Greg Patchell

Greg leads Immigration New Zealand which provides stewardship of the immigration system to facilitate and protect New Zealand’s interests. It aims to deliver outstanding immigration services, bringing the best people to New Zealand to make it prosper.

Greg previously held roles as our Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) for the Market Services group, and acting DCE for our Corporate, Governance and Information group.

Before joining us, Greg was the Deputy Secretary for Commercial Solutions within the former Ministry of Economic Development (MED). He joined MED in November 2009 as Chief Information Officer and later was appointed Deputy Secretary of the Commercial Solutions Branch.

Before joining MED, he worked as an independent consultant in the areas of technology and management, across New Zealand and Australia.

Greg is also leading MBIE’s new Digital, Data and Insights Group, established in November 2020.