The ex-patriate's return to New Zealand echoes a trend in the past four years.
Former Uber executive AJ Tills has returned to New Zealand to become the chief marketing officer (CMO) of Crimson Global Academy, the first registered online high school in New Zealand.
Tills, who joined Uber six years ago, led the ride-sharer’s expansion across New Zealand and Australia before working in New York City as the global marketing leader for Jump - Uber’s micro mobility offering.
His decision to return to New Zealand echoes a trend over the past four years with an increasing number of New Zealanders returning home. New Zealand’s net migration rate was 11.4 per 1,000 people in the year ended June 2019, reflecting annual net migration of about 56,000 for a population of about 4.9 million. This rate is more than triple recent migration rates in the United States and United Kingdom.
On his appointment and return to New Zealand from the US, Tills said his home country has the potential to become a leading tech hub.
Founder of CGA and CEO of Crimson Education, Jamie Beaton, said the online school is attracting top talent like Tills, because of the potential to impact and scale the new model of education across the globe.
“We’re providing a really personalised and responsive learning environment,” he said.
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