After an extensive career in corporate communications consultancy, today I am a trusted independent advisor in communications and corporate affairs. I manage complex issues, communicate with impact and help people and organisations connect with their stakeholders in times of transformation, growth and challenge. I am a trusted, values-driven advisor to executive teams and Boards in New Zealand and internationally. I am valued for my careful judgment, unique and deep experience, commercial capability, intellectual rigour and exceptional strategic thinking. I’m one of just a few New Zealand communications practitioners with deep experience in China, having established an agency office in Shanghai and undertaken a long-term secondment role to Fonterra in this dynamic market. I also have unique experience in the food and fibre sector, having consulted in the dairy, horticulture, grain, sugar and meat sectors in New Zealand and internationally.