New Zealand Asian Leaders

Our Team

New Zealand Asian Leaders (NZAL) is pleased to announce new Co-Chairs and a new Board to take it forward into the next ten years.

Here are some of the NZAL goals and strategy reflecting our values and vision:

  • Strong board members who are competent, passionate and resourceful
  • Setting up an advisory board with diverse industry expertise
  • Strong business focus
  • Build up ties with Asian businesses representatives (including investments, SOE etc.) both onshore and offshore in Asia and Pacific

Promote Asian migrants value and integration into NZ Kiwi and Iwi cultures, display social responsibility roles and pay tribute to the adopted country, Aotearoa New Zealand.
NZ Asian Leaders with its strong 350 members and corporate sponsors represent diverse talents, expertise, uniqueness, humility, strengths and experiences that come from our culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds that can benefit NZ economy and enriched the communities wellbeing.

  • Kayo Sakey

    Co-Chair
    Kayo creates “tomorrow’s organisations” out of today’s. Her successful business track record...
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  • Lisa Li

    Co-Chair
    Lisa was born in northwest China’s Qinghai Province and grew up in Xian where she obtained a BA in...
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  • Dr Lincoln Dam

    Board Member & Secretary
    Dr Lincoln Dam was born in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) to a Thai-Chinese mother and a Chinese-Cambodian-refugee...
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  • Vincent Cheung

    Board Member
    As a commercially astute, tenacious and solution-focused executive, Vincent founded the Australasian...
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  • Sameer Handa

    Board Member
    Mr Handa became Chair of the India New Zealand Business Council in 2018, having been a Board member since...
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  • Dinesh Khadka

    Board Member
    Dinesh Khadka is a devoted member of the community and a leader who is a prominent figure involved in...
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  • David Lee

    Board Member
    David Lee is an urban planner by profession, with extensive governance experience in both the public...
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  • Bharat Chawla

    Advisory Council Member
    He has worked across more than 20 countries and cultures, always with the complete understanding of the...
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  • Mitchell Pham

    Advisory Council Member
    Mitchell Pham is a Vietnamese-Kiwi technology innovator and business entrepreneur of 3 decades in New...
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  • Ming Lim-Pollard

    Advisory Council Member
    Ming is an Independent Director & Founding Director of Endeavour Services Limited. Endeavour Services...
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  • Pauras Rege

    Advisory Council Member
    My name is Pauras Rege and I’m a successful Chartered Accountant with over 10 years’ experience in...
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  • Steven Song

    Advisory Council Member
    Steven is a Malaysian born Chinese who immigrated to New Zealand in 1990. He is currently the Chief Financial...
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