It starts with our people...
Real people, great relationships, exceptional work.

Meet our team.
Our people are all experts in their chosen field, down to earth, and great team players. It is our people and their talent that ensures the exceptional work we deliver for our clients.
Complete’s team is made up of highly skilled and specialist tradespeople across a range of areas throughout the construction and shopfitting process. We are carpenters, cabinetmakers, plumbers, painters, detailers, labourers, project and site managers, and support personnel.
Our experienced management team have implemented our integrated management systems (IMS) and processes. These have been designed to ensure all our projects are delivered with Zero Harm, Zero Defects, Zero Delays and Zero Complaints. Our IMS ensures our clients have certainty across all aspects of project management including quality, cost, program and safety.
And finally, our directors bring a wealth of knowledge and governance experience from previous successful positions in New Zealand’s construction industry and across a diverse range of sectors. This broad experience provides a unique set of skills that drive innovation and value for money for our projects. Critically, at the governance level, we have the skills to think and act with the client’s perspective in mind.
Complete’s team is made up of highly skilled and specialist tradespeople across a range of areas throughout the construction and shopfitting process. We are carpenters, cabinetmakers, plumbers, painters, detailers, labourers, project and site managers, and support personnel.
Our experienced management team have implemented our integrated management systems (IMS) and processes. These have been designed to ensure all our projects are delivered with Zero Harm, Zero Defects, Zero Delays and Zero Complaints. Our IMS ensures our clients have certainty across all aspects of project management including quality, cost, program and safety.
And finally, our directors bring a wealth of knowledge and governance experience from previous successful positions in New Zealand’s construction industry and across a diverse range of sectors. This broad experience provides a unique set of skills that drive innovation and value for money for our projects. Critically, at the governance level, we have the skills to think and act with the client’s perspective in mind.
Directors

Greg Pritchard
General Manager - Director

Greg Pritchard
General Manager - Director
Greg joined Mat and Nigel as a Director and part owner in 2018. With a career spanning more than 33 years, Greg has held management positions in all facets of the industry from Interior fit out, managing regional construction, to general management of NZ’s largest Construction Company. Greg has an industry leading proven track record of developing and maintaining enduring customer relationships, building supportive and successful team cultures, and an extensive network of key relationships within the Construction industry and beyond including the major publicly listed property funds, the consultant market, commercial contractors, and residential constructors across New Zealand. Greg is a past board member of the Registered Master Builder’s Association and current chairman of Keystone trust.
- Phone:+64 21 985 603
- Email:greg@completeconstruction.co.nz

Mat Hughes
Director

Mat Hughes
Director
Mat co-founded Complete in 2003 and has developed it into one of New Zealand’s leading specialist retail and hospitality shop fitting companies. Originally on the tools and with project management experience of local, national and international construction projects, Mat has a great understanding of all project challenges and how-to best support delivery teams and clients.
Combining 20 years’ experience in the industry, Mat also has highly developed relationship building skills and commercial acumen. As Joint Managing Director, he is responsible for the operational delivery and overviews health & safety and environmental processes. As a long-time advocate of sustainable construction and business practices, Mat drives sustainability initiatives across the company and projects. He has completed a Global Executive MBA through a top-ranked global program based out of Madrid, Spain.
- Phone:+64 21 932 845
- Email:mat@completeconstruction.co.nz

Nigel Varcoe
Director

Nigel Varcoe
Director
Nigel joined Mat and Greg as a Director, chairing the board and as a major shareholder of the company in 2018. Nigel holds a Master of Engineering and throughout his career has become a highly regarded leader in the industry. He has a wealth of experience in the boardrooms of property, construction and high growth companies alike. Nigel also has an outstanding track record in leading complex infrastructure and property projects; with his most recent notable achievement leading the contractor procurement for the Watercare Central Interceptor project. At Complete, Nigel leverages his large-scale project experience and industry knowledge to govern and direct the company’s strategic growth.
- Phone:+64 21 947 331
- Email:nigel@completeconstruction.co.nz.co.nz
Leadership Team

Aimee Tolhopf
Chief Financial Officer

Aimee Tolhopf
Chief Financial Officer
Aimee is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CAANZ) with 15 years’ experience. Previously working at Deloitte as a Manager, she audited large New Zealand companies. She then moved into a senior role at BDO in the BAS division, gaining exposure to a wide variety of large-sized companies, including those in the construction industry. Aimee has managed the finances for Complete for over six years, including ensuring accurate reporting, managing the accounts team, reporting to management, producing monthly and quarterly accounts, ensuring internal controls are followed, and overseeing tax and compliance issues.
- Phone:+64 (09) 281 5751
- Email:aimee@completeconstruction.co.nz

Le Tainya Seeto
Joinery Manager

Le Tainya Seeto
Joinery Manager
Le Tainya Seeto holds a variety of tertiary qualifications. She has significant experience in the Construction industry with many notable achievements in different areas of the business. Previously working at Stonewood Homes Franchisor Ltd as the National Operations Manager where she led a great team and provided ongoing support to the franchise network across NZ, and currently leading our Joinery team at Complete.
Le Tainya is a family orientated person who enjoys art and craft with her children and supports anyone who wants to further develop their education.

