Tourism Holdings Limited CEO and leadership

Grant joined thl in 2005 in a Chief Operating Officer role and was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer in December 2008. Grant is Chairman of the joint venture businesses Action Manufacturing, Just go Motorhomes and Togo. He is also currently a Member of the Board of the New Zealand industry organisation, TIA (Tourism Industry Aotearoa).

Grant’s background includes senior executive roles across the tourism, hospitality, gaming and retail industries, where he held Director and general management roles within the retail sector before moving into tourism. Prior to joining thl, Grant was a General Manager at SKYCITY Auckland. Grant holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Victoria University and has completed executive studies at the Insead Advanced Management Programme in Fontainebleau and Monash University, Melbourne Australia.

Kate started as General Manager of Australian Operations in July 2017. She joined thl in 1991 in the Sales and Marketing team as Account Manager for North America. She left in 1996 and held several part-time and contract marketing roles whilst raising a family before re-joining the company again in 2003 as Sales & Marketing Manager for New Zealand. Kate joined the executive team in November 2009 as General Manager Marketing & Customer Experience and in April 2014 assumed responsibility for Group Revenue for the self-drive experience businesses, and overall responsibility for marketing and sales channels. Kate holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business from Auckland University.

Juhi joined thl in December 2020, and is responsible for leading the group Risk and Sustainability functions, including thl’s commitment to the Future-Fit Business Benchmark.

She has over 15 years’ experience in delivering sustainability strategies and supply chain projects in the UK and internationally, and has worked with clients across a variety of sectors including luxury, fashion, retail, film, theatre, events and sports. Previously in NZ Juhi was Sustainability Lead at energy company Vector Ltd and Fuji Xerox NZ.

Juhi is a co-founder of Moonshot:City - a think-tank and podcast series exploring regenerative cities - and is Chair of the Battery Industry Group (B.I.G.) which is designing a circular product stewardship scheme for large batteries. She sits on the Government Advisory Group for the new NZ National Waste Strategy and the WasteMINZ Product Stewardship Sector Group. Juhi holds a B.Com (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and has completed a Master’s course on Strategies for Sustainability Management from Harvard Extension School.

Nick started with thl in September 2020 in the role of Chief Finance Officer with responsibility for Finance, Human Resources, Digital, Risk and Sustainability portfolios. Nick was previously the Chief Strategy, Networks and Alliances officer at Air New Zealand where during a 17 year career he held various senior financial and commercial leadership positions across Auckland, Sydney, Shanghai and Los Angeles. He has also spent time living and working in the United Kingdom and Canada. Nick holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (hons) from the University of Waikato.