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YDA
Board Members
Wayne Bailey, B.Com, C.A.
Christchurch born and bred, Wayne graduated B.Com
from Canterbury University. Wayne has 35 years experience
as a Chartered Accountant and is a member of the New
Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA).
Wayne joined Geoff as a partner at Taurus Group in
April 2000 bringing with him his accounting team from
his previous chartered accountancy practice.
Wayne specialises in corporate restructuring, finance
proposals and succession planning. He sees his role
as that of a coach, or mentor, to those he works with.
“I ask my clients to think ahead to where they
want to be - whether it be retirement planning or
wealth creation - then work alongside them to help
them achieve their goals,” he explains.
Wayne believes strongly in the importance of putting
something back into his community, and does so by
serving on the board of charitable trusts, the Young
Designer Awards and Floyds Charitable Trusts. He’s
director of several private companies including Gold
Band Finance Limited and enjoys working with his clients
and the team at Taurus to achieve their success.
Robyn MacDonald, CEO, Optymise Limited
Optymise Limited is a web optimization company
based in Christchurch, New Zealand and has been in
the business of marketing websites since 1998.
Robyn started Optymise in 1998, her diverse background
gives her a unique perspective on the convergence
of marketing, design and technology. She takes an
active role in developing their web marketing strategies
and campaigns.
Mark Rocket, Advisor
Though not a Board Member, Mark regularly attends
board meetings in an advisory capacity. He is a successful
Internet and space industry entrepreneur based in
Christchurch. He operates a myriad of Web-orientated
businesses including Avatar Web Promotions and NZS.com.
In 2006 one of his ventures, New Zealand Tourism Online,
was purchased by Telecom Yellow Pages. Mark is a keen
space enthusiast and over the years he has developed
a wide network within the international space community.
He is passionate about developing the privitisation
of space access. Mark is a Company Director of Rocket
Lab which has a focus on developing suborbital launch
vehicles and space science technology.
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