Our People

Magritek's strength is the calibre of our people, who bring the expertise of many years' experience of working on our technology. The science behind our products derives from decades of world class research carried out by teams working at Massey University and Victoria University in Palmerston North and Wellington, New Zealand.

	Peter Allport, Chairman Peter is a professional company director with over 35 years experience in corporate governance having served on the boards of both private and listed companies of various dimensions and in different jurisdictions. Apart from being the first Chairman of Magritek he is currently Chairman of Capacity Infrastucture Services Ltd and the Electricity Authority Retail Advisory Group, a board member of Newcom LLC (Mongolia); Eznis Airways LLC (Mongolia), Newcom Mining Services LLC (Mongolia), Wellington Free Ambulance Inc., a Trustee of the NZ Red Cross Foundation and the Honorary Consul of Mongolia in New Zealand.
	Prof. Sir Paul T. Callaghan, Director and Founding Inventor Professor Sir Paul Callaghan is a Professor of Physical Sciences at Victoria University in Wellington. Paul has published around 220 articles in scientific journals, as well as Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy (Oxford University Press, 1994). In 2001 he became the 36th New Zealander to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society of London. He went on to win the Ampere Prize in 2004 and the Rutherford Medal in 2005 "for world-leading research in development of new Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) methods that have significant impacts in physics, chemistry, biology and medicine." In 2010 he was awarded the Günther Laukien Prize for Magnetic Resonance and shared the New Zealand Prime Minister's Science Prize. In 2011 he was named Kiwibank "New Zealander of the Year”.
	Dr. Jeremy Good, Director Educated at Oxford University receiving a D.Phil. Over 40 years experience in the field of Cryogenic technology and has filed over a dozen patents for inventions relating to magnet construction and applications. An eminent scientist and an engineer, internationally known among the Physics community.
	Sam Knowles, Director Sam has held senior positions for major banks in both Australia and New Zealand and has extensive experience in strategy, marketing, organisational capability building, and private and public sector governance. Sam is perhaps best known for his role in establishing Kiwibank and subsequently leading the company through its transition from a start-up to an established business with over 700,000 customers, more than a 1000 employees and over $20B under management (combined loans and deposits).
	Prof. Neil Quigley, Director As Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) of Victoria University, Neil has responsibility for research policy, strategy and performance, as well as research scholarships, external research revenue, intellectual property and commercialisation. Neil chairs the Boards of Victoria Link Ltd (the commercialization company of Victoria University of Wellington), iPredict Ltd (a technology startup company), Wetox Ltd, Victoria University Press, the Adam Art Gallery Funding Trust, and the Adam Art Gallery Advisory Board. Neil is also a director of Te Puni Village Ltd, the holding company through which the University manages the operation of the Te Puni Village student residence.
	Dr. Andrew Coy, CEO In his role as CEO, Andrew is responsible for the strategic and operational performance of Magritek. He has led Magritek from its foundation as a University spin out company to its current position as a fast-growing, profitable exporter. He brings both commercial and technical experience to the company having worked in senior management roles for companies in Sydney and London. Andrew has a PhD in Physics from Massey University, is a 2011 Sir Peter Blake Emerging Leader and was a member of the team that won the 2010 Prime Minister’s Science Prize.