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| Julian Kroll Country Manager PO Box 29221, Greenwoods Corner Auckland 1030 New Zealand Tel: +64 9 624 1300 Mobile: +64 (21) 770 688 E-mail: jkroll@theyorkgroup.com Skype: juliankroll40 |
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Julian Kroll brings 14 years of experience from the ICT (Information Communications Technology) sector to The York Group. Operating in a wide variety of roles during this time and leaning towards Business Development, Channel Management, Sales, Process Development and Government Economic Development Program support. Nine years of this time was spent working in the corporate sector within New Zealand and the balance working in the SME (Small & Medium Enterprise) business sector, either through self-employment or associated with economic development. These practical skills have been complemented with study through Auckland University focusing on Entrepreneurship in New Ventures and then through a Masters Degree in Management.
Regional Spending on Information and Communications Technology
(Data provided by WITSA)
| Technology Sectors | Spending ($millions) |
| Hardware | 849 |
| Software | 535 |
| Services | 1,304 |
| Communications | 8,770 |
| TOTAL ICT Spend | 11,457 |
| Vertical Markets | |
| Agriculture | 50 |
| Manufacturing | 896 |
| Utilities | 178 |
| Construction | 148 |
| Wholesale & Retail | 1,564 |
| Transportation & Communication | 1,221 |
| Finance & Bus. Services | 1,648 |
| Other Services | 329 |
| Government | 2,194 |
| Consumer | 3,209 |
| Software Piracy | 22% |
Top 5 reasons to consider New Zealand as a place to do business:
1. Stable business environment
2. Ranked as the second-least corrupt country in the world in 2005 (ww1.transparency.org/cpi/2005/cpi2005_infocus.html)
3. Good infrastructure i.e., logistics and technology backbo
4. IP laws align with international patent treaty rights and obligations;
very low rate of software piracy
5. Multi-skilled and highly talented labor force