George Neonakis

George Neonakis has extensive experience in technology and management roles, currently serving as the Honorary Consul at the Consulate of Greece in New Zealand since June 2017. Since May 2012, George has held multiple positions at Statistics New Zealand, including Manager of DevOps Digital Services - Analytics and Technology Change Manager, overseeing the delivery of the Integrated Data Infrastructure, a comprehensive dataset that integrates various government data. George has also acted as Service Demand Manager, leading a team of IT professionals, and served as IT Delivery Manager, contributing to the Standardised Data Dissemination Management program. Previous roles include Information Services Project Manager at Bupa Care Services and Group Information Services Project Manager at PGG Wrightson Ltd, along with credit management at PGG Wrightson. George holds a degree as a Certified Scrum Master and has completed various professional certifications, including ITIL Foundation and KAIZEN Lean Essentials.