Where are you from?New Zealand, but I have lived in Perth (Fremantle really) (Australia), Wellington, Palmerston North, Nelson (New Zealand), Melbourne (Australia), Montreal (Canada), London (UK), New Haven CT, Washington DC (USA).
..and Richards Bay, Zululand (South Africa). I’ve also worked in Dallas, Boston and lovely Wilmington, Delaware (USA).
I’m currently living in Perth and Wellington. It’s complicated, but I have spent almost all of the last 8 months in Perth.
Where have you traveled?
By motorcycle
Southern and Eastern Europe (1996), Europe to Singapore (1998)..
Australia East (2000-2001, 2007/8), North and South America (2001-2003)..
New Zealand (2004), Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & Paris (2005) and Southern Africa (2006).
I currently have an F650GS (as seen above) with a friend in Auckland, an R1200GS Adv in Wellington and a KTM 950 Adv in Perth. I have a couple of aging cars too - one too fast and one too stately.
What do you do between motorcycle trips?
I’m a consultant. I help companies grow, turnaround, become (more) profitable, and sometimes even to sell themselves.
What sort of companies?
I’m finishing up at BHPB’s KNR Nickel Refinery in Western Australia, which is now “tracking at near record levels”, and now helping out at level or two higher with some BI strategy work.
Before that I briefly ran Fairfax Digital (Stuff, RugbyHeaven etc.) before handing over to Bernard Hickey. I still do a tiny bit with Fairfax NZ, and I’ve had a off and on relationship with Trade Me (NZ’s better version of eBay) over the years,
..and I’ve also consulted to BHPB’s Bayside aluminum smelter in South Africa (still breaking records)…
..a Lloyds Underwriter/broker, some small dot coms, & even (briefly) a mine.
Before that a huge conglomerate, a giant mutual fund, a tiny non profit, several dot coms, a credit card bank, etc., and some internal (’Evergreen’) work on What makes companies perform - all while an associate and engagement manager at McKinsey in Washington DC.
Before consulting I worked at the EBRD in London, launched a failed music start-up in Montreal (Musique Panic), and was in IT and Marketing at Mobil Oil Australia & Mobil Oil NZ.
I have an MBA in Strategy and Finance from Yale University, and a B Technology (Hons) (Product Development) from Massey University.
If you’d like to get hold of me then simply fill out the form on the contact me page. I’m maniacally busy, but always looking for fun things to do.
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