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Who We AreChip Dawson
Chip sits on a number of boards and is presently President of the NZ Software Association, and Co-Chairman of ICTNZ, and a member of the NZTE Beachheads advisory board. Peter Dickinson
Founding president of the New Zealand Software Association, Peter has a 30+ year track record in the technology industry. His chasm leaping experience started with pioneering efforts to export New Zealand technology products in the 1980s and has continued through to successful export ventures today. Prior to Greentree, Peter was General Manager - Marketing and Strategy for gen-i limited taking a lead role in the strong growth of one of NZ’s leading technology companies. He has also provided management consulting services to organisations ranging from medium sized, privately owned technology companies to large multi-national corporations and has been involved in the M&A activity of several NZ technology companies. He uses this experience in board roles with a number of NZ software exporters. Wayne Hudson
With over 20 years’ experience in the technology sector, Wayne specialises in the acquisition and sale of technology businesses, capital raising, joint ventures, and the protection and exploitation of intellectual property. Wayne has negotiated, and advised many owners and entrepreneurs on, agreements for licensing, developing, distributing, deploying and commercialising their technology products and intellectual property. The immediate past President of the New Zealand Software Association, Wayne is a trustee of the HiGrowth Project Trust. John McLean
John's business career began in farming, then expanded into importing and distributing farm machinery. In the 80's he shifted his focus to the offshore markets. Beginning with the export of marine products into Japan and Hong Kong. This was followed by the sale of manufacturing equipment to South East Asia. He became involved with the technology industry in the 90s developing an electronic product using digital technology. Through the 90's he provided consulting services for business expansion which included sourcing funding for large capital development projects. In 2001 he established a successful business training programme to assist the commercialization of Auckland based technology companies. In addition to the training programs he now has several board appointments assisting rapidly growing technology companies. John O'Hara
He has also completed over a dozen offshore licensing agreements with major American and English companies and established successful joint venture companies in Canada and the United Kingdom. Projects he has completed successfully include negotiating and establishing joint venture businesses, negotiating technology based commercial agreements, negotiating and completing software and hardware licensing agreements, buying and selling New Zealand technology companies, commercially resolving major commercial technology disputes, providing strategic advice as a director of technology companies and establishing a commercial company from IP within a government agency. Owen Scott
Concentrate have completed strategic marketing projects for more than 40 New Zealand technology exporters. The company helped software exporter SLI Systems to become NZ Hi-Tech marketer of the Year in 2005. Owen is Chairman of the Canterbury Software Cluster and is a regular writer on marketing issues, including a fortnightly column in the Christchurch Press. |
Chip Dawson is the Managing Director for International Business Management Limited in New Zealand. He has been responsible for developing strategies and directions for 30 years in a number of large multi-national organisations in management, sales, marketing, and product direction, including Apple Computer, Telecom, Digital Corporation and Hitachi.
Peter is CEO of Greentree International, a successful exporter of business software. Greentree was recently recognised by MIS Australia as an International TOP 25 Rising Star. 
Wayne Hudson is a senior partner with one of the country’s largest commercial law firms.
John is CEO of AintoG Limited.
John O'Hara has a stellar track record establishing and growing through to successful exits four New Zealand based technology businesses.
Owen is Principal of Concentrate Limited, a Christchurch-based technology marketing consultancy. With 20 years experience in the New Zealand high-technology industry, Owen’s previous roles include senior executive roles with Jade Software Corporation. This included establishing Jade’s USA office in 2003.