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
Michael Russell
CEO
Jeremy Nees
Chief Operations Officer
Rachel Bond
GM - Finance
Gemma McClurg
GM - People & Culture
Spencer Turner
GM - Services
Graham Shaw
Head of Shared Services
Matt Cotton-Everitt
Head of IT & Systems
Our board of directors
Ross Jenkins
Jason Trower
Rt. Hon Bill English
Michael Russell
Michael Russell
CEO
With a vision of connecting Kiwi businesses with the technology they need to excel, Michael provides the leadership, management and vision necessary to continue to grow and meet our company goals. He oversees the commercial, people performance and customer requirements and includes strategic leadership, building capability and shaping culture.
Jeremy Nees
Chief Operations Officer
Jeremy is our resident thought leader with a huge amount of knowledge on all things cloud, having worked across service provider environments, local government and large enterprise organisations. Jeremy is responsible for leading our enterprise cloud and security consulting and cloud managed services, with focus also on the productisation of our wider global service offering.
Rachel Bond
GM - Finance
Rachel heads up our finance & accounting team. Having joined in 2012, with over 10 years of experience in finance roles, Rachel has since led The Instillery through multiple mergers and been instrumental in our growth to date and beyond.
Gemma McClurg
GM - People & Culture
With an exceptional degree of experience in all things people, Gemma is in the perfect position to ensure The Instillery is and remains to be an employer of choice. As our champion for ensuring the human element is at the core of everything we do, Gemma forms a key part of our business, coaching and advising our managers and people in all facets of our capability and culture.
Spencer Turner
GM - Services
As our General Manager of Services, Spencer leads a team of highly-skilled technical engineers and dedicated customer operations experts who are responsible for bringing our customer's needs to life through world-leading technology solutions and innovation. Over his career, Spencer has worked across a wide range of management positions for UK, US, German, and Japanese software and IT firms, building on his impressive leadership and technical expertise along the way.
Matt Cotton-Everitt
Head of IT & Systems
With more than 17 years of experience spanning a wide range of IT delivery roles, Matt is in a perfect position, as our Head of IT and Systems, to ensure our people have the tools needed to instill capability, transformation, and belief into businesses across New Zealand.
Graham Shaw
Head of Shared Services
As an experienced project delivery professional with a demonstrated history of 20+ years working in the information technology and services industry, Graham has the skills, passion and knowledge needed to ensure the outcomes set out by our business are achieved.
Ross Jenkins
Ross is a leader in the NZ tech space, advising some of the most innovative companies in Aotearoa. He works closely with our leadership team to help realise the full potential of The Instillery and maximise the opportunity we’ve built as "the first mover" in our space. In his spare time, he’s most likely found on a golf course.
Jason Trower
Jason is an experienced business leader with a strong background in the NZ tech space and the New Zealand Dairy industry. He takes pride in helping develop our whanau and teams to achieve both business and personal success.
Rt. Hon Bill English
Bill has extensive experience from his time in government where he oversaw a series of large scale multi-billion dollar investments as both Finance Minister and PM. Bill’s background and experience with New Zealand’s public sector, along with his commitment to lifelong learning accelerates The Instillery’s ambitions and growth and ambition plans. Bill has a strong interest in Aotearoa’s IT and Agriculture sectors, he is involved with many private-sector tech companies helping elevate NZ’s future.
Michael Russell
With a vision of connecting Kiwi businesses with the technology they need to excel, Michael provides the leadership, management and vision necessary to continue to grow and meet our company goals. He oversees the commercial, people performance and customer requirements and includes strategic leadership, building capability and shaping culture.
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.
