Meet our people
Our partners
Ken Fink-Jensen R of D, BA (Econ),
FNZIM, FMRS
Partner
Email:
Phone:+64 4 462 6403
Ken immigrated to New Zealand from Denmark in 1956
and is the founder of Research New Zealand.
Ken began his career in social and marketing research
at a leading market research agency in Wellington in
1969. In 1971 he was invited to be a director of the
Heylen Research Centres, a company that pioneered social
and marketing research in New Zealand and produced some
of the country’s top researchers. Ken was the
Managing Director of the Wellington Centre from 1978
until 1982.
In 1982 Ken joined the Department of Marketing at the
Otago University as a senior lecturer and Chairman of
the Department. At the request of the Minister of Trade
and Industry, he took leave from the University in 1985
to assist in the establishment of the Deming Institute
in Auckland. On returning to Otago in 1987, he established
the Food Marketing Research Unit (FMRU) at the University,
offering research and product development services to
food and beverage manufacturers.
Ken returned to Wellington in 1990 and set up the Business
Research Centre (BRC), which is now Research New
Zealand. He is responsible
for the main operational units of the company, financial
management, and the company’s strategic direction
together with the other Directors.
Ken is a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management,
a Fellow of the Market Research Society and a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Ken was the Consul-General for Denmark in Wellington from 1998 until 2009. He received a knighthood from Queen Margaret II of Denmark in 2006.
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Emanuel Kalafatelis BA (Hons) Social Geography, FMRSNZ
Partner
Email:
Phone:+64 4 462 6401
Emanuel began his career in social and marketing research at the Heylen Research Centre. Joining the company in 1977, he was appointed Managing Director of the Wellington office in 1982. Apart from a brief time as a Strategic Planner and Consultant with DDB Needham in 1988/89, he remained at Heylen until 1992, when he became a principal and Director of BRC, now Research New Zealand.
In his fourteen years with Heylen, Emanuel worked with a wide range of clients and developed a strong interest in the New Zealand psyche and in discovering how New Zealanders respond to their environment.
Researching New Zealand is very much the ethos behind Research New Zealand, and while much of Emanuel's time and expertise revolves around the management of the company, he is still very much a hands-on researcher, having direct input into most projects.
Emanuel is a regular contributor to National Radio's "Afternoons with Jim Mora", providing commentary on New Zealand social trends.
On behalf of NZAid and AusAid, Emanuel delivers training courses on research methods and techniques in various countries around the Pacific. Most recently, he has delivered courses to the public sector in Samoa.
In 2006, Emanuel was responsible for initiating groundbreaking research into small business. Shattering the SME Myth is a three-stage research project that investigates small business from the perspective of small business owners.
Emanuel enjoys spending time with his family, and has a strong interest in motor vehicles, outdoor activities, gardening, good food and wine.
Emanuel a member of the Australasian Evaluation Society. He has also been a former New Zealand representative of the European Society for Opinion and Market Research (ESOMAR).
He is a Fellow and Past President of the Market Research Society of New Zealand.
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Corrine deBonnaire MA (Applied) Community & Clinical Psychology
Partner
Email:
Phone:+64 4 4626404
Corrine is responsible for Research New Zealand’s Qualitative Research Team. She has a background in clinical and community psychology and is one of New Zealand’s most experienced and leading qualitative researchers.
Corrine has an MA (Applied) in Community and Clinical Psychology and practised as a clinical psychologist in a psychiatric setting, before starting her research career at the Heylen Research Centre. Corrine was attracted to research because of the prospect of applying her knowledge of, and passion for, psychology in the cut and thrust of the business world. Heylen was tough and exciting, but most importantly, it provided Corrine with an apprenticeship in qualitative research second to none.
Having done her time at Heylen, Corrine decided to test and broaden her research skills within a corporate environment. Her first role was that of Research Manager at the Bank of New Zealand. She then went on to take up the challenge of establishing the Market Research Unit at Telecom New Zealand (at that time New Zealand’s biggest market research spender).
