Ngāti Raukawa, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Ranginui, Tūhourangi
Dylan is the founder and director of Aukaha Capital and is a leader experienced in capital markets, venture investment, mergers and acquisitions, and international trade.
Prior to founding Aukaha Capital, Dylan was the General Manager of Investment at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE), and responsible for the leadership of all investment promotion and attraction activities on behalf of the New Zealand Government. Prior to his role at NZTE, Dylan was a Director at Cameron Partners, one of New Zealand’s leading investment banks. During his time there he advised on and helped successfully execute a large number of mergers and acquisitions and capital market transactions across a broad range of industries. From publicly-listed corporations to private equity firms and privately-owned organisations.
He is a current Director of Ngāti Raukawa-ki-te-Tonga AHC, holds Law (LLB) and Commerce (BMS) degrees from the University of Waikato, and has completed the Harvard Business School Business Administration and Management Program, and is admitted as a legal practitioner in New Zealand.
“I’m hugely excited to be joining the Board of Moana. It embodies our mindset – that our strength is not as an individual but as a collective. It is a platform for us to tell our story about how we as Māori conduct business. It is a connection to Tangaroa, and a way to derive economic benefit back to our iwi and hāpu. I see many streams of opportunity for Moana and I look forward to working with the Board and management team to see the organisation flourish”