Our Advisory Board

MMResearch™ seeks regular advice from experienced business leaders and researchers in order to stay abreast of new developments. To facilitate this advisory process, MMResearch™ has established an Advisory Board consisting of "wise" people who assist in steering the company in the right direction. Members of the Advisory Board have no executive responsibilities and are not directors of the company. Their role is purely advisory.

Hans Wagemaker is currently the Executive Director of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), a position he has held since 1996/7. IEA is an international research organization headquartered in the Netherlands with offices in Amsterdam Netherlands and Hamburg Germany. He holds a BA and MA (Hons) from Otago University and a PhD. from the University of Illinois and specializes in large scale assessment studies, policy studies and research methods.

After completing his Ph.D, Hans worked for many years in the Education sector in New Zealand as Senior Research Officer and later Manager of the Research and International Division of the Ministry of Education. Hans has extensive experience in managing and conducting research projects utilizing a wide variety of research methods and has worked extensively in a variety of national and international settings.

Brian is company director and ex CEO with experience in corporate governance, strategic planning, development and implementation and in project management in market access and new product introductions. He works with corporates and SMEs providing facilitation and coaching services.

Brian, who holds a BAgr Sc and an MBA, has an extensive business network in both the private and government sectors. With his considerable business expertise, he brings an objective, independent view point to the Advisory Board.