Craig Ellison

Craig is the Chief Executive Officer for Ngāi Tahu Holdings. He has extensive experience in governance across a wide range of sectors. He is Chair of Wellington Zoo.

Past roles show a long involvement in the Fisheries and Seafood sector including running the marketing, finance and quota management for his family company, Ōtākou Fisheries. He was the past Chair of the Ngāi Tahu Seafood, Poutama Trust, Moana Pacific, Prepared Foods, the NZ Seafood Standards Council, as well as serving on the Executive of the Fishing Industry Association Board, and numerous stakeholder organisations.

He has previously served on the Board of Airways New Zealand, NIWA, the Trade Liberalisation Network, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. and Co-chaired the PECC Fisheries Task Force (with Chinese Taipei).

Craig was a Commissioner with the Treaty of Waitangi Fisheries Commission (Te Ohu Kai Moana) as it worked though the Allocation model and giving effect to the Fisheries Settlement. After the agreement on allocation methodology Craig served on the board of Aotearoa Fisheries. He was also a member on the Te Ohu Kai Moana review panel.

Craig graduated from Otago University with a Masters in Zoology and is a proud alumni of the Te Hono group (class of 2015).