Pou Whakahaere Haumi Investment Manager at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Darren Beatty has whakapapa links to Te Tairawhiti and Te Taitokerau. His professional passion is working with Māori organisations providing financial strategic support to deliver benefits to the Māori stakeholders the entity is set up to serve. With 25 years’ experience in senior finance roles, he’s worked in the Māori / Iwi sector for the past 15 years.

Currently he is an Investment Manager at Invest NZ supporting Māori organisations to raise capital for greenfield projects predominantly in the renewable energy, waste and water infrastructure sectors. Darren believes that infrastructure investment opportunities between councils and Māori should be optimised to benefit both these parties and the environment.