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Marcel van den Assum

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Director, NZGCP

Firm
NZGCP
Title
Director
Role
Executive
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Record updated 18 September 2026

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Marcel is a professional director, independent advisor and angel investor. His roles include Chairman of Flick Electric Ltd, Sprout Agritech Ltd and Wipster Ltd, and Director of CropX (NZ) Ltd and Education Payroll Ltd, along with Independent Advisory Board positions with New Zealand Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Health. He was Chairman of the Angel Association of NZ, a director of AngelHQ, a founding investor in LightningLab accelerator, and a member of the NZ Institute of Directors. Prior to his governance career, Marcel was CIO of New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra, and previous to that Managing Principal of Unisys New Zealand holding leadership roles in various global functions. He has worked across many industry sectors, government entities, and in most geographies. Marcel has a genuine desire to grow companies and New Zealand’s economy, and an interest in NZGCP’s leadership role in market. He has a strong level of understanding of the work of NZGCP, the environment it op

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