Our Senior Leadership Team

Amanda Wheeler

Amanda Wheeler

Executive Director
Pip Walsh

Pip Walsh

General Manager - Learning Design & Innovation
Toni Christie

Toni Christie

General Manager - Employer and Learner Services
Murray Newman

Murray Newman

General Manager - Corporate Services
Bruce Collis

Bruce Collis

General Manager - Finance and Digital

National and regional managers

Our team is responsible for looking after industry, employers and apprentices in our training programmes.

Greg Stuart

Greg Stuart

National Manager, Apprenticeships
g.stuart@competenz.org.nz027 550 1425
Fiona Horne

Fiona Horne

Regional Apprentice Manager, Northern
f.horne@competenz.org.nz027 211 6650
Amit Kumra

Amit Kumra

Regional Apprentice Manager, Waikato and Bay of Plenty
a.kumra@competenz.org.nz027 449 9107
Steve Brooks

Steve Brooks

Regional Apprentice Manager, Southern
s.brooks@competenz.org.nz027 281 9828
Hannah Unsworth

Hannah Unsworth

Regional Manager, Forestry (Southern)
H.Unsworth@competenz.org.nz027 276 9848
Cliff Stoddart

Cliff Stoddart

Regional Manager, Forestry
c.stoddart@competenz.org.nz027 439 9092
Kevin Withell

Kevin Withell

Specialty Trades Manager
k.withell@competenz.org.nz027 220 8117
Eric Kneepkens

Eric Kneepkens

Regional Manager, Apprenticeships, Central
e.kneepkens@competenz.org.nz0220158756

Traineeships

Joanne Verry

Joanne Verry

Key Account Manager
j.verry@competenz.org.nz022 361 8287
Debs Wand

Debs Wand

Account Manager, Upper North Island
d.wand@competenz.org.nz 021 745 584
Nick Sach

Nick Sach

Account Manager, Lower North Island
n.sach@competenz.org.nz027 5717 802
Denise Burton

Denise Burton

Account Manager, South Island
d.burton@competenz.org.nz022 012 8646
Paul Key

Paul Key

Commercial, Auckland
p.key@competenz.org.nz027 704 8498

Quality support

Our team is responsible for ensuring our learners and the users of our unit standards are achieving consistent and quality outcomes.

Ian Braithwaite

Ian Braithwaite

Quality Support Administration Specialist – Forklift
i.braithwaite@competenz.org.nz

Trades Career Advisory (Schools)

Contact our Trades Career Advisroy team to discuss our many trades that offer valuable pathways for your students. We’re committed to working with schools/kura to assist in making on-the-job training a valuable and rewarding option.

Amy Nicol

Amy Nicol

Lead Trades Career Advisor
a.nicol@competenz.org.nz0220136154
Grant Cameron

Grant Cameron

Trades Career Advisor
g.cameron@competenz.org.nz0221088122