Marie-Claire Andrews

Current

Director and VP at Virtual Expos New Zealand Ltd
GM AngelHQ at AngelHQ
Director at Vault Consulting (NZ) Ltd

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Past

NZ Business Development Manager at PlanHQ
Co-Director at TripShare Limited
Business Development Manager at Positively Wellington Business

Business Development Consultant (ICT) at Investment New Zealand
Manager, Brand Awareness at i-lign limited
Programme Office Manager/Strategic Analyst/Exec Services Manager at Statistics New Zealand
Graduation Co-ordinator at Victoria University of Wellington
Personal Assistant to Chief Executive at Somerset College of Arts and Technology
Executive Assistant to Director at Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry

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Education

University of Leeds, UK

Recommended

15 people have recommended Marie-Claire

Connections

313 connections

Industry

International Trade and Development

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Marie-Claire Andrews’s Summary

I am a results-focussed individual known for energising, leading, motivating and supporting individuals, teams and businesses.

Through roles across the public and private sector I have refined my project and people management skills and am adept at analysing complex problems and defining workable solutions.

I am experienced in business development, sales, brand awareness, facilitation, business planning and strategic networking. I've got excellent, far reaching networks across the Wellington region and beyond!

I'm an active networker who gets a kick out of connecting people, an entrepreneur and business owner and a General catalyst to Get Things Done.

I've spent time as a consultant, using my energy and connections to build great teams and find opportunities for clients.

I'm also building my own empire, Virtual Expos NZ

Marie-Claire Andrews’s Specialties:

I have experience in investment assessment, strategic networking, relationship building, sales, project management, supporting organisational change, marketing, public relations, creative writing, event management, research, business planning...

Marie-Claire Andrews’s Experience

Director and VP

Virtual Expos New Zealand Ltd

(Events Services industry)

January 2009 — Present (1 year )

Virtual Expos New Zealand Limited (VENZ) offers a virtual events platform to New Zealand businesses and organisations.

Our flagship expo, ExpoNZ, showcases New Zealand capability, commerce and opportunity to the world. We're signing up partners, booth holders, speakers for the live events and sponsors right now.

We're 'hiring' the ExpoNZ virtual conference venue to organisations that want to produce their own shows, or produce them with our assistance. And we're building up to an all-singing carnival of a show for 2011, when the Rugby World Cup shines a spotlight on NZ...
GM AngelHQ

AngelHQ

(Investment Management industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

AngelHQ is Wellington's angel investment club.

AngelHQ provides club members with groomed and filtered access to new investments, the opportunity to diversify portfolios and grow personal wealth.

Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch to some of Wellington's most skilled business people and investors for anywhere between $20,000 and $1,000,000.

I manage deal sourcing, screening, research, investment evenings, club nights and a connection to the national angel investment industry.

More information at http://www.growwellington.co.nz/angel-hq or call me direct.
Director

Vault Consulting (NZ) Ltd

(Management Consulting industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Business Development, Strategic Planning and Project Management services to high growth, corporate & government clients:

Govt: evaluation of the NZ education sector to develop a capability map and identify business collaborations to develop export markets. Feasibility study for creation of education sector cluster.

Humanities Research Council of NZ – evaluation of the project to establish a Creative Commons in NZ. Included survey of key stakeholders and evaluation against the UK and Australian equivalents, as well as full review of the project processes and outcomes.

New Media Company - strategic review of operations from which a detailed strategy for business development was compiled, now helping the client implement.

Start Up - running Advisory Board for manufacturing start up.

Early Stage Company - management for a high growth company looking to raise capital and export.

Corporate: Review of project management systems, creation of framework and system for managing projects.

Established business: Review of strategy, workshop for whole organisation to redefine direction and support to implement new action plan.
NZ Business Development Manager

PlanHQ

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

February 2008 — June 2008 (5 months)

PlanHQ has designed great online business planning software. It's available to startups, entrepreneurs, established businesses to help them achieve their plan.

I worked with the team to build presence in the domestic market, following some incredible success offshore.
Co-Director

TripShare Limited

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

January 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 5 months)

Established TripShare.Com - an online service to connect drivers and passengers so they can save costs, meet people and do their bit for the environment. Unfortunately this exciting tech start up floundered, and we shared our ideas with one too many people, resulting in our being pipped at the post with execution in New Zealand. Lots of learnings as an entrepreneur and manager...
Business Development Manager

Positively Wellington Business

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)

December 2006 — August 2007 (9 months)

Navigating the NZ Government’s many funding schemes for business development can be confusing. So I work with businesses to make it easy to access NZ Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) grants - as well as pointing entrepreneurs and business people to the networks, training and resources they need to grow their enterprises.
Business Development Consultant (ICT)

Investment New Zealand

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Executive Office industry)

July 2006 — November 2006 (5 months)

Investment New Zealand is the government's national investment promotion agency and is a specialist unit within New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. We're charged with the role of increasing the quality and quantity of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into New Zealand and in addition to our Auckland and Wellington offices, are represented in Sydney, Singapore, New York and Los Angeles.

We provide investors with specific information on the investment opportunities available in New Zealand. We also provide investors with the contact details of sector specialists that, in partnership, can help to find and facilitate sustainable and qualified prospects, obtain commercial advice and intros to decision makers, as well as helping to develop tailored investment solutions.

We tap into extensive networks to match foreign investment interest with local investment opportunities.
Manager, Brand Awareness

i-lign limited

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

2005 — June 2006 (1 year )

Raised the profile of the company through networks, marketing, advertising and public relations. Part of a dynamic Business Innovation team. Responsible for significant sales to public and private sector companies. Represented i-lign at CeBIT 2006 - the international trade fair for ICT companies in Hannover, Germany.
Programme Office Manager/Strategic Analyst/Exec Services Manager

Statistics New Zealand

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)

2001 — 2005 (4 years )

Established the PMO in this company, designed and wrote the Project Management Framework (methodology) to support its work, recruited and managed the team of Programme Advisors, built the PMO's credibility through the organisation and managed the changes which it brought about. I moved on as the PMO was entering a new phase of its lifecycle and needed someone with different skills to maintain its effectiveness.
During this time I held other positions: Strategic Analyst (developing a strategic planning framework) and Executive Services Manager (leading team of support personnel for Exec managers, managing relationship with Minister's office)
Graduation Co-ordinator

Victoria University of Wellington

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

2001 — 2002 (1 year )

Getting 1000 students, their 4 guests, the orchestra, speakers, entertainers, photographers, food, drink and support crew in the right place at the right time receiving the right certificates with the right name on it...twice a day for three days...
Personal Assistant to Chief Executive

Somerset College of Arts and Technology

(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years )

Executive support and advice to the Chief Executive of this Higher Ed. establishment. I was head of the administrative team and advised on recruitment and process to support the academic staff.
Executive Assistant to Director

Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Government Administration industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )

Marie-Claire Andrews’s Education

University of Leeds, UK

BA(Hons) , Philosophy , September 1995 — June 1999

Additional Information

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Marie-Claire Andrews’s Interests:

Organisational Change Leadership Community development Combat classes Passenger in small planes Building a boat (which I live on)

Marie-Claire Andrews’s Groups:

Institute of Public Administration (http://www.ipanz.org.nz past Vice President)
New Zealand New Professionals (past convenor)
Unlimited Potential (http://www.up.org.nz)