Helmut Modlik

Experience

• 

  Philips NZ Limited

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Assistant Accountant and Corporate Finance

  First professional role(s) while completing tertiary studies, including clerical, assistant accounting (management and financial) and corporate treasury positions.

• 

  Elders IXL Limited

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

  Assistant Treasurer

  Assisted with the establishment of the treasury operations of this Australasian conglomerate. Duties included money market and foreign exchange dealing on behalf of subsidiary companies. Full responsibility for profitability of all financial trading activity, including authority to conduct speculative trading.

• 

  Freelance Contract Accounting

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1993

  Contract Accountant

  Numerous private sector accounting and finance roles, particularly management accounting and treasury management.

• 

  Poutama Trust

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Chief Executive

  Established the Wellington-based operations of New Zealand's only pan-Maori economic development agency and $20M+ sister organisation to the Auckland-based Maori Development Corporation, delivering and facilitating business advisory and financial services to Maori business people nationwide.Key results: designed all trust processes, including grant(s) applications and assessment; new-business evaluation model; implementation of trust accounting systems, processes and reporting; trust financial management and investment regime (achieving significantly above budget returns); promotion of trust services to Maori business community; commissioned independent research and development of new development banking model; Trust operational expenditure at or below budget each financial year; successfully negotiated with the Crown for a multi-million dollar capital injection. Show less

• 

  Te Wānanga o Raukawa

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2008

  Co-Director and Lecturer

  Part-time lecturer (14 years) and co-director (4 years) of the Master of Management degree. Specialty subjects: entrepreneurship, strategic analysis and planning, financial analysis.

• 

  Modlik Consulting

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Principal

  Management consulting services to numerous public and private sector organisations. Private sector assignments primarily focused on accounting and finance roles. Public sector assignments primarily focused on strategic and operational public policy development.

• 

  Arrus Knoble Developments Limited

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2009

  Managing Director

  Executive directorship of Wellington-based consultancy providing change management and management consulting services.Assignments included: numerous large ICT projects and programmes, particularly in the health sector (Ministry of Health) focused on national, large scale information and payments systems and processes; business unit and organisational strategic and operational reviews; public policy development; taskforce(s) establishment and reporting; strategic business planning; mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence; feasibility analysis and planning; community economic development analysis and planning; new venture(s) analysis and planning; financial modelling. Show less

• 

  ASPX Limited

  Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  Chief Executive

  Joined this small but growing Cloud services company to strengthen operations and secure investment to support growth plans.

• 

  Telco Asset Management

  Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

  Programme Director

  Completed the mobilisation, scale-up and stabilisation of a nationwide, multi-million dollar, multi-year programme implementing network upgrades into New Zealand schools.

• 

  Telco Technology Services Limited (TTS)

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2012

  Chief Executive

  Identified new venture opportunity, engaged merger targets, planned and executed merger (two companies and a third business unit) to establish TTS as inaugural CEO (and director). Led strategic and operational review; restructure; internal system re-platforming; re-branding and re-launch.

• 

  Modlik Consulting

  Sept 2012 - Sept 2013

  Principal

  Management consulting services to Health and Education sectors. Assignments completed focused on change and business development.

• 

  Connexis - The Infrastructure ITO

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2016

  Chief Executive Officer

  Inaugural CEO of new Industry Training Organisation (ITO) formed out of the merger of Wellington-based InfraTrain (civil construction sector) and ESITO (electrical supply sector) ITOs.

• 

  Patients First

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Chief Executive Officer

  CEO of innovative new health IT company, charged with building the organisation's value to the health sector and stakeholders.

• 

  Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated

  Mar 2020 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  CEO and Executive Director of Ngati Toa Rangatira charitable and commercial asset holding and operational organisations, including health, education, social service and commercial ventures.