Team

Tekron Leaders

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  Frank Simmons

  Chief Executive

  Frank is a seasoned management professional with over 27 years’ experience successfully delivering strategic business and technology portfolios in a wide range of industry sectors. An action orientated energetic leader and builder of strong teams.

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  Karen Trotter

  Finance Manager

  Karen manages the great people in the finance and administration team at Tekron. She started her accounting career in 1995 (previously a nurse) and has been a Chartered Accountant since June 2002.

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  Vanessa Ainsworth

  Development Manager

  Vanessa runs the Development team here at Tekron. Before joining Tekron she worked in the web development industry as a Project Manager, and prior to that, in the Geospatial Industry (GIS).

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  Alex Lippitt

  Lead Technical Engineer

  Alex is the Lead Technical Engineer at Tekron. In this role he provides technical and functional direction to the future roadmap of Tekron products. Much of this knowledge was gained during four years here at Tekron as the Technical Support Engineer.

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  Marcel Geor

  Regional Sales Manager

  Marcel joined Tekron in 2007, and his role is Regional Manager for Asia and South America. Using the technologies they implement along with their technical and operational requirements and challenges, he works with customers to find the best solution.

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  Rob Smith

  Marketing Manager

  Here at Tekron Rob runs marketing, which means the website, advertising, branding and design, and communications strategy. He has a background in everything from banking to children's television.

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  Mike Smellie

  System Architect

  Mike Smellie is Tekron's Senior Software Engineer, responsible for much of the embedded code behind our precision clocks. Based in Auckland, a claim to fame is that he once worked at Harrods in the UK.

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  Gregg Watson

  Regional Sales Manager EMEA

  Gregg Watson leads our EMEA operation from Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Prior to working for Tekron he was already working with our products and so came aboard knowing the ropes.

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  Joe Parrilli

  Regional Vice President - NA

  Joe Parrilli heads up Tekron's USA and Canadian operations from Atlanta GA, dealing with some of our biggest and longest standing customers - including several of the biggest utilities in the two countries.

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  Brian Smellie

  Founder & Director

  Winner of the prestigious Innovator of the Year Award 2005 by the New Zealand Institution of Professional Engineers, Brian has been leading the way in fostering innovation in and outside New Zealand, particularly in the field of Electronics Engineering, since 1980.

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  Ian Mills

  Chairman

  Ian managed Tekron from its inception until becoming Chairman in 2010, implementing prudent financial and management policies which have enabled the company to achieve its existing strong financial and technical position as a leading supplier of GPS timing products, with...

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  Tony Armstrong

  Director

  Tony Armstrong currently provides management consultancy advice to medium and large sized companies. He holds several board positions in New Zealand and Australia specializing in business improvement and board governance.

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