When searching for new partners for our food products abroad, we are looking for natural and organic ingredients of the highest quality. We only want authentic products with known origin and sustainability. We have well established business connections in New Zealand, Taiwan and Greater China.
Nigel's early experience and love of Asia started early in his career when he was awarded a Fellowship to study local government in Japan in the 90s. He moved into central government, taking up a role developing relationships between central and local government.
Fast forward to 2007, Nigel returned to Asia where he joined the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei, promoting New Zealand's trade, economic and cultural interests in Taiwan.
Nigel studied the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Law and China's accession to the WTO at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Peking University in Beijing. He also completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at National Taiwan University. It was here that his interest first grew in starting a business between New Zealand and Taiwan, based on socially responsible principles.
After returning to New Zealand, Nigel has held senior leadership roles in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and in the public sector.
Amanda worked many years in communication roles, which has included event management, media liaison, market research and general corporate communications for both private and public-sector business. The early part of Amanda's career was specifically focused on developing marketing campaigns for major cultural institutions, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of Ireland and the Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand.
While living in Taiwan, Amanda worked for a leading global market research company, Synovate (now Ipsos) in Taipei, liaising with internationally recognised brands within the Greater China region. Her work involved liaising with regional teams throughout Asia on research projects and public relations campaigns. Now working in New Zealand, Amanda has brought her extensive experience to the NGO sector with a focus on fundraising, donor loyalty and operations management.
Amanda has post-graduate qualifications in arts and marketing.
Edward is the Director of New Z Inc. in Taiwan and Greater China. He is the owner and Chairman of a wedding media company. The wedding business includes wedding-related publication, online social media platform, online and offline marketing, classroom, shopping and events. The wedding media company enjoys a commanding market share in Taiwan and is well recognised in both Hong Kong and China. Edward has strong background in both finance and technology. He served in chief executive and senior leadership roles in both finance and technology industries. He also taught as a professional expert in the Global MBA program in National Taiwan University for more than a decade.
Before returning to Taiwan, Edward worked in the United States as an aerospace research scientist in NASA Jet Propulsion Labs, AT&T Bell Labs, Hughes Research Labs and TRW and as a finance and investment banker in Merrill Lynch. In Taiwan, his experience includes President of United Investment Trust, Chairman and CEO of Pacific Securities, and CEO of Pacific Telecom. In recent years, he is also involved in importing food products to Taiwan and China from Europe. Edward holds a PhD degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from Cornell University.
Edward commits himself to community and social services to help the poor and the under-privileged. He served two terms as a Chairman of the Grace Home Center whose mission is to provide food and shelter to the homeless and the poor. He is currently the Chairman of Good Neighbors Taiwan, an international humanitarian NGO founded in Korea.
Betty is a renowned immunologist and professor. She holds a Ph.D degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She headed a research laboratory and trained students in the M.S. and Ph.D programs in the National Taiwan University College of Medicine. She was devoted to the study of host-pathogen interactions and published on her studies of infectious diseases including dengue, SARS, tuberculosis, histoplasmosis and candidiasis.
For Betty it has always been important that her research programs work towards an agenda of improvement of health and well-being of people. This ethos has carried through to her family wedding business where Betty’s expertise has been invaluable. Betty as a Director of New Z Inc applies her strategic expertise and skills, particularly in exploring new market opportunities.