Will Reedy
CEO
Spark Health

As Spark Health CEO I work in the Business and Consumer Clusters (exec team) to focus on Health and Life Sciences (Health, Disability, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Health Insurance). Health and Life Sciences is the first true industry vertical capability established in Spark.

In this role I am responsible for:

• Leading New Zealand's largest digital health services provider
• Delivering Spark Health and Wellness Vision and Strategy
• Leading the Spark Health Squad in providing input into health and life science industry solutions across Spark Group
• Supporting key customers on their digital transformation journey to deliver better health outcomes
• Maintaining and developing key relationships with customers and partners
• Providing strategic advice to key customers
• Working with the Leadership Squad to consider acquisition and investment opportunities

I also continue to work as a doctor one day a week at Counties Manukau District Health Board.

Nathan Bryant-Taukiri
Chief Executive
Rea

Nathan has combined his love of people and passion for technology throughout his career. He has spent 17 years in technology resourcing through his company Potentia, supporting the people and organisations that enable technology progression, and is now the co-founder and CEO of Rea - a social enterprise whose purpose is to enable anyone to realise their potential, and a great future in tech, by rapidly acquiring the right skills to thrive. He is especially committed to helping uplift those people, and communities, that need it most.

Having founded a number of ventures, while being actively involved in the local start-up scene, Nathan's an entrepreneur at his core. As well as being an early stage business investor, he's committed to supporting Kiwi businesses and entrepreneurs; whether that's through coaching, strategy advice, or governance via the various board assignments that he holds.

Stephen Su'a
Intern
Rea

Stephen finished high school and received a scholarship to Otago University where he then realised it was not the right fit for him. He moved back to Auckland where he worked multiple labouring jobs, but then felt that he was capable of so much more. He decided to leave his most recent career as a builder and enrolled himself in Rea’s Accelerated Pathway Program where he discovered a new sense of purpose, and confidence in who he is, and will become. This has led him down a path that has launched his technology journey as an aspiring technologist.

Discovering the technology industry through Rea, Stephen has developed his confidence, and passion for growth. He is committed to changing the perception of who he is and where he is from, to a proud, capable, 24-year-old Samoan from Otara South Auckland.

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Rebecca McBeth
HiNZ News Editor

Rebecca McBeth joined the HiNZ team as editor of eHealthNews.nz in January 2018. Rebecca was previously news editor at Digital Health Intelligence in London and prior to that, was the senior health reporter at The Christchurch Press, where she won a NZ Canon Media Award and a NZ Reporting Diversity award. Based in Auckland, she is committed to communicating news, experience and knowledge throughout New Zealand’s data and digital health sector.