Grant Brady is co-founder of KEA Campers and Chief Executive Officer of the KEA Group. A carpenter by trade, he worked for a number of years in the construction industry in New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa before making the switch to the tourism industry in 1995, as a founding partner of KEA. Grant lives on Auckland’s North Shore with his wife and three children.

Tamara Schuerlein is National Operations Manager of KEA New Zealand. Responsible for the running of the KEA Auckland & Christchurch depots, reservations, fleet management, customer services, detailing and workshop. Tamara is originally from Germany. Prior to joining KEA she worked in the hospitality industry. When challenged in 2002 to run KEA like a luxury hotel she accepted! When she’s not working Tamara enjoys time out with her family. Tamara has two boys and a Labrador keeping her busy.

Bruce Richardson is Financial Controller of KEA Campers and KEA Manufacturing in New Zealand. He joined KEA in 2002 and is also interested in camper design, sustainability and information technology. Bruce has previously had accounting roles in Auckland and London. He has travelled extensively and enjoys golf, squash, mountain biking and snowboarding.

Steve Lane is Manager of Vehicle Sales for KEA New Zealand. He started with KEA in 1999 in the workshop doing mechanical and service work on our vehicles, and has been in his current role since 2002. Steve has a sales and marketing background in New Zealand and in the UK. He was involved in tourism in Europe in the late 1980’s and worked in Africa as a tour leader/driver for 6 years. Steve enjoys golf, fishing, the outdoor life and cooking for family and friends – especially BBQ’s.

Malcolm Horne is General Manager of KEA Manufacturing New Zealand and Australia. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Malcolm Joined KEA in 2002. Having studied Aeronautical Design Draughting and Mechanical Engineering he has held various roles in the FMCG and Manufacturing environments. Malcolm enjoys spending time with family and also likes golf, surfing, squash, photography and painting.

Mark Julie is Operations Manager for KEA Manufacturing. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Mark joined KEA Manufacturing in 2002. He is as a Welder by trade and since getting involved in the RV Industry, has some 24 years experience with extensive knowledge on product and service. He enjoys family life as well as Fishing and restoring cars.

Vicky Daldry is the Christchurch Depot Manager. Vicky joined KEA in Feb 2000. Prior to joining KEA she worked in the Tourism Industry for 5 years. When not working Vicky enjoys time with her husband and 2 young daughters.

John Paladin is Workshop Manager for the Auckland depot and has been with KEA for 10 years. JP is a qualified motor mechanical engineer by trade and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family, motor racing and mountain biking

Chrissy Mackay is the Housekeeping Manager for the Auckland depot and has been with KEA for 3.5 years. Before joining KEA, Chrissy was a stay-at-home mum to her 4 boys. Chrissy enjoys all sports and spending time at home chilling with her boys - when she gets the chance! Chrissy enjoys a good laugh and the challenges of working with a great bunch of ladies!

Friederike Kloss is Reservations Consultant and was born in Germany and has been with KEA Campers since 2007. She speaks fluent German and English and her background is in Business Operations and Marketing. Friederike’s hobbies are travel, scuba diving, movies, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

Christine Shone is Reservations Consultant and Human Resources Co-ordinator was born in the UK but is now a Kiwi! She’s been with KEA Campers since 2005, and has extensive experience in hotels, hospitality and tourism management. She enjoys cooking, going to the gym, reading and travelling.

Claudia Schulze is Reservations Consultant originally from Germany. She joined Kea in 2007 and worked as a Customer Service Duty Manager in our Christchurch branch before starting in Reservations. Her background is in hospitality and Business Administration. Claudia enjoys the outdoors, photography, travelling and music.

Chantal Bianchi is the Customer Service Supervisor at New Zealand’s Auckland depot. She is originally from Cape Town, South Africa and joined KEA in 2005. Prior to this she worked for an internet-based agent for international car and motorhome rental. Chantal enjoys the outdoors, music and being a mum.