He also is a well known New Zealand-based consultant on Chinese cultural and business practice.
A Beijing-born New Zealander, who has been living in Auckland for 14 years, he has worked with almost every New Zealand top corporate business.
Chris Lipscombe
Chris Lipscombe is an experienced strategic planner, marketer and business adviser with previous careers in graphic design, publishing, marketing and IT. His company, Ground Zero, provides strategic planning and capital-raising services.
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.
Michelle MacWilliam
Michelle is a director of Duo Communication Ltd, specialising in developing successful relationships with Chinese business partners.
She is a current member of Export New Zealand and the Chamber of Commerce in Canterbury, a committee member for the Christchurch Sister Cities Gansu Province and a mentor with Business New Zealand.
Angela Meng-Yee
Angela Meng-Yee is a principal of Nova Capital Partners, LLC, an investment bank serving large and middle market companies throughout the world’s Emerging Markets, responsible for identifying and leading the sales process for winning financial services mandates and securing investment banking business in China/Greater Asia/Africa.
Her extensive international experience has been garnered from spells working with world class organisations in the City of London, Hong Kong, Beijing and Singapore where she was responsible for managing pan-regional projects and programmes.
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.
Luke Qin
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Luke is Chair of the NZCTA Communications sub-committee. Luke Qin is a Business Manager with the Bank of New Zealand and the Secretary of the China and New Zealand Business Council. Having had experience working as a journalist, he is now a contributor to Chinese newspapers in the main centres of NZ. Luke serves on the committees of various Chinese community organisations in Christchurch and Wellington. He is a member of the Asia:NZ Foundation Young Leaders Network.
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.
Jonathan Watt
Jonathan Watt has spent 20 years advising NZ companies on doing business in North Asia including time working in China and South Korea. He established Globalink Consulting in 2010 to assist New Zealand companies do business in Greater China and Asia.
At NZTE until 2009 his roles included Trade Commissioner Beijing and International Market Manager North Asia.
Tim White
Tim White is a partner within KPMG’s Business Advisory team. He has over 20 years experience in management and professional services across a range of sectors, including manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, defence, retail and technology. Tim specialises in providing governance, strategy and performance improvement solutions for privately-owned businesses.
In addition Tim heads up KPMG New Zealand's China practice - part of KPMG's Global China Practice, a platform/network of like-minded teams in over 40 countries working together to apply our skills knowledge networks and experiences to assist our clients to do business with China, and to assist outward looking Chinese businesses succeed outside China.
Tim is a member of the Institute of Directors and Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Steven Wong
Steven Wong emigrated to New Zealand in 1972 and in 1979 started up Fresher Foods a chip manufacturing company in Onehunga.
With the opening up of trade he took the opportunity to expand his business and moved to East Tamaki.
Steven serves on many Chinese business associations in New Zealand and also has real estate investment interests in Auckland.
Ex Officio - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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.
Ex Officio - New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Jane Liu
Jane is NZTE’s International Market Manager, based in Auckland, responsible for China. She has in depth knowledge of general business etiquette while dealing with China, the inside workings of Chinese companies and business practices and a strong understanding ofcultural differences between China and New Zealand.
Executive Director
Graham Kearns
Graham has previously served as Vice President of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and a councillor for the ASEAN NZ Combined Business Council. Graham's career has ranged across a variety of general and international management roles, including corporate experience within the AHI, Fletcher and Brierley groups, and setting up and advisig companies in a consultative capacity. He is currently chairman of the Auckland branch of Export New Zealand, as well as being on the EMA Policy and Manufacturers’ Forums.
Executive Director
New Zealand China Trade Association
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