Raphael heads up our reputation management practice and advises a range of private and public sector clients.  He helps clients engage with key stakeholders and successfully manage reputation risk.

 

Before joining Agite, Raphael was Managing Partner for a leading communications firm where he worked for 15 years.

 

Prior to that, he was head of corporate responsibility at Vodafone NZ and was seconded to Vodafone Group in the UK for two years.

 

In the early 90s, Raphael worked as a reporter on The Dominion newspaper and as a press secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.

Greg heads up our transport and infrastructure practice and advises clients on how to deliver critical urban development and infrastructure projects.

 

An experienced executive, director, advisor and consultant, Greg is passionate about delivering positive outcomes for businesses, cities and communities.

 

Greg has recent CEO and C-suite experience working in large public transport organisations in both the public and private sectors. Prior to this, he led company turnarounds, and worked in the consulting sector at senior leadership levels.

Peri is an advisor on transport and climate change with a background in urban planning. She is happiest when helping people identify the most powerful system-level shifts towards greater care for people and planet. 

 

She enjoys collaboratively developing and implementing innovative strategies and programmes. With technical knowledge across several fields, as well as a deep understanding of local government, she can rapidly understand the context you operate in while providing an outside perspective of the conditions that are holding your problem in place.

Paula is a senior communications consultant, specialising in research, planning and reputation management.

She helps organisations to communicate complex issues to a wide range of audiences. 

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Paula previously helped membership bodies to improve their engagement with key stakeholders, through effective strategy and implementation.

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Before starting her communications career, Paula was an environmental scientist working in the water and solid waste sectors.

Tiare has a background in business development, strategic marketing, communications and public policy - with a strong focus on Pacific policy. 

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An experienced managing director and strategic advisor known for delivering results in both the public and private sectors, she has over 15 years’ experience leading teams to improve performance outcomes. 

 

Tiare has a strong working knowledge of consumer and organisational behaviour. She thrives on building effective and meaningful relationships to achieve better outcomes for organisations and communities.

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Before joining Agite, Tiare was working with government agencies providing high-quality policy advice and resetting strategic policy frameworks. ​

Emma is a senior consultant with expertise in strategic communications, reputation management and stakeholder engagement.

 

She has more than 10 years’ experience consulting to clients in both the public and private sectors with a focus on strategic communications and risk management combined with practical implementation.

 

Emma has worked on several high profile, complex issues, including the government’s COVID-19 response and several complex public sector reform programmes.

 

Before joining Agite, Emma held several consultancy roles and was named the Public Relations Institute Sally Logan-Milne Young Practitioner of the Year in 2022.