BIF - New advisor to the Booster Innovation Fund

We wish to advise that Daniela (Dana) McKenzie has been appointed as an advisor to the Booster Innovation Fund with effect from 14 August 2023.

The role of advisor is to provide oversight and support to the management team and advise the Investment Committee on investment opportunities, investment partners, investment strategy and valuations.

Dana is an experienced entrepreneur, advisor and recognised member of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. For over 20 years Dana’s career has taken her from her native Romania to America, Switzerland, France and New Zealand. Her specialty is working at the intersection of technology and science. Experienced in taking innovations to the world, in different markets, helps Dana have a pragmatic assessing and guiding approach to the start-ups that attempt the same with limited financial resources. In New Zealand since 2014, Dana has made several investments in early-stage companies and is an experienced director having served on their Boards. Dana holds an MSc in Computer Science from University of Colorado in Boulder and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland and is currently Head of Global Partnerships at Ara Ake, a business driving growth and adoption of new and emerging energy technologies.

The Booster Innovation Fund team is excited to have Dana on board, and is looking forward to benefiting from her expertise in the innovation sector.

Subsequent to Dana’s appointment as an advisor, the following are considered Directors and Senior Managers for disclosure purposes under the NZX listing rules:

BIML Director:

Paul Foley
Richard Kirkland
John Selby
Melanie Templeton
Allan Yeo

BIML Senior Manager:

Alison Payne
Di Papadopoulos
Natasha Keddie
Andrew Hughes
Nic Craven
Mihaela Chitu

BIF Senior Manager:

John Selby
Dana McKenzie
Nic Craven
David Beattie
Brendon Doyle
Melissa Yiannoutsos


For more information, please contact:
Gary Scott
Company Secretary
Booster Investment Management Limited
04 8944300



About Booster
Booster Investment Management Limited (Booster) is the manager and issuer of the Fund, and part of the Booster Group which has been helping New Zealanders save since 1998. The group currently administers superannuation and investment funds of over $5 billion on behalf of more than 190,000 New Zealanders.
BIF is a managed investment fund that invests in early-stage companies founded on intellectual property originated or developed in New Zealand.
For more information, including a copy of the Product Disclosure Statement and the net asset value per unit, please visit www.booster.co.nz

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