Department of Management and Marketing

A delicious morning tea hosted by staff of the Unitec Department of Management and Marketing welcomed their new Head of Department, Sukesh SUKAMARAN today. Colleagues from associated departments from the Faculty of Creative Industries and Business also joined in the celebration and welcome.

Sukesh Sukamaran: Head of Department Management & Marketing

Sukesh has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Geophysics) (Hons) and a from Otago University, Master of Business Administration. Originally employed as an oil and gas geophysicist in his homeland of Malaysia, Sukesh has worked in 12 countries across four continents, in various international business development, sales and marketing, management and leadership roles in a wide range of organisations and companies.

In New Zealand, Sukesh has worked in large businesses including Crown Minerals, Telecom NZ and KPMG Consulting, and more recently at Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development (ATEED). Sukesh has also had leadership and management roles in smaller innovation-driven companies such as The Web Company, winner of Waitakere “Best Mid-Sized Business Award” in 2009, and is well connected with local businesses in and around Auckland. He has also been working in a mentor role over the past seven years, providing online/web/social media insight and expertise to help grow businesses that appreciate the opportunities to be had online.

Over the past year, Sukesh has triggered several initiatives with business such as the West Business Leaders Forum, bringing public and private sector together to discuss and evolve local socio-economic issues and opportunities, often having Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse as a guest member. He is an Advisory Group member of the West Auckland Business Club (formerly Waitakere Business Club) and was the host of their Business After 5 networking events. He is also connected with Council initiaves such at the Ultra Fast Broadband project, and its rollour priorities in collaboration with Local Board Chairs. At ATEED, Sukesh championed a values-based approach to engaging local business and local economic development, and at the last Westpac AKL West Business Awards, he pioneered a social media driven people’s Choice Award, which over 3 weeks garnered 4500 winning votes from 20 different countries globally.

Sukesh’s move to Unitec, he says, represents his next leg of his career and passion to create and add value to (local/AKL) businesses and therefore NZ’s economy. “Unitec has clearly stepped outside traditional academia, in its objective to make a difference to people’s lives, and I know I can help to add value here”, he says. “DoMM is one of the largest department at Unitec, and therefore the opportunity to lead Unitec’s vision and values is one that DoMM can own”.

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