The KYND Wellness Team

Our people.
Different skills, working together with one purpose.

The Team

Desiree Foxley ‘Dee’
Desiree Foxley ‘Dee’
chief operating officer

Desiree has a background in finance and business management, and has worked with a number of start-ups and ranging businesses to implement cohesive accounts management processes.

Whilst Dee has a diploma in Psychology and Counselling, she is also a trained KYND Technician and has helped guide the company since 2020, with her experience in financial management and her passion for health and wellness.

Shay Franklin
Shay Franklin
Business Development Manager

Shay has worked with individuals one-on-one as a coach, created and managed his own corporate well-being program within large organisations, and has over 10 years of experience in sales and business.

He is academically backed by a diploma in business management, and is deeply passionate about helping businesses and individuals make healthier decisions.

Tania Gaskin Cook
Tania Gaskin Cook
CLINICAL MANAGER

Tania’s background is that of a registered pharmacist with experience in both hospital, community pharmacy.  Working in the healthcare industry has developed her skills in communication, training people, patient management and process creations.

Tania joined the team as Clinical Manager in 2021 bringing with her a wide range of skills that have been instrumental in creating clinical coordination, policy and process work.

Livi Kay
Livi Kay
Marketing Co-ordinator

Livi has been with KYND since its inception, and is extremely passionate about the difference preventative health care can make in our lives. A keen runner and amateur gardener, health and wellness is a key focus for her personally, and professionally.

Livi uses her Communications degree to listen to the consumer, the market and the clinical team to help create solutions to always strive to improve the KYND app and products.

Dr. Anthony Burgess
Dr. Anthony Burgess
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST

Anthony is an occupational medicine specialist and fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians - Occupational and Environmental Medicine division.

He is a graduate of Auckland Medical School with a wide variety of clinical based occupational medicine experience including within hospitals, transport and construction, manufacturing and service related industries.

Jo Davies
Jo Davies
NUTRITIONIST

Jo has worked as a nutritionist for nearly 20 years after graduating from Otago University with a Science degree and a Consumer and Applied Science degree in Nutrition.

Jo joined the KYND team in 2016 and has never looked back. Jo not only delivers KYND health checks, workshops and seminars, she is also a key person in creating clinical content for all KYND users.

Dr. Liesje Donkin
Dr. Liesje Donkin
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Liesje is a dually trained clinical and health psychologist who is passionate about improving outcomes and how we can improve practices and solutions to deliver better outcomes to New Zealanders.

Liesje loves working with KYND due to KYND’s innovative approach to improving health and the amazing KYND team.

Dr. Tom Mulholland -   In Loving Memory
Dr. Tom Mulholland - In Loving Memory
Founder

Dr. Tom Mulholland worked in the emergency department for over 30 years, with a background in forestry. He was a motivational speaker, best selling author and the director of KYND Wellness. Dr. Tom travelled in his pop up medical clinic, testing New Zealanders for preventable health issues and spreading the word of KYND. He was passionate, ambitious and keen on making a difference.

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The Board

David Steele
David Steele
CHAIRMAN

David Steele is one of the founding directors of KYND, and has watched the company develop and grow over the last six years.

David is a qualified chartered accountant, with over 25 years experience. He is the director of his firm DPA and sits on multiple boards across New Zealand.

Gabe Rijpma
Gabe Rijpma
DIRECTOR

Gabe found his passion for technology at age 12, learning Basic and then Assembler. From there onwards, Gabe was hooked on the possibilities technology could offer for a better world.

Gabe worked at Microsoft for almost 20 years, as the Senior Director for the Health Industry - Asia. Since then, Gabe has founded his own company Aceso Health, merging his two passions of technology and improving the worlds health together.