NZ Alumni Committee and Honourees

The BGS NZ leadership team is based in Auckland, New Zealand. Together, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the NZ chapter of BGS. All members of the leadership team have been inducted as BGS lifetime members as part of the AACSB International business accreditation.

BGS NZ COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Alex Waddell
BGS NZ Alumni President

Calista Ferreira
Chief of Staff

Shona Paul
Associate Chief of Staff

Peter Zhong
Treasurer Officer

Nischay Shah
Admin & Support

Allister Benjamin
Member Engagement

Michelle Lee-Brown
Community Engagement

Jackie Lim
Community Engagement

Nikiel Gopicherran
Academic Engagement

Dakshi Khetarpal
Academic Engagement

Sue Kang
Academic Engagement

Hanin Khan
Member Engagement

Anthony Excell
Member Engagement

Ying (Poppy) Cao
Member Engagement & Sponsorships

Olivia Truscott
Brand, Marketing and Sponsorships

Karina Linan
Brand & Marketing

BGS NZ CHAPTER HONOUREES

Llori Valenzuela
AUT | 2025

Global Director

Jonathan Mason
UOA | 2024

Independent Director

Geoff Whitcher ONZM
UOA | 2023

Champion of Innovation & Entrepreneurship in NZ

Venasio-Lorenzo Crawley
AUT | 2023

Independent Director

Cecilia Tarrant
UOA | 2021

Non-Executive Director and Angel Investor

Peter Vial
AUT | 2020

New Zealand Country Head at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand

Jim McElwain
AUT | 2019

Executive Director - Institute of Finance New Zealand (INFINZ)

Bernard Te Paa
AUT | 2018

Ministry of Health - Chief Advisor, Maori

Helen Robinson
AUT | 2017

Co-Founder and Executive Director - Organic Initiative

Frank Olsson
AUT | 2016

President NZ Europe Business Council

Meishi Sonobe
AUT | 2015

Chairman and Representative Director K.K. GTMS & GTMS (NZ) Limited

William Anthony Caughey
AUT | 2015

Chairman, Smith and Caughey

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