DIRECTOR

Referred to as New Zealand's Top PI. For over four decades, since arriving in New Zealand in 1983, he has worked continuously to promote and advance the PI industry and has served for a total of 18 years as the Chairman of the Industry’s body NZIPI (re-elected again in November 2024). In November 2022 Ron was made a Life Member of NZIPI. He has made submissions to and presented at Parliament in regard to the Private Investigators legislation. He still continues to assist the Ministry of Justice Licensing Authority PSPLA as an independent expert, as required, when considering complaints against PI's.

In 2006, Ron was asked by the then Police Commissioner to talk at the Symposium on Policing regarding the New Policing Act about the Public/Private sector overlap in fraud investigation. He has been involved in many high profile investigations for corporates, government agencies and other entities. He is regularly asked to give industry comment by, and has appeared on all the media channels, including blogs. He has run training courses in his capacity as an investigative mentor for experienced investigators wishing to enter the PI profession.

A man totally committed to the investigation profession, Ron still conducts investigations when requested as well as overseeing the work for our other companies and being the lead for some government contracts, which require a security clearance.

One example of Ron's dogged determination was when Ron personally undertook what was deemed the unsolvable Cold Case of Lee Sheppard who went missing in London in January 2003. In November 2008 and, working full-time for a month based in a London Police Station - described by the Met, as the first ever truly joint PI/Police re-investigation - and with the trust of the Metropolitan Police, the case was solved, although the Metropolitan Police had failed for 6 years previous http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1361403/Workman-vanished-years-ago-died-fridge-recycling-

Ron is known in the profession as ‘The Grey Man‘ for his relentless pursuit of the truth and his integrity in refusing to take sides. He has written two books "BUSTED"  and "BUSTED AGAIN" that can be purchased in shops and online.

He is not afraid of the difficult tasks and if that is not enough he has been scuba diving with sharks and jumping solo out of planes in his spare time, though more recently a casual golfer.

E. ron@lsnz.co.nz

M.  +64 21 2222 232