Emily Vaka'uta

Emily, Co-CEO of Springload Te Pipītanga, is a chartered accountant with degrees in Bachelor of Commerce and Administration and Bachelor of Tourism. She has 20 years in financial services. Over 10 years of these were spent in hedge funds, leading teams across medium and large organisations (local and global). For eight years she worked in the Cayman Islands (nothing like the movies apparently), where she represented the country in flag football (think ripper rugby American football style).