My Net Worth: Peter Chrisp, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise chief executive

My Net Worth: Peter Chrisp, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise chief executive
Peter Chrisp. (Image: Supplied)
Jacques Steenkamp
Pete Chrisp has been the chief executive of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for the past 14 years. He is married with three children. At 63, Pete still enjoys surfing and has recently sailed across the Atlantic on a sailboat.I was born and bred on the east coast of New Zealand, and am deeply rooted in that provincial community. My great-great-grandfather, Captain Thomas, arrived in 1874, and as a result, several branches of the family stem from that ancestor, and we remain strongly connected to Gisborne's history. He came from Northum...

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