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David is Managing Director of McConnell Group and CEO McConnell Property.
He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from Canterbury University and an MBA from the Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University in Chicago. David began his career in Sydney with strategic management consulting company Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc returning to New Zealand in 1993 to establish McConnell Group, with his father and brother.
David was instrumental in the establishment and initial management of McConnell Property in 1997. Since that time the business has developed into one of New Zealand’s exemplary property development companies with a reputation for industry leadership and strict governance.
David has been appointed Chair of Tourism, Events and Economic Development, one of the newly established CCO's for Auckland City. He is a Director of the Committee for Auckland and is a Chairman of the University of Auckland's Business School Advisory Board. He is a past Board member of Mighty River Power and past Deputy Chair of Telstra Clear Events Centre.
In 2006 he received the Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leadership Award and in 2008 a prestigious Eisenhower Fellowship.
With more than 30 years experience in technical, sales and management roles in the aeronautical industry Ken joined the business in 1993.
Through his direction and management this business has moved out of a twilight phase onto an ambitious Australasian growth path.
He values the input that the combined leadership approach garners –"At Steelpipe we manufacture spiral welded pipe for infrastructure projects in New Zealand and Australia – like Hawkins and McConnell Property we are primarily project focused and we want to ensure that we optimise the expertise across the Group to make sure that we service our clients well."
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With a building career spanning more than twenty years, Chris has a depth of experience in management and strategic planning and a clear focus on the continuous changes affecting the building industry.
Chris joined the Hawkins team in 2002 as CEO and his input and overall direction is highly valued. He has an MBA majoring in Corporate Finance and New Ventures and a NZ Certificate in Quantity Surveying.
John has been Executive Director of McConnell Group since 1993.
He has an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business, New Hampshire USA and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Melbourne. Following two years as a Process Engineer, John moved into corporate finance and investment banking as a Corporate Analyst for Jarden Corporation in New Zealand.
After completing his MBA he became an Associate with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets in New York structuring, implementing and advising on debt finance programmes.
John then spent three years with McConnell Dowell Corporation restructuring the company.
Since 1995 Mike Wardle has had overall financial and administration responsibility for McConnell Group and the operating businesses, including the monitoring of the Group’s treasury, cashflow, taxation, profitability and business planning processes.
Mike’s qualities support the McConnell Group culture. He demands rigorous reporting standards, of both himself and those directly reporting to him. He attends all monthly Board meetings and presents a monthly report to the Board on the financial aspects of the Group.
Mike has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. His extensive financial and administrative experience includes senior roles in New Zealand, the Middle East, Hong Kong and Hawaii.
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