Who are we?
Myles Cooper
A casual teenage job clearing a backyard led a decade later to Myles selling his waste company and its fleet of trucks – the largest independent operator North of the Harbour bridge – to Fulton Hogan, and then managing the North Island for Envirowaste. Other General Manager and CEO roles followed, plus a spell consulting. After a spell at the helm growing Ash Air to a dozen branches, he founded CML with Paul in 2011.
A keen motorsport enthusiast, Myles spends a bit of time going round Hampton Downs when he can escape from house renovation. Based in Remuera, he has a keen appreciation for a good red and enjoys sharing a story or two with friends, though as he and wife Desiree have 8 children between them, time for recreation is limited!
Biggest challenge to date
Ensuring that we don’t grow too quickly and being patient with so many quality opportunities available.
What he enjoys most about the role
Dealing with the diverse range of opportunities and challenges that arrive daily in such a dynamic group.
Most exciting challenge ahead
Leading great people as we enter into the next exciting phase of growth throughout this group of great businesses.
Paul Ayers
After a decade as a Royal Navy Navigating Officer that took him from Arctic fjords to Colombian islands and the South China Sea to the Gulf of Guinea, Paul wound up managing – and then consulting to – industrial businesses in Auckland. He is a passionate believer that the devil is in the detail somewhere, and that structure will point to the answer. He asserts that what a life in the military taught him is that a problem is not over when it’s no longer in front of you, but only once you know why you weren’t ready for it in the first place.
Having spent a bit of time diving, fishing and with Coastguard, Paul now spends his time on the water kitesurfing or racing catamarans at Clarks Beach (see video). On dry land he plays squash competitively, roller blades frequently and does a bit of multisport. Based in Karaka, with his wife Xara, a photographer, he has a son Tom and daughter Evie.
Biggest challenge to date
Setting up the pipeline plant from scratch.
What he enjoys most about the role
Watching great leaders grow their companies and seeing their staff grow with them, it’s very fulfilling.
Most exciting challenge ahead
Hoping that we get a government that knows what they are doing at last.
Supporting partners
Every great team is as much a product of its specialist support as it is the players on the field. Where the All Blacks have their nutrionists, fitness coaches and mental skills gurus, the success OKLEO group companies have enjoyed is in no small part due to the dedication, skill and specialist knowledge of the partners below, who we thank for their help over the years:
Insurance is all about claims and there’s no one to compare to Matt and Omni when there’s a problem
At Omni, we work a little differently to most insurance brokers. Where they see policies, we see people.
Our goal is to ensure that every one of our clients is well positioned to survive an insurable event, by providing a complete insurance package that covers business, personal and family needs.
To ensure we can offer the best range of insurance policy products, we work with major insurance companies and niche market insurers. Instead of offering a ‘one size fits all’ approach, we are committed to finding the best fit solution for each client’s individual needs.
Rochelle always finds us great people, quickly and effortlessly – and she is so great to deal with
I’m Rochelle Miller – Recruitment and Talent Sourcing Specialist. I have been privileged to work in my dream job for over 20 years and still get huge satisfaction from finding my candidates their dream job and clients their new star employees.
Recruitment is my ‘CRAFT’ and my aim is to be a simple extension of a business; offering a transparent, honest and professional yet down to earth partnership. I absolutely love what I do – it’s all about connection and I love connecting people.
Web Revolution run the digital world for us, and they do a bloody good job of it
Web Revolution is an Auckland based website design and digital marketing company. We are passionate about helping New Zealand businesses discover success through effective websites and online marketing. At the heart of our business is our commitment to designing and developing great websites that both we and our clients can be proud of.
Through gaining a deep understanding of your business, the market and your goals, our team of specialists excel at creating custom websites that generate results.
Peter and his team always solve, always understand, always help – they are always there for us
We’re experts in business systems. Our focus is on Inventory Management, Job Costing and Accounting systems.
Our team of solution experts and developers have considerable skill in working with clients to ensure they get the best systems for their investment.
We love establishing long term relationships with our clients (except if they’re dicks) to continuously improve their utilisation of the tools we support.
There isn’t anything or anyone in the building world that Sean and Keith don’t know and it shows in their quality work, every time
Century Construction – Sean and Keith – are a proper old-fashioned building firm. who do what they say they are going to do, no excuses. From new builds of hotels, apartment blocks and factories to refurbishing commercial and industrial properties, they provide clients with straightforward, cost-effective and high-quality solutions. Their many decades of onsite experience ensure that they understand the clients needs and then always exceed their expectations!
Industry needs power and Neil brings us the best offers, always keeps our needs front of his mind which saves us a lot of money
Prime Energy is a wholesale electricity supply company in the Commercial Industrial business space.
Our business model is B2B customer service. When you become one of our customers, you get a dedicated account manager with years of experience, you have their DDI & can call at anytime – no call centre. Your account manager has the capability & authority to deal with your questions &/or issues. Your account manager will keep you up to date with what’s happening in the market and will customize price offers to better suit your business