Hamish Saxton

Executive Committee Member

Hamish is the CEO of Hawke’s Bay Tourism, and lives in Napier, New Zealand. A job working at the Dunedin Visitor Centre to assist with paying tuition fees for University of Otago courses, led to a career in tourism. Hamish has worked for wholesale travel companies (Mount Cook Line, TravelMarvel/NZTP), led two other regional tourism organisations (Wānaka, Dunedin), had marketing management roles (Southern Encounter Aquarium of Discovery, Canterbury Museum), run his own tourism businesses (TalkWalk Toronto, The Settlers Dunedin, Hamish Saxton Consulting) and consulted to a variety of tourism businesses. His interests include tourism, food and wine, architecture, art, gardens, and cooking. Along with the Executive Committee of Great Wine Capitals, Hamish is on the boards of Regional Tourism New Zealand and the New Zealand Gardens Trust.