John Bessey

Chief Executive Officer, Davanti a Merkle company

As CEO, John is accountable for the overall leadership and performance of Davanti.

An accomplished business leader, John has previously held executive roles at Microsoft, Intergen, Empired Group and Gen-i, working in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines. He brings a wealth of experience in supporting customers to build world-class digital capability across a range of technical platforms and has delivered multiple key transformation programmes.

Working alongside with the Davanti executive, John is focused on enabling Davanti's diverse and capable people to do their best work for their clients.

John has homes in Auckland and Wellington and enjoys spending time in both cities. When he’s not playing football with his three children, he’s supporting Manchester United, skiing and keeping fit.