Rebecca is a business veteran with over 20 years experience in marketing across diverse sectors such as Dairy, Banking, Telecomms, IT, Manufacturing and Tourism.

Rebecca has led business growth, competitive repositioning, brand development and was a pioneer in digital and direct marketing in New Zealand. Having worked across sales, marketing, operations and manufacturing she brings a wealth of knowledge, real-life experiences and a practical perspective to her leadership of New Zealand's country reputation programme, the New Zealand Story.

Rebecca is passionate about enabling the success of New Zealand businesses operating on the world stage and creating a sustainable prosperous future for New Zealand.

Rebecca lives in Auckland and enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.

Kellie is a senior executive with almost 20 years ’ experience across the FMCG, Telecommunications, Digital Media and Retail industries in NZ. Kellie has been involved in all facets of marketing including brand management, advertising and communications, market research and product management. More recently Kellie has led broader Business Transformation roles for Yellow and Pumpkin Patch providing longer term strategic business planning and Board engagement. Her most successful marketing campaign was Yellow Treehouse, an innovative approach to a difficult marketing challenge centred on moving Yellow beyond printed directories and into digital media solutions. In 2016, Kellie also led the very successful brand transformation at Mighty River Power; re-branding the company name and brand identity to ‘Mercury’. Outside of work she is ‘Mum’ to her two children. Kellie’s other interests include entertaining friends, running, reading or spending time at the beach.

Sarah manages the FernMark Licence Programme and brings to the team a wealth of experience in B2B Marketing – both in Europe and New Zealand. She has worked with both corporates and small start-up businesses and having worked as a Client Services manager. Sarah also understands the importance of building positive relationships and providing great customer experiences. On weekends Sarah can be found on either a mountain bike, sail boat, horseback or tramping on her own two feet; basically anything that results in exploring the great outdoors.

Kristin is the Legal Advisor/Contract Manager for the NZ Story team, with a particular focus on the FernMark Licence Programme. She has considerable legal experience in New Zealand and the United States (Boston and New York) where she worked for a leading global law firm, Ropes & Gray, and a biopharmaceutical company. Before joining NZ Story, Kristin worked for New Zealand’s leading commercial law firm, Bell Gully. Kristin is mum to three children and loves spending time with family and friends, traveling, being outdoors, doing crosswords, and keeping fit through mountain biking, running, netball, and walking up hills in Wellington.