Anton has been a leader in the New Zealand visitor industry for over 30 years.

With a wide set of well-established business relationships both within New Zealand and globally Anton brings a wealth of depth in international wholesale sales negotiations.

 As a hands-on entrepreneur and innovator, Anton established and operated his own central reservations and international wholesale accommodation distribution business over eleven years. With a team of 6 staff and an annual business turnover of $3M, Anton enjoyed strong business success before selling in 2015.

 As former general manager of Tekapo Springs, a growing 7-day visitor business with 50 staff and an annual turnover of $5m, Anton has experience in operational management, budget planning, staff management, sales & marketing, and project execution.

Professional projects and roles have seen Anton operate in the Mackenzie, Rotorua, Canterbury, and Marlborough regions.

More recently Anton has engaged in the business development and consultancy space and has been instrumental in the development of numerous business feasibility studies and market demand assessments largely in the tourism sector.

 Of Ngai Tahu decent and married with 3 older children, Anton and his wife Jules are based in and around Christchurch enjoying interests in property and spending time outdoors either in Banks Peninsula or Mackenzie regions.