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Michael O'Donnell

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NZX Career Earnings

$171,520

5 years of data

Current Agency

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

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Professional Background

Updated 2 Apr 2026

Independent Non-Executive Director, member of Audit and Risk Committee

Mike "MOD" O'Donnell is a professional director, writer and advisor with a background in FinTech, ecommerce and news media. MOD is chair of New Zealand's largest craft brewery Garage Project and deputy chair of both New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and global online music company Serato. MOD is also a director of Radio New Zealand, www.realestate.co.nz, Sandfield Software and he is a Trustee of The New Zealand Hi-Tech Trust. MOD is an independent weekly business columnist for Stuff Media and the host of TVNZ series "Start Me Up". He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Trade Me, Chief Operating Officer of vWork and Head of Wholesale Investment at Gareth Morgan Investments.