Key Business Partners Ltd

Vincent Pooch, Director

In 1992 Vincent established what is today the firm of Key Business Partners Limited. He saw an opportunity to provide customers a high quality, customised service, driven not by ‘deals’ but by relationships.

Vincent first qualified as an engineer (NZCE Mechanical) and started his career in the road transport industry. The finance industry then attracted him and he started down the path to further studies, including qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA).

Vincent’s areas of expertise are:

corporate strategy
business analysis and financing
business valuation
infrastructure businesses such as ports, electricity and resources
transport and logistics

Vincent is a Director of Port Otago Limited and its subsidiary Chalmers Properties Limited. He is Chairman of Southern Hospitality Limited and Goom Landscapes Limited, both award winning companies. He also holds a number of other Governance positions.

He is a member of the Institute of Directors in New Zealand (Inc) and an Associate Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

In June 2010 Vincent received an Award from the Fendalton/Waimairi Community Board in recognition of his 10 years service as a Trustee of Burnside High School and associated entities

Outside work, Vincent is a keen mountain biker, rogainer and adventurer. He has competed many times in the Speights Coast to Coast, The Gold Rush, The Round Taupo and other events. Notable other achievements include sinking his unbreakable Kevlar kayak in the Pike River in Fiordland. Supporting hockey is another passion.