network manager

Peter Ramsay

Peter’s interests lie within startups, having studied the Masters of Entrepreneurship at the University of Otago.

For the past 3 years, Peter has embarked on his own venture, creating a reusable dispensing unit, tailed to the personal drink bottle and beverage industry. After experiencing the difficulties first hand of trying to raise capital in the lower South Island, Peter was drawn to MAI, in an effort to help pave a better path to investment.

Peter is experienced in project management, account management and sales. He is passionate about innovation and excels in the ideation and validation phases of product development.

peter.ramsay@mainlandangels.nz

027 422 7301

Chairperson

Brad Hurndell

Brad began his career in the Royal NZ Air Force, and then transitioned into product design after earning his honours degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was instrumental in growing SHOTOVER Systems to be the global leader in motion picture camera stabilisation, working with blockbuster movies and TV and sports broadcast companies as well as global brands like Red Bull, MotoGP and ABC.

He recently founded IMMORTAL Camera Systems, a company focussed on the bespoke design and manufacture of camera systems and equipment for the motion picture and TV industry.  

Brad has proven success building and leading diverse cross-functional teams to design, produce, market and sell world leading products. He is a Chartered Director, the recipient of a Technical Academy® Award, and is the Chair of Film Otago Southland.

Director

Prue Halstead

Prue is Executive Officer of Invest South, a local regional growth capital fund owned by Community Trust South.  With access to established networks, experience and hands on management support, she assists growth companies at all stages of their life cycle  to ultimately increase and realise the value of those businesses. Having established a valuable regional and national network, her focus is to enable outcomes required for commercial success. 

Prue has an extensive background of business development, marketing and general management experience across a diverse range of industries, working in New Zealand and overseas.  In 2019, Prue was involved in establishing COIN South, an innovation network for Southland start-ups looking to scale beyond the region.  Recognising the importance of a fully formed investment ecosystem to the growth of the Southern region, Prue is also a strong advocate of early stage businesses in the South, is a founding Board member of Mainland Angels, as well as member of the Executive Committee of the Angel Association of New Zealand.   

DIRECTOR

David Wallace

David Wallace has a background in asset management, investment banking, equities research and corporate treasury, with 30 years of experience working in the capital markets in New Zealand. He has had corporate treasury roles for Winstone Limited, NZ Steel, and Clear Communications and worked for JP Morgan (formerly Ord Minnett).  

Throughout his career he has overseen a broad range of transactions including IPO’s, debt raisings, MBO’s, mergers, acquisitions and divestments, and has been a rated equities analyst for the telco and IT sectors. David currently chairs LHD Media, NZ Crane Hire and CLSA Premium. He also has key responsibility for managing the Unlisted Securities Exchange a prescribed exempt financial product market, Crowdsphere a licenced equity crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending platform and Residential Property Ventures LP which invests in residential property developments. 

DIRECTOR

Ross Jackson

Ross is a Partner at McCulloch and Partners, Chartered Accountants with offices in Invercargill, Queenstown and Te Anau. Ross provides business advisory services to a wide range of clients throughout New Zealand and overseas. He is a Chartered member of the Institute of Directors, is Chairman of Platinum Villas in Queenstown and holds a number of private company directorships and Board Advisory roles. 

He was a Trustee of the Community Trust of Southland until June 2018 and is an independent member of the Audit and Risk committee for Invercargill city council.  Ross is also currently serving as a director of Invest South.

Ross has a long involvement with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (now Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand) and was President of the organisation in 2011. 

Outside of business, Ross actively participates in Masters cricket having played in tournaments in South Africa and the West Indies in recent years.

DIRECTOR

Rei Ishikawa

Rei is the Chief Operations Officer at Dunedin-based digital health company BPAC Clinical Solutions. Rei is an environmental scientist by background with an M.Sc from the University of Canterbury, but considers himself a ‘generalist’ in delivery, with an extensive track record in project and programme management across the health, IT, engineering, environmental science and retail industries. His goal at BPAC Clinical Solutions is to grow a business and culture that delivers improved patient outcomes using innovation and enabling technologies. He has led multi-disciplinary teams to deliver against organisational strategies and enjoys the challenge of managing teams, relationships and keeping up with the changing landscape of health and IT.

Rei is a member of the Institute of Directors and a committee member of the Otago/Southland Branch. He has held several governance and trustee positions, and is expanding in to investing and governance in start ups. Outside of business, Rei is keen on anything outdoors which involves a trail, bike or snow.