Andrew Watene

Head of KPMG Propagate - Ngāi Tūhoe

KPMG in New Zealand

I am a New Zealand Māori of Tūhoe descent, originally from the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand.

I am Head of KPMG Propagate at KPMG, one of the world's largest professional services firms.

I lead a team of industry experienced cross-functional professionals who provide advisory services to food, agribusiness, and export-orientated companies nationally and internationally. I have a multifaceted role but at the core I am a person whose business is to help C-level executives and their boards manage risk and grow, while shaping and developing KPMG’s agribusiness strategy with KPMG's Global Head of Agribusiness Ian Proudfoot.

Our aspiration is to fuel New Zealand's prosperity so there is never a boring day, and a lot to keep us motivated with the work we do.

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  • Master of Business Administration, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ireland.

  • Certificate of Lean Competency, Cardiff University, United Kingdom.

  • Project Management Certificate of Completion, Project Management Institute, Singapore.

  • Foresight Essentials Certificate of Completion, Institute for the Future, United States of America.

  • Developing and Executing Strategy in your Organisation, University College Dublin, Ireland.

  • Company Directors’ Course, Institute of Directors, New Zealand.

  • Advanced Negotiation Skills, Scotworks LLP, United Kingdom.

  • Le Chéile board member at the Embassy of Ireland in New Zealand.

  • Trustee of Kai Rawa Trust.