Hugh Evans has co-founded the successful Social Enterprise projects Thankyou Payroll and Cheese Cartel. He is an experienced company director and leads the technology and design projects for Floruit.
Blair Boswell was formerly the COO for Todd Solar, as well as being an experienced company director and General Manager of one New Zealand’s largest corporations. Blair is head of operations for Floruit.
Aaron Hawkins is the former Mayor of Dunedin City, and an experienced governor and RMA commissioner. He has a strong background in the arts and independent radio, and is leading on planning and creative programming.
Strategic advisory team
Lani Evans has been awarded Emerging NZ Philanthropist of the year, Winston Churchill Fellow (participatory philanthropy), National Geographic Adventurer, Edmund Hillary Fellow, and member of the NZ Order of Merit for Services to Social Enterprise. She brings experience in philanthropy, innovative practice, organisational transformation, governance, participation and human-centred policy. When not working, Lani is often off on an adventure, or hanging out with whānau.
Abbie Reynolds is a fellow with the Next Foundation, has a board role for Sustainable Coastlines, sits on Westpac’s Sustainability Advisory Panel and has previously held the position of CEO for Predator Free 2050. She is our chief advisor and has helped shape the project into what it is today.
Sonya Wilson is an award-winning novelist, journalist, television reporter, presenter and producer. She has a degree in Broadcasting Communications and has worked across a variety of platforms and programmes including TVNZ’s Breakfast, One News, 20/20, Sunday and Q + A programmes. Her first novel, Spark Hunter, has made best-of lists and won national book awards since its release in October 2021.
Lakshman Anandanayagam co-founded Creature Post and is an award winning visual artist trained in motion design and VFX and working across multiple digital and physical toolsets. He spends many weekends and holidays creating light art and projection mapped content for festivals and art projects.
Kim Baldwinson co-founded Creature Post and is a creative producer with over 20 years of industry experience and 7 years specialising in VFX and experiential projects.