The Team

Our core Kiwi Landing Pad team is based in both San Francisco and Wellington.

Catherine Robinson : Director San Francisco

Catherine is a specialist in communications and marketing for technology business with particular focus on brand creation, media relations, shareholder communications and internet marketing strategies for early stage technology companies.

Catherine relocated to San Francisco following the acquisition of Aptimize by NASDAQ listed Riverbed Technology in July 2011. Prior to this she was a founding team member of ActionThis, an online project management software start up and Xero an online accounting software company.

Catherine joined the Kiwi Landing Pad as it’s Director based in San Francisco in September 2012, and brings her extensive experience in commercialising technology and strategies for entering the United States market.

John Holt : Managing Director Wellington

John is a serial entrepreneur passionate about Technology, Innovation and New Zealand. Based in Wellington New Zealand, John has worked as a senior executive in multinational corporations Xerox, HP, IBM and ANZ Banking Group and now focuses on internet based technologies and commercialisation opportunities.

In 2006 he co founded Sonar6 an HR Technology company which he was CEO and Director of until 2012 when the company was acquired by NASDAQ listed company Cornerstone on Demand.

John acts an advisor and part time executive for a number of tech companies in New Zealand and San Francisco and is a Director of Generator, Kiwi Landing Pad and Technology and Innovations New Zealand.