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Profiles of New Zealand’s most notable entrepreneurs, founders, and business leaders — from household names to the next generation making waves.
Featured guide•Famous New Zealand Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built
Mohammed Hikmet
Founder, HMI Technologies
Anna Mowbray
Co-Founder, ZURU
Dr Nikki Freed
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, Daisy Lab
Ben Gleisner
Founder & CEO, Cogo
Sir Michael Hill
Founder, Michael Hill Jeweller
Dr Alistair Scarfe
Co-Founder & CTO, Robotics Plus
Mark Rocket
Founder & CEO, Kea Aerospace
Tim Brown
Co-Founder, Allbirds
Lucy Blakiston
Co-Founder & CEO, Shit You Should Care About
Richard Chandler
Chairman, Clermont Group
Tony McGeorge
Co-Founder & Director, Comensa
Greg Tomlinson
Founder & Chairman, Indevin Group
Johannes La Grouw
Engineer & Founder, Lockwood Homes
Melanie Spencer
Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Thompson Spencer Group
Jamie Beaton
Co-Founder, Crimson Education
James Powell
Co-Founder, CFO & Spaceplane Chief Engineer, Dawn Aerospace
Dame Fran Walsh
Screenwriter & Producer, WingNut Films
Stefan Powell
Co-Founder & CEO, Dawn Aerospace
Kelly Tarlton
Diver & Founder, Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World
Greg Cross
Co-Founder, Soul Machines / Eighty20 AI
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