ABOUT GATT CONSULTING LTD

OUR VALUES

People are important

  • Our clients are our market priority - our staff are our market advantage.

Honesty and integrity

  • We work with honesty and integrity, believing these to be the basis of a trusting working relationship.

Delivering what we promise

  • We deliver on our projects and are responsive to our client needs.

Inclusiveness

  • We work together and with others to achieve outstanding results.

Leadership

  • We provide high quality, timely, reliable and innovative solutions by employing skilled and experienced people and continually extending their capability.

Sustainability

  • We use sustainable business practices in order to minimise our impact on the environment.

OUR TEAM

Gatt Consulting Ltd consists of a team of skilled, knowledgeable and experienced professionals.

Leigh GattLeigh Gatt - Managing Director

Master of Management; Diploma of Business; Diploma of Social Studies.

Leigh has worked in the local government sector in Australia and New Zealand for over 25 years. Working initially in the community development field, her more recent work has been around strategic planning, outcomes, research, project management and organisational development.

Leigh has chaired several regional committees and been on national working parties. She has many years of experience as a senior manager of a research team and has been an advisor to units of local government on the development of strategic alliances between central and local government, strategic planning and measurement of outcomes in the public sector. She has also advised central government departments on strategic planning, outcome hierarchies and indicator development.
 

Elizabeth Kerekere

Te Whanau a Kai, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Rongowhakaata

Bachelor of Arts (Gender); Diploma in Teaching; Certificate in Multicultural Education.

Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience working within Maori, community and government organisations. She is a skilled researcher and facilitator. Elizabeth has a particular skill in gaining access and giving voice to marginalised communities, and has conducted numerous engagement programmes with Maori. She has held many positions on local, regional and national advisory boards and is currently Chair of Tiwhanawhana Trust, and a Trustee of the National Council of NZ Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development, and the National Youth Workers Network Assn.

IMG_5333Brian Field

Master of Arts in Social Science Research; Post Graduate Diploma in Social Sector Evaluation and Research; Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Social Policy.

Brian has worked in both the private and public sector and was a business owner before working extensively in the health sector undertaking service reviews and evaluations. He is an experienced and accomplished social researcher with extensive skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods. Brian works on principles of honesty and integrity and is motivated by social change that occurs as a result of his work.
 

Jo-Anne Hazel

Master of Philosophy (Distinction); Postgraduate Diploma in Business Communication; Bachelor of Psychology.

 

Jo is a researcher with extensive experience working with central and local government, business, and the not-for-profit sector. Jo specialises in qualitative research techniques, including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and content analysis. She is a very skilled writer, and uses her considerable people skills, logic and organising ability to manage projects, ensuring that they are well communicated, on time and on budget.

 

Louise Davidson

Bachelor of Social Sciences; Post-Grad Diploma in Economic Development; Post-Grad Diploma in Arts (Social Policy). 

Louise has worked in the private and not-for-profit sectors as well as local government. Her strengths are in the community development sector where she has extensive experience in project planning and management, research and policy development and analysis, strategic planning, and facilitation. Louise has led the development of several local government-based policies and strategies. Her key areas of knowledge and passion are in affordable and healthy housing, community development, youth development, and gender analysis.
 

Gatt Consulting Ltd also has  a pool of associates that are specifically selected and assigned to projects.

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