A Strong, Professional Team—Background, Qualifications and Track Record
Tina Jennen MBA
Founder, US Director
As a dual citizen of the US and NZ, Tina has garnered experience between both markets over her 30-year career. Her strong entrepreneurial spirit and portfolio approach incorporates a mix of technology, capability development, and applied learning to strategically position companies to readily evolve.
Tina has more than a decade of independent board experience which spans the governance continuum from for-profit to nonprofit (e.g.; Waikatolink, TECT, Bluelab, Radfords). She also has a wide range of leadership and executive roles in the areas of finance, horticulture technology, and education for complex organizations or groups of companies (e.g.; AWSNA, PlusGroup).
Having survived a near fatal car crash several years ago, after an oncoming car crossed the centre line and broke every limb in her body, Tina demonstrated her fighting spirit and rehabilitated at a rate that astounded doctors. This life changing incident also forced a review of her life goals. Tina returned to the US and has since chosen to increasingly focus her energy on more regenerative projects, by looking at how value may be distributed across the whole value chain and rethinking how resources get sourced and replenished.
Besides being Co-Founder and Chair of Ampyl, Tina’s governance career includes new board roles with U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) and Regional Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (RTCAC).
Tina also serves as CEO of Aya Corporation, the Section 17 Federally Chartered Corporation owned by Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate (SWO). Her previous role was Executive Director for SWO Tribal Government, where she also served as Ex Officio Board Member for Aya Corporation during its inception.
Aya is a Dakota language verb depicting forms of development including to progress, to move forward, and to become.
Mohini Ha
NZ Director
As a successful investor, Mohini Ha has also become a dynamic and accomplished individual who has carved a successful path in the fields of human resources and governance. Her educational background and experience have equipped her with a diverse skill set that she has honed over the course of her career.
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Previously Mohini has held various leadership roles, including managing larger teams. This has not only showcased her organizational and managerial skills but also her ability to inspire and motivate others towards achieving common goals.
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Driven by her entrepreneurial spirit, Mohini ventured into the medicinal cannabis industry. With 25 years of governance experience, Mohini knows how to ask the right questions to continually push for business excellence and expansion.
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Her expertise has allowed her to navigate the complexities and the financial aspects of this industry. Coupled with recognizing the importance of providing a quality product and brand, Mohini ensures a strong focus on the success and profitability of Ampyl.
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Bastiaan Kramer PG Dip
CEO
Bastiaan has an extensive history ranging from managing global clients for Cisco Systems Inc, to leading a significant portion of the largest banking M&A in history.
Moving back to New Zealand in 2010, Bastiaan reinvented himself and has been scaling companies since. One such company manufactured medical devices. CEO Bastiaan learned much of the rigors associated with compliance in the medical and pharmaceutical industries before being shoulder-tapped for the medicinal cannabis industry.
Bastiaan quickly developed international relationships with industry specialists in the US, Canada, EU and Australia. Through this relationship network Bastiaan was initially able to secure a definitive and exclusive supply agreement into the EU and UK for New Zealand GACP cultivated medicinal cannabis. This creates a significant competitive advantage that no other medicinal cannabis company in New Zealand can compete against cost effectively.
Subsequently he has scaled the business to turn Ampyl into a global supplier of some of the highest quality product on the market today.
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