Our specialist Investor Visa Team.

Craig Elliott

Craig’s career in the Silicon Valley began in 1985 after he was named the top salesman for Apple Computer just out of college. Instead of a bonus, Craig won a brand new Porsche from Steve Jobs and was later offered a job at Apple headquarters.

Following his tenure at Apple, Craig joined the founders of Packeteer, an innovative networking startup, to become employee number three and the company’s first CEO. Craig led Packeteer through an IPO and a two billion dollar valuation in 1999. Next, he founded Pertino, another networking company, where he also served as CEO.

Since his honeymoon in NZ in 1995, Craig has loved New Zealand and working with New Zealand companies. He built a programme for Computer Science students from New Zealand to participate in internships at high tech companies in Silicon Valley and founded the Kiwi Landing zone in San Francisco. He has also been a board member for Xero, Magic Memories, Enable Networks and ezyVet.

Edmund Mah

Edmund is originally from Penang, Malaysia but spent most of his career in Singapore where he held senior management/financial roles. He studied in Australia to secure a degree in Economics before completing an MBA in the UK. Edmund was experienced in living life aboard.

After attending a New Zealand Investor focused seminar in Singapore, he discussed migration with Malcolm Pacific Immigration. The rest is history. Edmund was approved under the Investor Visa programme and moved his family to Auckland.

Today Edmund is part of the senior team leading Evolve Education one of Australasia's largest and leading early childhood education providers. Edmund and his family have settled quickly into the New Zealand lifestyle and our country is benefiting from his senior management expertise.

Ron Patrick

Ron hails from New Jersey and ran his own plumbing, heating, and air conditioning business. He later joined the family business Alacer Corp who created “Emergen-C”. This is one of the world’s largest and most recognised brands of vitamins. With Ron putting his shoulder to the wheel at Alacer the company experienced significant growth until the family sold out in 2012.

Ron then looked for his next adventure and through a kiwi connection landed in New Zealand with his family. Ron successfully passed through the Investor migrant programme and today is a NZ citizen (read official kiwi). Ron keeps himself busy with commercial/residential property investments and developments.

When Ron is not out enjoying the waters of the Hauraki Gulf you will find him looking for his next investment project. As Ron says “I cannot express the gratitude I have from the friendships and close friends I have developed in the past eight years. I have more people in my life today than I ever had. I can’t wait for another Thanksgiving”.

Dr Hans Albrecht

Hans is a man of many talents. A Fulbright scholar with a PhD in medicine and a law degree from Harvard University plus admission to the New York bar. Hans has an impressive career in finance. Formerly managing partner at one of Germany’s leading private equity firms IMM, then establishing Carlyle Europe, the first non-US fund of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. Today Hans is the founding partner and MD of Nordwind Capital.

In his spare time, Hans has funded movie productions, charities including building schools in Myanmar, sponsoring medical students and teachers into schools. He keeps himself busy supporting NGOs and start-ups.

Hans and his wife Ursula sailed into New Zealand and were captured by the beauty of our country. The couple flew through the Investor Visa programme to secure residence. A variety of local investments are supporting New Zealand’s environment through green investments, recycling initiatives, start-ups, and seed investment into a “deep science incubator” with Icehouse. New Zealand is benefiting from the Albrecht’s smart capital and people talent.