TEKAM Senior Team
Ken Evans
Director/Shareholder, (Sales, design engineering).
A Marine Engineer and Former Secondary School teacher
40+ years’ experience in Meat processing and Rendering operations, Business turn around, Change management, Contract and Project Management fields.
Property and retail development: large scale retail refurbishment and green field projects for 3 Guys and Foodtown Supermarkets.
Business and operational management of James Hardie Building Services: Major NZ high rise, Infrastructure and commercial building services, design/build contracts.
Food Industry Consultants Group and Tekam NZ Ltd By-products and meat processing refurbishment and new plant design/build projects.
Ing (Sharleen) Nicholls
Shareholder. (Financial controller/accounts/admin)
Financial control & Accountant with 30 years’ experience in accounting and financial control of building, retail and property development in NZ.
Brian Nicholls
Managing Director. (Infrastructure, Tekam Marine Boat building, Construction/Building & timber processing)
International business owner/operator for many years owning and operating: Fishing and processing, Freight haulage, Livestock exporter, Retailing, Property development, Waste water treatment, Timber processing and house building.
Kim van Hooijdonk
Design Draughtsperson – 2D & 3D Engineering
Kim specialises in 2D and 3D engineering design and drafting, bringing more than 25 years of experience in the engineering industry. Detail-oriented and highly skilled, Kim has a proven background in the wine and food sectors. She has extensive experience producing manufacturing drawings for large meat industry and waste management projects during her prior time as a contract draughtsperson for Tekam Engineering.
She holds a New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and a Certificate in Quality Assurance, combining technical expertise with a strong focus on accuracy and compliance.
Mark Westcott
Health and Safety Manager
Owner/operator H&S training and consulting.