We’ve crafted a team that hold the capabilities, resources and expertise to get to the heart of your organisation, understand its challenges and goals, and collaborate with you to gain the positive changes you’re seeking.
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Associates
Lisa Hubbard
Head of Sales and Marketing
Lisa is our Head of Sales & Marketing. With 20-plus years’ experience in roles up to C-suite level, she has worked across a number of sectors in NZ including media, manufacturing...
David O’Connor
Commercial Manager
Joining the team in 2009 David was our first Business Development Manager. Since then he has worked with, and supported a range of clients and key stakeholders across New Zealand...
Adele Holmes
Account Manager
One of the most valuable skills for a Key Account Manager is building rapport that turns into genuine, long-term partnerships. Adele enjoys delivering beyond expectations for her clients, identifying opportunities...
Amelia Anan-anyakorn
Product Manager
With a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Auckland, Amelia has a balance of engineering knowledge and business acumen. She’s also experienced in sales & marketing, continuous...
Adam Harvey
Business Performance Partner
It takes a special combination of talents to make the complex simple, and to identify the most appropriate solution from a range of potentially confusing alternatives. Adam Harvey is one...
Sophie Green
Business Performance Partner
In the course of her 15-year career, Sophie Green has worked in three different countries and across a wide range of industries. Her experience is varied but her record is...
Karen Price
Independent Chair
Karen joined The Learning Wave as its first independent director and chair in 2018. Karen is an entrepreneur who works with multidisciplinary teams on large and complex projects across a...
Kate Bartholomew
Project Manager - Learning Solutions
If you want to inspire learning in others, it pays to be a passionate lifelong learner yourself. Kate Bartholomew certainly lives by this philosophy. Along with a Postgraduate Certificate in...
Keith Forsman-Jamieson
Anna Kingston
Associate
Debbie Martindale
Learning Solutions Design Manager
As Learning Solutions Design Manager, Debbie Martindale has a role that’s absolutely pivotal to our business. In addition to being skilled in instructional design, needs analysis and project management, she...
Stephanie Holden
Account Manager
As an Account Manager, Stephanie brings customer focus and great interpersonal skills to her role at The Learning Wave. As an analytical and creative problem-solver, she knows how to cope...
Kirsty Diamond
OD Specialist
An experienced coach, facilitator and thinking partner, Kirsty has an impressive background creating and implementing best-practice leadership and organisational development strategies and programmes aligned to business outcomes. Her background includes...
Elysia Arnold
Creative Designer
Creativity inspires insights and makes learning more rewarding. That’s why we have talented Creative Designers like Elysia Arnold on our team. She provides priceless support to our marketing teams and...
Abhi Gill
Associate
Alyson Keller
Associate
Andy Smith
Associate
Dave Burton
Associate
Dave Curtis
Associate
David Duff (aka Duffy)
Associate
Denise Overend-Clarke
Associate
Frano Botica
Associate
Joel Young
Associate
Malcolm Lowrey
Associate
Matt Williams
Associate
Nicky Wells
Associate
Rachelle Stokes
Associate
Sarah Morton
Associate
Sharlene Woolston
Associate
Steve Heard
Associate
Terry Williams
Associate
Tipu Ngapo
Associate
Tracey Brake
Associate
Trevor King
Associate
Trish Tapara
Associate
Bianca Crawford
Project Support
With qualifications in business communication and marketing as well as office administration, Bianca has a firm grasp of the processes that drive a business. In a busy organisation, multi-tasking is...
Corne van Vuuren
Project Manager - Learning Solutions
As one of our Learning Programme Managers, Corné is tasked with making sure our clients and learners get the very best from their experience with The Learning Wave. An excellent...
Freddie Humphrey
Project Manager - Learning Solutions
A native German speaker, Freddie brings first-rate communication and project management skills to our team. Before joining The Learning Wave she was responsible for managing a major initiative in Singapore,...
Matt Koenen
Operations Manager
Matt is passionate about solving business problems with clever technology. Working at the interface of systems and people, he brings an innovative and questing approach to the way we work...
Maxine Bowring
Project Manager - Learning Solutions
With over 20 years of experience in office management, event management and marketing, Maxine Bowring brings valuable expertise to The Learning Wave. Even the smartest learning initiative will fail if...
Martyn McKessar
Director
After 15 years as an independent learning consultant, Martyn became one of the founding directors of The Learning Wave. He balances his time “working on the business” (helping The Learning...
Peter Allen
Director
As a seasoned learning professional, Peter launched The Learning Wave in 2005 to take his ideas to a larger stage. Working closely with our associates, he now provides senior-level input...
Richard Moxon
Chief Executive Officer
Richard joined the team in 2007 and brings with him over 10 years’ experience managing the implementation of learning within organisations. He brings a level of efficiency, eye for detail,...