Meet the team
Our Team
Our team is the secret to our success and rapid growth into one of Blenheim and Marlborough’s most reliable and trusted electrical companies.
Aotea Electric Marlborough currently employs 22 full-time staff across our two interlinked departments. Every member of our team is hardworking, dedicated and committed to providing you with outstanding electrical services.
GENERAL MANAGER
Tim Griffin
Tim is the General Manager of Aotea Electric Marlborough loves a coffee first thing and last thing at night, with a bit of an obsession with Rubic Cubes. Coming from a Mechanical engineering and business background, Tim has spent most of his life working for Oil companies worldwide.
A typical day at AEM involves working with an amazing team assisting the divisional managers, managing accounts, strategic planning, and growth, with a constant search on the horizon for innovation and sustainable opportunities to incorporate into the day-to-day business.
Tim moved to Blenheim in 2019, enjoying the weather, Mountain biking and the serenity of the great Marlborough Sounds. You’ll find Tim taking time out enjoying Reformer Pilates, Time with the Family and Little Tilly (family staffy).
OFFICE MANAGER
Maxine Kenny
Maxine is our busy office superstar. She’s the friendly voice on the phone, gets the jobs booked in, sorts out the invoicing keeps on top of the general office tasks, but above all, keeps the boys in line.
A born and bred Marlburian, Maxine started with Phil back at Powered Electrics in 2013 before the move to Aotea Electric Marlborough in 2016. She loves Marlborough for its great weather, close access to the Marlborough Sounds and the local wineries don’t hurt either.
On the weekend you might find Maxine hanging out with friends; watching a rugby game, playing cards and enjoying some sport, with netball and rugby being her top picks. Her son, Jack is in the 1st XV Marlborough Boys College Rugby team so she often spends her Saturdays in winter watching him play in Blenheim or Christchurch.
SERVICING MANAGER
Matt Ker
Matt is our Servicing Manager at Aotea Electric Marlborough joining the team over four years ago, his day normally includes residential, industrial and commercial servicing quotes, scheduling of workloads across the division’s team along with most importantly; managing customer relationships.
Matt has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the electrical trade, he has over 18 years of experience in the electrical industry, both in sales as well as an electrician, so knows the business front to back.
He considers himself a newbie to Marlborough, moving here 19 years ago and thinks the weather is awesome, the people are great and there is so much to do. He has recently started his hand at golf and you might find him discovering local walking tracks on the weekends.
CONTRACTS MANAGER
Chris Young
Chris started at Aotea Electric Marlborough in 2018 and is our Contracts Manager, his busy day normally includes liaising with customers, providing quotes and tenders for Commercial electrical projects, not to mention booking in jobs that make the cut with the Aotea Marlborough team.
Chris is a qualified electrician with over 13 years in the trade, starting his electrical apprenticeship in Dunedin after completing school. Chris and his wife Jodie, made the move north to Blenheim from Dunedin in 2012, where Chris originally worked for Laser Electrical in Blenheim, making the shift to the Aotea Electric Marlborough team in 2018.
In his spare time, you might find him fishing or playing football or squash with mates. He loves the warmer weather of Marlborough and thinks the people are pretty awesome.
HVAC MANAGER
Kevin Wyngaard
Kevin’s our super organised and approachable HVAC. He makes sure the team is kept busy with jobs, visits clients daily and assists with project quoting. Kevin has been in the electrical industry for over 15 years, originally completing a four-year apprenticeship, and joined the Aotea Electric Marlborough team in 2019.
Kevin and his family made the move down south, from Auckland to Blenheim almost three years ago, to get away from the busy Auckland traffic and to what he considers, a pretty beautiful part of New Zealand.
On the weekend you might find Kevin out fishing in the Marlborough Sounds, socialising with friends or hanging out with his family.
SERVICING SUPERVISOR
Jeremy Ham
Jeremy is Aotea Electric Marlborough’s Servicing Supervisor, and our data, fire and tech expert, and the self-proclaimed geek of the company; because he can fix just about anything!
He’s also a geek for classic BMW cars; having owned a 1986 E30 since he was 19 years old. His other interests include Crossfit, tramping and craft beer. He’s also a Marlburian born and bred, loves living here for the climate, the size, the people and the activities here, “it’s got it all!” he reckons.
Joining us in 2016, Jeremy brought with him over 10 years experience in the industry. His expertise and passion within the electrician industry lies with data and network solutions. He also works on fire prevention systems, electrical installations, quotes for fibre and structured network cabling, as well as WiFi solutions.
Jeremy is a fantastic asset to the Aotea Electric Marlborough team, having studied at Canterbury University towards both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts, he offers experience with telephone systems, network cabling sales and installations.
