Mitchell Pham is leaving after six years.
Mitchell Pham.
After six years in an unpaid capacity, NZTech chair Mitchell Pham has passed the baton to the next generation.
During Pham’s term, NZTech has grown from representing 423 members to 1780 and from a single association to a Tech Alliance of 20 associations, chief executive Graeme Muller said.
Pham was one of the refugees to get out of Vietnam in the 1980s. He survived several near-death experiences crossing the South China Sea and two perilous years in four refugee camps in Indonesia.
He said he resettled in the best country on earth, received world-class education, established his life in New Zealand, built a technology business group and expanded back into Vietnam years later. He is not leaving NZTech entirely and will continue to work in his role as deputy chair.
NZTech’s new chair is Delphine Ducaruge, general manager of SiteM8, an NZTech startup member. Ducaruge was elected to the board in 2020 and has been a member of its finance sub board.
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