Our people are highly qualified and have vast experience in the public and private sectors. The Stellaris team brings together a unique range of skills and expertise. We are passionate about working with people to help them realise their goals and be successful in the community and business world.
Hon Richard Prebble CBE
Chairman
BA LLB(Hons)
Richard is a best selling author and former Member of Parliament including experience as an Associate Minister of Finance and Minister of State Owned Enterprises. By profession Richard is a Barrister and Solicitor. His experience in national and international business adds a formidable level of expertise to Stellaris. Richard is a director of several companies including WEL and Mainfreight Ltd.
Read Richard’s latest book Out of the Red. Visit his website to find out more. |
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Frances Denz MNZM
Executive Director
NZ Dip Bus, Cert Economic Development (Ball State University)
Frances has been instrumental in helping entrrpeneurs establish more than 4000 businesses since 1986. She is an authority on business start-ups and regional economic development and is a keynote speaker at conferences internationally. Frances is the co-founder of Stellaris Ltd and specialises in the small business and government sectors.
In 2013 Frances was honoured by the Queen with Membership of the Order of New Zealand (MNZM) for services to business.
As a Maori woman of Ngati Tuwharetoa and Tainui descent, Frances has worked with many Maori organisations to establish expertise in self-employment. Frances has special interests in the health and horticulture industries.
She was the founding chair of the Womens Loan Fund.
Frances is the author of Hope and Rehabilitation, Able to do Business and Women at the Top. She is passionate about encouraging small businesses to establish good governance and management in order to develop into very successful businesses. |
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Ron Scott JP
Chief Executive
B Soc Sc (Econ), BA,
Dip BusSt, Dip Tchg
Ron is a trustee of the Tauranga Energy Consumers Trust (TECT) and a member of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. He chairs the Community and Public Health Advisory Committee and the Disability Services Advisory Committee and sits on the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Ron has 20 years experience in the education sector. He is a former member of the University of Waikato Council and managed two tertiary organisations prior to establishing Stellaris Ltd.
Ron has commercial industrial management and governance experience so backs up his academic skills with real world expertise. He has solid sales experience in the financial, business to business and direct to consumer sectors.
Ron is the coordinator of the Certificate in Governance programme.
In addition to working in some of New Zealand’s largest companies as a business, sales and management consultant and trainer, Ron is skilled in Adult Education including workplace assessment and learning techniques. Ron is a registered assessor with ESITO and is contracted to do moderation for NZQA.
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George Spiers
Consultant
For more than 40 years George has been providing Agricultural, Horticultural, Business, Trade & Marketing expertise to clients around the world including Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
George has expert knowledge of the Free Trade agreement with China. George spends considerable time maintaining relationships in various overseas markets.
George is available for individual mentoring only.
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