To learn more about the NZ Māori Tourism board members, please read the profiles below. The contact details for each board member can also be found here.

To learn more about the NZ Māori Tourism board members, please read the profiles below. The contact details for each board member can also be found here.
Tom has researched, contributed to, and published on a Māori classificatory regime for flora and fauna; Māori traditional ecological knowledge; the theory and practice of translating from and into te reo Māori; Māori men’s health; and Māori military history.
He has served for many years on Te Whakakitenga o Waikato, the Waikato-Tainui parliament, including as its chairperson. He has also been a member and chairperson of Te Arataura, the Waikato-Tainui executive board, serving as a Director on Tainui Group Holdings, and a Trustee of the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Lands Trust, The Waikato Raupatu River Trust and various lands and marae trusts in the King Country. He is also a Justice of the Peace and was appointed as a member of the Waitangi Tribunal in 2016.
After a career in the police (to the rank of Inspector) Dale worked in the corporate sector in HR and investment. He has consulted to a range of government agencies including MFAT, Te Puni Kōkiri, MPI and Fisheries. He has held three private sector CEO positions both in New Zealand and in Asia Pacific and has also held a number of directorships in te ao Māori and in private business.
Outside of work Dale and his wife Tarina (Te Atiawa) have six teenage and young adult children keeping them immensely busy and happy.
Dale holds a diploma in policing management, a business degree, a Masters in Public Policy, a Post-graduate Diploma in te reo Māori, a masters in Law and is currently studying towards a degree in Spanish.
Dan has over 25 years’ experience as a senior manager in enterprise IT and tech leadership companies such as Samsung, Dell Technologies and now Microsoft. He currently works in the Cloud Solutions and Applications team.
Dan has a passion for Māori success in business and the growth of leadership capacity within our iwi, hapū and whānau. Outside of NZ Māori Tourism, he is Pou Tuarā of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Ruanui, Director of the Centre for Social Impact, Chair of Whānau Mārama Parenting and Director of Korowai Hikuroa Consulting Limited.
Dan has an MBA from the University of Auckland, a Masters in Advanced Leadership Practice from Massey University, and a Diploma in Management and te Reo Māori.
After spending almost 30 years in the banking industry, Glen resigned in 2002 to pursue a career in Māori business and social development. He has a professional or community involvement in a range of organisations operating in the forestry, farming and food sectors, as well as tourism. He has served on or worked for the Maniapoto Māori Trust Board, Taranaki District Health Board and its financial audit and compliance sub committee, Ngāti Ruanui Group Management Ltd (Hawera), Maunga Tu Maunga Ora Māori Business Development Agency (Taranaki) and the Taranaki Economic Advisory Group.
Glen has won several Māori business awards and is a member of the Institute of Directors.
Kelly has been with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in Research and Business Development for the last five years, where she spearheaded Takiwā Tourism, a model based on growing Kāi Tahu whānau through self-determined business ventures, alongside their own cultural identity and inter-generational aspirations.
Working with current and developing Kāi Tahu tourism businesses has provided Kelly with invaluable insight into the industry. One of her next challenges is providing more practical support for whānau-owned businesses. She has seen first-hand how big some of the gaps in support are and how hard it is for our small operators to not only establish themselves in the industry but to continue to operate sustainably year after year.
Xiaoying is an expert on bilateral trading and investment between New Zealand and China. She has worked on many of the investments into New Zealand from China, and has helped many New Zealanders to do business there. Xiaoying has a strong understanding of various industries, and good insights into them.
Xiaoying is currently chair of the NZ China HiTech Innovation Alliance, and was on the board of Kiwa Digital, Pure-Ora Mountain Ginseng Ltd and New Zealand Asian Leaders. She is a member of the Institute of Directors.
By training, Xiaoying is a scientist and an IT professional. She was a lecturer at Nanjing University before pursuing further overseas study in the United Kingdom. Xiaoying has a guiding passion for innovation, hi-technology and education.
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