Simon Ansley

Simon is the Director of the Greenfield team at NZTE, helping large greenfield and expansion projects access capital. Simon and his teams at NZTE have helped more than 500 New Zealand companies or projects successfully raise capital.

Simon's background has primarily been in F&B, through a large hospitality and coffee group he founded with his brother, but he has developed a deep interest in technology and renewable energy and how they may shape the future New Zealand economy.

Prior to joining NZTE Investment team, Simon was a corporate and commercial lawyer in Auckland and London. He was primarily involved in cross-jurisdictional mergers and acquisitions and fund-raising transactions.