People

Matt Freeman - Managing Director

B.Com (Adelaide)

Founder Matt Freeman has nine years experience in niche business media and has won numerous awards for his publications. Like many publishers he has a broad range of skills including writing, editing, sales, marketing, accounting and design. His editorial interests are in business reporting. Freeman’s previous business experience is predominantly in sales, marketing and management in the retail travel and telecommunications sectors.

Mobile: 
+64 27 471 1113
Phone: 
+64 4 8315151
matt [dot] freeman [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Gavin Evans - Editor

B.A. (Victoria), Dip. Journalism

Gavin started his career with the Evening Post in Wellington in 1988. He has spent the past 16 years in financial journalism, first with the New Zealand Press Association and then with Bloomberg News prior to his current appointment. In that time he has covered most of New Zealand's major corporates, as well as specialising in energy, ports and forestry.

Mobile: 
+64 274 335845
Phone: 
+64 4 8315151
gavin [dot] evans [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Madeleine Sefton - Accounts Manager

B.Ed, Dip.T

A teacher by trade, Madeleine manages the day-to-day financial operations of Freeman Media and is a founding director of the business. Madeleine is studying to complete a BCA and teaches 5 year old children part-time.

Phone: 
+64 4 8315150
madeleine [dot] sefton [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Margaret McCrone

Margaret is a law student at Victoria University and provides part-time support for Freeman Media's research activities. Margaret works on the energy resource factfile and organisation factfile system for Energy News, and is developing a GIS capability for these databases.

Phone: 
+64 4 8315155
margaret [dot] mccrone [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Edward White - Journalist

Master of Media Practice (University of Sydney), B.A (International Relations & Political Science) VUW

Edward recently moved back to Wellington after 3 years in Sydney. In 2009 he gained experience working at Fox Sports Television (Premier Media Group). He has had articles published in the Sydney City Hub and the Sydney Inner West Independent newspapers.

Mobile: 
+64 21 802558
Phone: 
+64 4 8315157
edward [dot] white [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Brendan Pfahlert - Business Development Manager

BCA

Brendan has worked as an Economist and Commercial Manager and also has experience in various sales and business development roles.

Mobile: 
+64 21994053
Phone: 
+64 4 8315155
brendan [dot] pfahlert [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Ross Billingsley - Subscriptions Co-ordinator

BCA

Ross is a marketing graduate from Victoria University in Wellington. He recently returned from the UK where he was subscriptions coordinator and account manager for a range of financial publications covering the global aviation financing, asset management and insurance and re-insurance markets. He is a qualified tennis coach and has five years experience coaching in Wellington and the UK.

Phone: 
+64 4 8315153
ross [dot] billingsley [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Kimberley Wynbergen - Events Manager

Kimberley joined the Freeman Media team in January 2012 after working in the export education sector for five years. A passionate events manager, Kimberley has run a number of conferences and professional development workshops. Trained in graphic design she also has experience in online promotions including social media and search engine marketing.

Mobile: 
+64 273730475
Phone: 
+64 4 8315158
kimberley [dot] wynbergen [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz

Bridget Scanlan - Research Assistant

Bridget is a business and psychology student at Massey University with a view to specialise in organisational psychology. Bridget  provides part-time research assistance at Freeman Media on the energy resource and organisation factfile system, and on the Petroleum Exploration and Mining Permits Map.

Phone: 
+64 4 8315153
bridget [dot] scanlan [at] freemanmedia [dot] co [dot] nz