About Us

The Instillery is an award-winning, 100% Kiwi-owned technology company, headquartered right here in Aotearoa.

We deliver top-shelf, refined technology so potent, it’s future-proofed.

We are here for the next generation of entrepreneurs, visionaries, and idealists. To breed a culture of empowerment over dependency that elevates technology, people, and processes.

Our purpose is to instill belief and pour capability into the bloodstream of businesses.

The way we work

Ko ia kāhore nei i rapu, tē kitea.

He who does not seek will not find.

 

We believe in disruption, reinvention, and growth. Our approach is not about "doing it to a business" or selling for selling's sake, but about instilling confidence and belief in our clients. We enable them to create a digital engine that drives their business towards becoming their own agents of change.

 

Over 30 years, we've merged five of Aotearoa's best technology and support providers to form a powerhouse of disruptive innovation. Our team of passionate 'Instillers' is on a mission to instigate change and put the power of the world's best technology in the hands of those who hunger for innovation.

 

We always aim to do good, and we hold ourselves to the highest possible standard. We leave every environment we touch better and stronger than when we found it. We're here to do great things with people who have great ambition because, as we believe, those who dare, win.

our leadership team

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Michael Russell

CEO

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Jeremy Nees

Chief Operations Officer

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Rachel Bond

GM - Finance

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Gemma McClurg

GM - People & Culture

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Spencer Turner

GM - Services

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Graham Shaw

Head of Shared Services

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Matt Cotton-Everitt

Head of IT & Systems

Our board of directors

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Ross Jenkins

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Jason Trower

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Rt. Hon Bill English

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Michael Russell

Industry Awards

It’s always humbling to see the hard work that The Instillery whānau do being recognised by the technology industry. Since 2015, The Instillery has become a finalist for and won multiple industry awards. Check them out below.

2023

  • Zscaler Partner Awards - Service Innovation Partner of the Year (Won)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Partner Innovation - Enterprise (Finalist)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Technology Innovation - Cloud (Finalist)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Technology Innovation - Security (Finalist)

2022

  • Zscaler ANZ Solution Provider of the Year (Winner)
  • HPE Silver Partner of the Year Award (Winner)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Partner Innovation - Enterprise (Winner)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Technology Innovation - Cloud (Finalist)
  • Reseller Innovation Awards - Technology Innovation - Security (Finalist)
  • LogRhythm - Best Growth Partner of the Year (Winner)

2021

  • Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards - Azure Migrate (Finalist)
  • LogRhythm Awards -New Zealand’s Best Growth Partner (Winner)
  • Reseller Awards - Partner Innovation - Enterprise (Finalist)
  • Reseller Awards - Technology Innovation - Cloud (Finalist)
  • Reseller Awards - Technology Innovation - Digital Transformation (Finalist)
  • Waikato Business Awards - Business Growth & Strategy (Finalist)

2020

  • TIN Report - TIN100 #62
  • TIN Report - EY Ten Companies to Watch (#9)
  • TIN Report - Rising Star Companies
  • Westpac Waikato Business Awards - CEO of the Year (Mike Jenkins)
  • Finalist - Westpac Waikato Business Awards - Strategy & Growth
  • Finalist (Highly Commended) - Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards - Azure Migrate
  • Finalist - Microsoft New Zealand Partner Awards - Empowering Employees
  • Reseller News Innovation Awards - Cloud, Emerging Technologies
  • Finalist - Reseller News Innovation Awards - Smart Technology, Emerging Technologies
  • Finalist - Reseller News Innovation Awards - Management Excellence (Jeremy Nees)
  • Finalist (Highly Commended) - Reseller News Innovation Awards - Marketing Excellence (Jack Downs)
  • 6x Finalists - Reseller News Women in ICT Awards (Olivia Fogarty, Sabrina Jay, Michelle Edwin, Tania Allison, Helen Hansen, Stephanie McCarthy)

2019

  • Microsoft NZ Azure Migrate Partner of the Year
  • Zscaler NZ Partner of the Year
  • HP NZ Partner Awards - Silver Partner of the Year
  • HPe NZ Partner Awards - Silver Partner of the Year
  • TIN100 Supreme Scale-Ups: 5th in the Next100
  • CIO50 Ones to watch (Mike Jenkins & Jeremy Nees)

2018

  • Microsoft NZ Applications Infrastructure Partner of the Year
  • Reseller News Innovation Awards - Homegrown Export Award
  • Reseller News Innovation Awards - Entrepreneurship Management Excellence Award (Mike Jenkins)
  • CIO100 Mike Jenkins, The Instillery (#14-100)

2017

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 500 - 4th fastest growing tech company in NZ
  • IDC ANZ Digital Transformation Award
  • Reseller News ICT Industry Awards - Enterprise Cloud Partner Award
  • Reseller News ICT Industry Awards - Homegrown Innovator of the Year - Cloud Partner
  • Finalist - NZ CIO Awards - Best ICT Team Culture Award
  • Finalist - NZ CIO Awards - Executive Team of the Year
  • Finalist - CIO100 Mike Jenkins, The Instillery (#31-100)

2016

  • NZ CIO Awards - NZ Emerging ICT Leader (Mike Jenkins)
  • Reseller News ICT Industry Awards - Midmarket Cloud Partner of the Year
  • Finalist - NZ CIO Awards - Best ICT Team Culture Award
  • Finalist - NZ CIO Awards - Executive Team of the Year

2015

  • Finalist - Reseller News ICT Industry Awards - Homegrown Innovator of the Year