Business Transformation
I'm incredibly proud to be a member of the Contact Energy Ltd team and whānau. Monday we announced our revamped and inclusive family leave policy, which is comprehensive and far-reaching. I think about my teams, some members of which are growing their families and will be directly affected by this - potentially in a life-changing way. It... Continue Reading →
Last week we kicked off the first of the Transformation Talks, a live interview series in which speak to leaders of true transformation and innovation in New Zealand. This series is a partnership of Contact Energy and our Auckland home, The Generator NZ. I can't imagine a better guest for the inaugural Transformation Talk than... Continue Reading →
This week marks two months for me as Chief Digital Officer of Contact Energy, a role for which my family moved from our beloved home in Amsterdam to Auckland. As everyone knows, we find ourselves in a dramatically different and unexpected place than we were in February. When interviewing for my role, meeting board members and... Continue Reading →
In 1989 at the age of seven, my father and I opened my first bank account at a Wachovia branch in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was a family joke to pronounce the Charlotte-based regional bank's name, "wa-chov-ia." Barbara*, the employee who opened my account that day also helped my parents with their mortgage and later... Continue Reading →
I'll admit it: I love Gmail and Google Drive, I check my LinkedIn app daily, I've even come to appreciate Twitter, and man does my wife love Instagram. These tools can be extremely useful, are well designed, and offer fantastic user experiences. Funny thing is, I doubt either of us would pay even a nominal... Continue Reading →
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