I am a professional business leader and adviser with 18 years at the CEO and Company Director level in science and engineering-based strategy building, new product development, commercialisation and high-tech manufacturing. I have a keen interest in new market strategy development and earnings growth and margin improvement across all business systems using the principles and tools of Lean, continuous improvement, cross-functional teams, deep customer insight and Agile – starting with empowered people and smart design to enable efficient manufacturing and exceptional customer service. I believe a major opportunity facing NZ and global business is the transition towards a circular economy which will reduce costs, open up new markets and support sustainable growth by reducing reliance on our finite resources.