With a background leading technology companies Helen is an entrepreneur with interests in a diverse range of innovative companies. Her personal mission is to ‘do good at scale’. Former executive roles include Managing Director of Microsoft New Zealand and Head of Pivotal Corporation Asia Pacific. Helen was the Managing Director, Markit Group (now S&P Global) following its purchase of NZX’s TZ1 Registry providing transparency and integrity to environmental markets. Helen founded and was CEO for Organic Initiative Ltd (Oi) until early 2022.
Helen has been in governance for many decades and current directorships include Independent Director of Local Government Funding Agency (LGFA), Generate Kiwisaver and NZTech. Helen acts as Chair for numerous organisations including Kara Technologies, Astrix Astronautics, REANNZ, Group Shared Services for Auckland Council group, JUNOFEM and Organic Initiative.
Helen chairs the NZTE Beachheads Advisors (NZ) and acts as a Beachhead Advisor.
She is a member of Global Women and a Chartered Member of the NZ Institute of Directors. Helen received an international honorary membership to Beta Gamma Sigma, Auckland University of Technology Chapter and is a Kea World Class New Zealander. Helen is a judge of the NZ Hi-Tech Awards and was a judge for Kiwinet Awards until 2018.
Helen was recognized in the 2017 Queen’s Honours Awards as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to technology and business, and won the New Zealand Supreme Women of Influence Award 2016. Helen was awarded Most Inspiring Individual at NZ Innovation Awards 2017, Next Magazine’s Woman of the Year in Business & Innovation, and Most Inspiring Women Leader at the NZ International Business Awards in 2019.
A theme of Helen’s career has been a strong passion and drive to improve the quality of life for all, and to deliver value to stakeholders through innovation and technology.
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