Peter Kell
Peter Kell is chief operating officer (New Zealand) of Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s largest general construction companies, which has invested heavily in New Zealand’s renewable and hydrogen energy sectors.
He is a former New Zealand senior diplomat with extensive experience across Asia, particularly Japan, where he graduated from Kyoto University with a law degree, worked in Tokyo’s finance industry, and undertook three diplomatic assignments, the last as consul-general and deputy head of mission.
Peter has served as a private secretary to the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs, and has undertaken secondments with the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Office of the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament of Japan. From 2020 to 2024, Peter served as New Zealand’s ambassador to the Philippines. He has also served in Honiara and London.