2013

Rob Fyfe is a renowned businessman who has been at the helm of two of New Zealand’s most iconic and loved brands.

As CEO of Air New Zealand from 2003-2012, he successfully led the company by embracing New Zealand’s sense of identity and infusing the unique Kiwi personality into everything it did.

He is now the CEO of Icebreaker, Director of Michael Hill and Antarctica New Zealand as well as Advisor to Craggy Range Vineyards.

Between 2008 and 2010, Rob was named the PRINZ Communicator of the Year, Deloitte Executive of the Year, CAPA Chief Executive of the Year, and was awarded the NZSA Beacon Award.

In 2015, the University of Canterbury awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Commerce.

Dr Doug Cleverly is Founder and Managing Director of Argenta, the world’s first contract research and manufacturing organisation dedicated to animal health. Specialising in providing new product development and manufacturing services to the international animal health industry, Argenta exports products and services to over 59 countries and has an estimated global market share of nearly 10%, and growing.

Argenta made the Deloitte list of the 50 fastest growing companies in New Zealand in 2009 and won the Enterprising Manukau Excellence in Exporting Award the same year. In 2010, it was named the NZBIO Emerging Company of the Year.

In addition, Dr Doug has won the 2011 EY Entrepreneur of the Year and was named a finalist for the KPMG Outstanding International Business Leader in the 2013 New Zealand International Business Awards.

Bill Buckley is the Founder and Managing Director of Buckley Systems Ltd, the undisputed global leader in the manufacture and supply of precision electromagnets to 90% of the world’s ion implant industry.

Bill and his company have received numerous awards, including: New Zealand Trade Exporter of the Year Awards (1996 & 1998), American Chamber of Commerce Exporter of The Year and Supreme Award Winner 2011, Auckland Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Innovation 2011, and Supreme Business Excellence award; 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year Master Award 2011, New Zealand Entrepreneur of the Year 2011, and IPENZ Supreme Technical Award for Engineering Achievers 2011.

Bill was recognised a further four times in 2012 and was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to technology, business and motorsport in 2013.