New Zealand offices
New Zealand consistently ranks as one of the world’s most competitive business locations in international surveys like the Global Competitiveness Report. Strong economic fundamentals, free movement of capital and active government support for foreign investment create an ideal environment for profitable international partnerships.
New Zealand industry has an impressive track-record of world-beating innovation, producing blockbuster feature films, custom-designed super-yachts and advanced wireless broadband solutions.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's onshore team of investment professionals work closely with New Zealand’s regional economic development agencies. Our national and regional bodies collaborate effectively to provide tailored investment solutions across New Zealand.
Contact details for the New Zealand offices
Auckland office:
Level 11, ANZ Centre, 23-29 Albert Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Postal address: PO Box 8680, Symonds Street, Auckland 1150, New Zealand
Phone: +64 9 354 9000
Fax: +64 9 354 9001
Wellington office:
Level 15, The Majestic Centre, 100 Willis Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Postal address: PO Box 2878, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
Phone: +64 4 816 8100
Fax: +64 4 816 8101
Graham Matthews
Director, Investment
About Graham
Graham is Director, Investment for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, based in Auckland.
Background and expertise
Before joining New Zealand Trade and Enterprise's Investment team, Graham was a senior equity partner at international consulting firm, EC Harris LLP, based in London. He had responsibility for the firm’s Public Sector division, working worldwide with public sector clients. He also led the firm’s 2012 London Olympics programme, which included advising the British government on the Olympics development and construction programme.
Prior to EC Harris Graham was Global Head of Workplace Solutions at Accenture, where he had responsibility for capital asset strategy and consulting.
Graham was a Director of BAA plc where he had a number of roles including Divisional Finance Director, Development Director for Heathrow Express – at the time the new railway link to central London was being constructed – and Group Project Services Director, which focused on improving the delivery performance of BAA’s $1.25bn pa capital programme.
During the 1980s he was a Director of Lynton plc, a property development company, where he had responsibility for delivering the firm’s commercial and retail property developments across the UK.
Graham has extensive experience in corporate leadership, corporate strategy, investment and development, project implementation, PPP and PFI, facilities management, supply chain management and logistics.
