Sonar6 - Performance Management Blog

Well, we finally did it. After playing Sardines for a couple of years, we’ve moved to a bigger office space – we’ve now got room to swing whole families of cats!

Only joking; we love cats.

Sonar6’s Head Office is now at 23a Union Street, Freemans Bay Auckland; an invigorating 5 minute walk from our old offices and right by the Wellington Street on-ramp. We’re still getting everything set up and stored away (and figuring out where to put the Wii), but if you’re in the neighbourhood, drop in and say hi!

Head Office contact details:

23a Union St
Freemans Bay
Auckland 1010
New Zealand

PO Box 911461
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142

Phone: 0800 SONAR6 / 09 968 2133
Fax: 09 929 3393

Many businesses develop odd pieces to their culture… at Sonar6 we probably have some of the oddest. Example: the Staff Meeting With Scones (SMWS). Every second week we have a meeting of all of the Sonar6 Labs development team, and the HQ Sales and Marketing staff, at which one “volunteer” is responsible for cooking scones for everyone.

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Most of the team went out for a milestone celebration to a forest by the beach about 45 minutes from the Lab. We couldn’t decide on whether to go on one of those confidence courses up in the trees, or to go on a four wheel motorbike safari. So we did both…

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Sonar6 has appointed Chris de Boer as Chairman of the Board.

Mr de Boer has extensive experience in investment banking, regulation, private equity, venture capital, stock broking and business consulting in London, Hong Kong and Australasia. He was an adviser to Cable and Wireless plc in Asia/Pacific, director of Optus Communications, Chairman of the Hong Kong Takeovers Panel, Investment Committee Member of GEMS Oriental & General Fund and consultant to Macquarie Bank Limited.

Mr de Boer is currently a director of Macquarie Media Group and Mobilis Networks Limited and consultant to New Zealand Investment Fund Limited.

The past year has seen a lot of new faces join the Sonar6 team. Check out the team profiles in the About Us section of the site, or take a look at the Blogs to see what we’re up to.

As usual, we’re keen to hear from star performers interested in contributing to Sonar6’s success. If you’re a smart self starter who enjoys working in a great team and thrives on a challenge (or you know someone who is!) drop us a line.

Suzie Valentine, our implementation specialist, is passionate about Sonar6. With 20 years experience in corporate IT managing large groups of engineers she will wax lyrical about how much easier life would have been back then with Sonar6.

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