Brett Piper

Brett Piper

General Counsel

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Head of Business Affairs at NHNZ Worldwide

  • Education

    • Victoria University of Wellington

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      LL.B. (Law) and B.A (Political Science)
    • INSEAD

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      Advanced Management Programme
  • Experience

    • Transpower

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      General Counsel

      Responsible for managing a team of internal lawyers and performing a company secretary role for the Transpower Board and its subsidaries. Achievements included designing and implementing a litigation and regulatory strategy to establish enforceable transmission prices; drafting new modular contracts with transmission customers; providing submissions on industry self-regulation and legislation; and managing litigation and resolving commercial disputes through mediation and other ADR mechanisms.

    • Les Mills International

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2009
      General Counsel

      Responsible for the Legal and Corporate Governance areas; managing the provision of legal advice; negotiating commercial agreements; creating an intellectual property strategy; managing litigation and resolving disputes through negotiation and mediation; performing a company secretary role for the LMI Board and its subsidiaries.

    • Les Mills

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2017
      Business Affairs Director

      Responsible for the Commercial, Strategy, Legal, and Customer Experience functions at Les Mills, and acting as a director of two trading subsidiaries. Developing and communicating strategy; providing commercial input into the development and design of new products and joint ventures; leading a project to improve the capability and motivation of LMI's distribution network and establish new distribution; managing the delivery of legal advice from an internal legal team and external advisers; resolving disputes through negotiation, mediation and litigation; negotiating new arrangements with international suppliers and business partners; and implementing intellectual property protection strategies. Show less

    • Collaborative Insights

      Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
      Director

      Supporting businesses including Les Mills International, TetraMap, Galantai Plastics, and KIWA Digital with advice on strategy development, communication and implementation across the business; new product development; and international distribution and partnering.

    • NATURAL HISTORY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

      Sept 2019 - Jan 2020
      Commercial Manager
    • NHNZ Worldwide

      Jan 2020 - now
      Head of Business Affairs

      Responsible for the Commercial, Strategy and Legal functions at NHNZ. Developing and communicating strategy; providing commercial and legal input into TV development and production deals with international broadcasters, producers and talent; managing the commercial exploitation of a portfolio of international TV productions; providing legal advice to the business and resolving disputes; and implementing IP protection strategies.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Advanced Managed Programme 2016

      INSEAD
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member Board Of Trustees

      Issued by InnerFit NZ on Nov 2018
      InnerFit NZAssociated with Brett Piper