At Lone Nut Enterprises we're here to help both commercial and social enterprises get off the ground and achieve success.

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Established by Simon Challies, otherwise known as the Lone Nut.  Simon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, was Deloitte Top 200 Executive of the Year in 2014, INFINZ Leader for 2013 and NZ Shareholders Association Beacon Award recipient for 2011.

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Simon was Chief Financial Officer (1999-2006) and Chief Executive (2006-2017) of Ryman Healthcare - one of NZ's most successful companies on the NZX and one of Boston Consulting Group's Top 10 value creators in the health sector globally.

 

The "Lone Nut" originates from the Derek Sivers Ted Talk on "How to Start a  Movement"

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