Following Telecom, Corrine headed to the United Kingdom and worked as a planner at BHWG, one of London’s most successful direct marketing agencies. When she returned to New Zealand in 1998, she joined the Board of Research New Zealand (then BRC) as a Director.
In her role as Manager of the Qualitative Research team, Corrine takes great pride in the consistently high quality of qualitative research that her team delivers, and she welcomes the challenges associated with helping clients to solve problems, and to identify and optimise opportunities.
Corrine is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand.
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Mark Johnson BA (Economics & Music), MA (Social Theory)
Partner
Email:
Phone:+64 4 4626402
Mark is responsible for the company’s Business-to-Business research.
He joined the Research New Zealand team in 2003, having worked as the New Zealand Manager of Market Research at Westpac for several years.
Mark’s specialties lie in consumer, business-to-business, and financial services research. Since joining Research New Zealand he has designed and led many successful research projects for the company’s large public and private sector clients. There is nothing Mark likes more than being presented with a social issue, or business related problem, and designing a robust research solution that provides the client with the information they need to make a sound, well-informed business, or policy, decision.
Mark studied Economics and Music at the University of Nevada and went on to complete an MA in Social Theory at New York University. His main research interest continues to be socially oriented, which is well catered for at Research New Zealand.
As a researcher, Mark is conscious of how the output of any research will be used. He believes that one of the best aspects of working at Research New Zealand is knowing that a large amount of the work the company does results in social marketing and policy strategies, which can ultimately have positive implications for New Zealanders.
Living in Wellington’s CBD, Mark enjoys making the most of the many social and cultural events the city has on offer.
Mark is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand and the Australasian Evaluation Society.
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Our other team leaders and key people
Katrina Magill
Research Director
Email:
katrina.magill@researchnz.com
Phone:+64 4 4626432
Katrina has worked at Research New Zealand for over 10 years and is primarily responsible for large-scale quantitative research projects.
She has particularly strong quantitative skills, and mainly specialises in the completion of customer satisfaction surveys, or quantitatively-based evaluation projects. Katrina’s experience is mainly based on work that she has completed for clients in the public sector, including ACC, the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Education.
An interest in the social welfare of New Zealanders, in general, is a prominent feature of Katrina’s make-up. At Research New Zealand she has an important role as mentor to newer members of the team. This is a task that sits quite comfortably with her, and she especially enjoys introducing new people to the workings of the company and the special Research New Zealand culture.
Katrina has (almost) always lived in the Lower Hutt area and particularly enjoys painting, reading, travel and spending time with family and friends.
Although Rarotonga holds a special place in her heart, Katrina is forever planning a summer vacation further afield. The wish list includes driving to Vegas with her son in an old red convertible, sharing a glass of wine with her mother in Paris, shopping with a gaggle of girls in Melbourne or perhaps a bit of island hopping in Greece….
Katrina is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand.
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Jane Falloon BA Hons (1st class) Anthropology & Women’s Studies
Research Director
Email:
jane.falloon@researchnz.com
Phone:+64 4 4626465
Jane joined Research New Zealand as a Qualitative Researcher in 1999 when the unit was initiated.
Jane holds a Bachelor Degree with First Class Honours in Social Anthropology and Women’s Studies from Victoria University. After graduating, Jane continued working with the Women’s Study Department and tutoring undergraduates at Victoria.
Following this, Jane began work as a Classification Officer for the Office of Film and Literature. As well as classifying publications, her work involved in-depth consultation with specially affected community groups. Jane continues to work for the Office as a Classification Officer on a casual basis.
Jane has significant experience conducting in-depth research for a range of public and private sector clients. Her work includes group facilitation and individual face-to-face interviewing with her clients’ stakeholder groups. Jane’s key interests include communications and branding research.
Jane is a member of the Market Research Society of New Zealand.
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