Nick Hill

Nick has extensive experience in leading and driving change in the corporate and public sectors, working in partnership with diverse stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes.

He led the organisation through the complex merger of TAU’s two legacy organisations in 2020, and guided TAU’s strategic programmes that helped Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland meet the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was formerly Chief Executive of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), Auckland's legacy CCO economic growth agency, having joined the organisation in 2017 from his executive director role at specialist New Zealand public policy and management consulting firm MartinJenkins.

Nick has held senior roles across the private and public sector, including as chief executive of the Commerce Commission, and leading the formation of Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC, now known as Sport New Zealand).

He also has significant experience in the energy sector, having spent 10 years with ECNZ and Fletcher Energy in New Zealand, and with Santos in Australia. Nick has a BA (Hons) from Otago University, and an LLB from Victoria University of Wellington.