Our Leadership Team | Verity Consulting

“Mike, our Verity leader, lives by his values and champions people, community, and relationships. His extensive IT and strategic management consulting experience includes working across national, regional and global levels in the UK, Singapore, and New Zealand.
He strives to make an impact that will effect positive change and believes in doing good business with sustainable outcomes.
Mike says his love of family, football, and good food (chilli and hops) keeps him going. His other passions are running, scooters, and long haired Weimaraners!”

Principal Consultant: Testing
“Dimitrios is an accomplished IT professional with over 23 years of experience, including 15 years as a Test Manager in both the private and public sector. He is proficient in DevOps, Agile, and all stages of the testing lifecycle.
With a talent for building and improving test practices, Dimitrios is a versatile and motivated leader who can set up a test team from scratch, enhance performance in existing teams, or lead a specialized team in challenging circumstances.
Dimitrios is well-travelled (he is an ex-merchant seaman after all) and full of surprises! In his free time he is an avid beekeeper and a fitness enthusiast, always on the go!”

Patrick Lane
Business Development Manager - Wellington
"Patrick’s experience as both a successful IT Recruiter and an impressive track record in QA, testing and professional services sales make him a valued member of our Verity team. He is passionate about helping organisations achieve their best outcomes and works to connect the talented team at Verity with customers who need their expert skills. Patrick is values driven and believe that doing business with honesty and integrity is the essence of establishing positive, strong, and lasting relationships.
Outside the workplace, Patrick's passions are family, friends, football, golf, boogie-boarding, and the special needs community. He is actively involved with Special Olympics and is on the board of Evaro to help empower adults with disabilities. Coffee is another big love, and he welcomes the chance to connect over a cuppa.”

Business Development Manager - Auckland
"With over 25 years of technology recruitment and IT consulting experience, Tony has a proven history in building highly skilled technology teams that leverage their collective skillsets to deliver outstanding business outcomes and great results. He prides himself on getting things done and is an advocate for our customers, going above and beyond to ensure that the experience they get with Verity is of the highest standard.
Based in Auckland, he is focused on cultivating strong relationships with our clients, identifying consulting opportunities where our talented group of professionals can deliver value through their subject matter expertise, technical capabilities and thought leadership skillsets.
Tony is an avid fan of rock music, sports cars, and electric guitars. He enjoys any code with a football and is happiest when spending time with his family on a beach, either locally in Takapuna or back home in his native Croatia.”