Brett Piper

Experience

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  NATURAL HISTORY NEW ZEALAND LIMITED

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  Commercial Manager
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  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.