BIF – New advisor to the Booster Innovation Fund

BIF – Appointment of new advisor for the Booster Innovation Fund

9 August 2023

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:

Name Position BIML
Director
BIML
Senior
Manager
BIF
Senior
Manager
Paul Foley Director
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Richard Kirkland Independent Director
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John Selby Independent Director and Advisor
✓

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Melanie Templeton Independent Director
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Allan Yeo Director
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Alison Payne Chief Operating Officer
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Di Papadopoulos Chief Customer Officer
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Natasha Keddie Head of Finance and Administration
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Andrew Hughes Chief Risk Officer
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Nic Craven Chief investment Officer
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Mihaela Chitu Head of Technology Solutions
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Dana McKenzie Advisor


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David Beattie Principal
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Brendon Doyle Director – Direct Investments
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Melissa Yiannoutsos Booster Innovation Fund Manager
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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