Our Team

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Our people are team players, coming from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Many have been involved in senior private sector executive, government, commercial growth and operational management roles before joining Maven. They look for what others miss; challenging traditional approaches and delivering solutions that work.

We guarantee that the people assigned to your project will have been selected for their knowledge, experience and personality. There is no back-room “B-team”, only a large family of experienced Mavens that can be called on as required.

Managing Consultants

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Darryn Thorn
Darryn Thorn

Darryn is the Maven Chief Executive and is responsible for leading all business initiatives within the Maven Group.

Malu Api Malu
Malu Api Malu

Api is a strong strategic leader with extensive experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams across public and private sector organisations.

Jeff Page
Jeff Page

Jeff has an extensive background in developing and managing large work programmes with multiple stakeholders to deliver significant business outcomes.

Fraser Fyfe
Fraser Fyfe

Fraser has a strong strategic and communication skillset, experienced in facilitating strategy and investment decisions

Our People

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Monique Zwaan
Monique Zwaan

Monique has demonstrable experience in facilitation, design services, workplace group and individual supervision, mediation and coaching.

Nate Tuhaka
Nate Tuhaka

Nate brings diverse experience to projects targeting cultural and behavioural change in organisations.

Warren Smith
Warren Smith

Warren is a multi-disciplined consultant who has been at the forefront of many public and private sector change programmes in digital, IT and corporate services.

Sharmini Sivanantham
Sharmini Sivanantham

Sharmini is a highly experienced project manager with an excellent understanding of the practical application of project management.

Sharen Paine
Sharen Paine

Sharen’s extensive career has provided her with a unique systems perspective and a series of real-world tools that are applicable to a range of settings and outcome-focused projects.

Malcolm McKee
Malcolm McKee

Malcolm has extensive policy experience, having developed and implemented strategic plans, and has worked in cross-government system leadership.

Satya Maram
Satya Maram

Satya is a Senior Technical Consultant with extensive knowledge of AWS and Java Technologies.

Jitendra Jagu
Jitendra Jagu

Jit is a highly skilled consultant, accomplished in facilitation, design, planning, specification writing, testing and support of business systems.

Courtney Ilton
Courtney Ilton

Courtney is a graduate graphic designer who has a love for human-centred design and how people interact with the environment around them.

Katie Hutton
Katie Hutton

Katie’s main strength is helping clients identify requirements for services, processes and systems, leading the design of the future environment, and converting the design into operational reality.

Katie Hair
Katie Hair

With over 18 years of experience in people, culture, and capability, Katie has built her career around helping people to realise their potential and creating more people-centred leaders and organisations.

John Draper
John Draper

John is a senior strategy consultant and experienced change leader with a proven track record in both the public and private sectors.

David Deacon
David Deacon

David specialises in creating improved business outcomes through information systems implementation and change.

Scott Cowan
Scott Cowan

Scott thrives on building visual solutions that engage customers and add value to projects.

David Cashmore
David Cashmore

David has a proven record in strategy, business case, organisation design, and project management.