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Richard Plowright
Founder and Managing Director
Richard is founder and Managing Director of NZMS and wholly owned Australian subsidiary, AMSL. He was heavily involved with establishing effective haemodialysis units in Christchurch Hospital before moving into pharmaceutical sales and management. As a leading New Zealand independent medical distributor Richard has extensive experience in the New Zealand and Australian medical industry and is responsible for introducing hundreds of new devices and pharmaceuticals to our healthcare market.
Ruth Hughes
Division Manager
Medical Division
Ruth has a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) and completed her hospital base nursing training in the late 1970’s at Greenlane Hospital. The majority of her nursing practice was with the renal dialysis service at Auckland Hospital where she was 2IC for several years. Ruth then moved into sales and management roles in the pharmaceutical and device industry before arriving at NZMS in 2002 to utilise her extensive medical background managing the growing Medical Division.
Angelique de Jong
Division Manager
Regenerative Medicine Division
Angelique has a long history of working in the medical fields of Ophthalmology and Medical Aesthetics in sales and management roles. Angelique provides support to a team of product specialists based in New Zealand and Australia and liaises with the suppliers to ensure the products are well represented and backed by ongoing training.
Judy Rolls
Administration/QA Manager
Judy began work at NZMS many years ago when it was just her, a customer services lady and two joint Managing Directors. Her role includes overseeing the customer services and warehouse operations, financial accounts, payroll and quality assurance. There is not too much going on in the company that she doesn’t know about!
Tracy Shores
National Sales Manager
Diabetes Division
Diagnostic & Point of Care Division
Tracy has a BSc in Chemistry and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business, both from Auckland University. Tracy has held several senior management roles within the pharmaceutical and medical device industries and has worked in the NZ Healthcare industry for over 30 years. Tracy has held several national roles managing teams to deliver key outcomes for their customers and commercial targets.
Hugh Plowright
Marketing Strategy Manager
Hugh has been a part of the NZMS team since 2011, heading marketing operations across New Zealand and Australia. Hugh has a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Auckland and has previously worked in advertising management, giving him valuable insight into marketing strategy and execution.
Kevin Holwill
Territory Manager
Diabetes Division
Kevin graduated with a Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing and completed New Zealand Nursing Council Registration in 1997. He completed his Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand in 2003. Prior to joining NZMS Kevin worked in various sales roles in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand. His role at NZMS involves managing the sales of our Diabetes Portfolio into the Wellington and Lower North Island territories.
Courtney Giddens
Territory Manager
Diabetes Division
Courtney graduated with a Bachelor of Science from University of Canterbury in 2010. Prior to joining NZMS Courtney worked at a histology laboratory in Christchurch gaining registration as a qualified medical laboratory technician before moving to the UK, where she worked in an immunohistochemistry laboratory at UCL for 2 years. Her role at NZMS involves the territory management of the South Island and lower North Island, building relationships and offering technical support over a diverse range of diagnostic products.
Debbie Tuck
Territory Manager
Diabetes Division
Debbie trained and worked as a Dietitian before completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies at the University of Waikato. She has worked in various sales roles within the healthcare sector including medical nutrition and diabetes. Prior to joining NZMS Debbie worked as a product specialist for Nutricia Ltd responsible for the Paediatric, Allergy and Metabolic portfolios. Her role at NZMS involves managing the sales of Diabetes products throughout the North Auckland, Hawkes Bay and Nelson/Marlborough regions.
Karyne Coker
Teritory Manager
Diabetes Division
Karyne has spent more than 20 years of her career as a Registered Nurse, both in South Africa and in New Zealand. She has always had a passion for diabetes care, having grown up in a family of diabetics, and becoming a Type 1 herself a few years ago. Karyne is in awe about the range of diabetes technology available today, and is very excited to be part of a team of like-minded, passionate people.
Katie Lee
Territory Manager
Diabetes Division
Katie graduated from AUT with a Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing. She has a comprehensive background in both public and commercial healthcare. Her career has predominantly focused on training and supporting patients and healthcare professionals within the chronic healthcare setting. Prior to joining NZMS Katie worked in a sales role managing a national renal/dialysis portfolio. Her role at NZMS involves managing the sales of diabetes products throughout the Auckland region.
Igor Obradovic
Product Manager
Diabetes Division
Diagnostic & Point of Care Division
Igor graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Auckland in 2008. Prior to joining NZMS in 2015, he spent 6 years working in medical laboratories with a focus on quality and productivity improvement. His role at NZMS involves managing the product portfolios across the Diagnostic and Diabetes divisions as well as developing and maintaining customer relationships and introducing customers to new products that represent the latest technology in medical diagnostics and immunotherapy based therapeutics.
Alice Stewart
Territory Manager
Diagnostic & Point of Care Division
Alice has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and a Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Waikato. Prior to joining NZMS, Alice has worked in technical sales and business development in the high-tech industry. She has also held various roles in R&D in NZ and UK. Based in Wellington, Alice’s role at NZMS involves managing the sales of the product range within the Diagnostics and Point of Care division, building customer relationships, offering technical support and developing new business within her territory of lower North Island and South Island.
Karen Clegg
Territory Manager South Island & Lower North Island
Medical Division
Karen is responsible for all product ranges across the Medical Division from her base in Christchurch. Her role at NZMS is backed by a strong understanding of the market, managing implementation strategy and a strong focus on education and inservice. Prior to joining NZMS, Karen was a Senior Dialysis Technician in Christchurch, followed by three years managing a large dialysis unit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amber Johnston
Product Development Manager
Regenerative Medicine Division
Amber graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Otago University and Postgraduate Marketing Diploma from the University of Auckland. Prior to NZMS, Amber has worked in both sales and marketing roles for a number of leading pharmaceutical companies. Her role at NZMS involves full management of the skincare and vascular portfolios.
AJ Dhani
Territory Manager
Scientific Division
AJ completed his Bachelor of Science from the University of Otago majoring in Microbiology with a minor in Marketing. After graduating, AJ worked in an in-process dairy laboratory performing microbial and chemistry-based testing for products made on-site. Prior to joining NZMS, he spent the last few years pursuing a sales career in the construction and engineering sector.
Susan Conroy
Customer Services Coordinator
Susan has worked for many years in customer services, prior to working at NZMS she was working in the banking sector. Susan has a frontline role with NZMS working as a customer services coordinator, and sales support working closely with the warehouse on stock control.
Estelle Gerrets
Customer Services & Admin Assistant
Estelle has had extensive experience working in customer services & logistics roles in New Zealand, as well as having had a nursing background both in the UK & New Zealand. Her role at NZMS involves sales support, particularly in the Diagnostic & Point of Care division, as well as customer service.
Kathy Allison
Logistics Coordinator
Kathy provides administrative support to the Diabetes team, and also manages all NZMS products for the DHB National Catalogue website. Kathy has worked for companies in New Zealand & Australia in customer services and logistics management roles, and this is her second time employed by NZMS.