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The power of Davanti is in the strength of the team, below are the people who channel all that collaborative energy.
Meet our senior team
Former Olympian who now applies his competitive streak and commitment to excellence to technology solutions. Relishes solving complex business challenges during the week then morphs into a sideline supporter for his three sons during the weekend. Senior Architect for the Salesforce practice.
Brad Riley
Passionate digital strategist with a love for creating change through technology and avid footie fan. Heads up Marketing Automation Practice.
Colin Rebairo
Cloud advocate who has been dabbling in the Salesforce space for almost 10 years. Thinks consultancy first, technology second. Plays a mean guitar, so he says.
Dan McBeth
Loves turning the devil in the detail into business solutions. Dedicated dad, enjoys a good pinot. Leads delivery for the Salesforce practice.
Gareth Reason
Thrives on complex problems and is focused and driven to get the right results. Loves spending time on the water. Davanti Director.
Justin Hamilton
Working mum who runs her life and ours via apps, spreadsheets and caffeine. Heads up Ops & Admin at Davanti Consulting.
Kris Bowie
CRM and HR systems implementation specialist, avid football fan and wannabe wine aficionado. Heads up Operations at Davanti.
Paul Whittaker
Passionate about NZ’s capital city, particularly its mountain biking, spending time with my wife and 2 daughters and connecting people for mutual benefit. Wellington based Davanti Director.
Matt Farrar
Loves building strategies and solving problems. A life long learner with a passion for great design, cooking and sailing. Davanti Director.
Robert Carter
Driven to understand the social impact that design can have on our lives. Enthusiastic in work and life, with family at the heart of everything. Head of Design and Experience.
Viv Baartman
Our Story
We started out to build a business to accelerate change in New Zealand organisations by challenging the status quo.
Then, with visionary people, great partnerships and a healthy dose of innovation we changed the business consulting market for good.
For the first time, New Zealand organisations were set free from the boilerplate solutions and grey suits promising deliverables, process and lots of big documents that meant little in the real world.
Now, organisations enjoy not only the result but the entire process - which gets to the successful outcome quicker and better.
Davanti is more than just our name, it is our brand, what we stood for then, and what we stand for today.
Davanti means staying ahead.
It’s about changing organisations for the better.