Gareth Mills
Construction Manager

Gareth Mills
Construction Manager
Gareth’s career in the construction and fit out industry started in Cape Town South Africa and extended to Auckland New Zealand.
He is a certified carpenter, completing his apprenticeship with a Trade Certificate from Northlink College and has Certificate of Project Administration from the University of Cape Town. Gareth worked up through the ranks to Project Manager before setting up his own successful business in South Africa which he ran for 10 years before emigrating to NZ.
Gareth has been part of our team from more than 3 years managing some of our most high-profile projects, and currently leading the Construction Team.
Project Managers

Alireza Mousavi
Project Manager

Alireza Mousavi
Project Manager
Ali emigrated to NZ from his native Iran in 2010, commencing employment as Systems & Innovation Manager for Asona Ltd – a specialist NZ manufacturer, distributor and installer of acoustic decorative wall and ceiling finishes. Ali was responsible for the development and design of new products from concept through development to installation. Ali then moved to Artiture Ltd in 2016 as Senior Project & Design Manager. Amongst his projects was the award-winning Giltrap HQ, Fisher & Paykel, DDB Group office, ARI-Panasonic and Lumino HQ fit outs to name but a few.
Ali Joined Complete Construction in 2019 as Project Manager of the Harbour Eats and associated tenancies within – collectively worth over $10m.

Annabelle Holland
Project Manager

Annabelle Holland
Project Manager
Annabelle came to Complete from H&M where she was Department Manager, responsible for in-store operations, people management, merchandising and customer service in Australia and latterly transferred to Christchurch to help with the opening of two stores there. Annabelle was tasked by H&M to assist with the client-side Project Management, merchandising and store opening of their Riccarton store in early 2019, and then the Newmarket store at the end of 2019. Annabelle’s talents and love for project management stood out and at the completion of the Newmarket store, she joined Complete, taking responsibility for the construction of Ahi restaurant in Commercial Bay. The project has proceeded well with complex services interfaces and a high standard of finish being achieved.

Ammar Alshami
Senior Project Manager

Ammar Alshami
Senior Project Manager
Ammar Alshami is a qualified Senior Project Manager. Ammar is a Jordanian citizen who holds a Bachelor degree of Civil engineering from the University of Jordan, after his graduation, he immediately joined the Royal Corps of Engineers as a Lieutenant Engineer for 3 years and then started his own interior fitout business back in Joran, then moved to New Zealand in 2005.
Previously worked with Black Interiors where he was the Site Project Manager for some significant projects, like ANZ Sylvia Park, Marsh Insurance and Amazon Offices at the Commercial Bay Tower. The ANZ tower an award winning project covered 6 floors of office fitouts including a grand stand on the level 7.
Ammar has a very positive personality likes travelling, reading, Gym and music. He is a big supporter of NZ Blood Service donating blood every two weeks without fail.
Other Team Members

Douglas Tonsic
Factory Supervisor

Douglas Tonsic
Factory Supervisor
Doug has worked as a cabinet maker from the young age of 15, having grown up and learned the trade in his father’s carpentry factory in Brazil. He later became the team leader in a Brazilian factory. Doug made the move to New Zealand in early 2017 and joined Complete as a factory team leader early in 2019. He has strong attention to detail, great interpersonal relationships and is always looking ahead to plan the next steps of the project. Doug works well under pressure, thriving from challenging situations and projects. During his time with Complete, Doug has managed the factory delivery of projects such as SkyCity, Novotel and more recently Harbour Eats at Commercial Bay.

Ashween Kumar
Factory Team Leader

Ashween Kumar
Factory Team Leader
Ashween learnt his cabinet making trade in Fiji and has been working in the industry since 1995. Since residing in New Zealand from 2001, Ashween has spent 15 years with Shears & Mac (6 years as a cabinet maker and 9 years as a Factory Team Leader). He then spent 2 years as a Factory Team Leader at Affin Groups before joining Complete Construction in 2017. Ashween has great attention to detail, managing the factory team and ensuring all issues are solved quickly using available resources, and all production is completed within the required timelines. During his time with Complete, Ashween has managed the factory delivery of projects such as Arora, Emirates AIAA, as well as the large-scale Harbour Eats at Commercial Bay.

Mathew Avenell
Site Manager

Mathew Avenell
Site Manager
Mat is a 17-year veteran of Complete Construction, being a founding employee of the company. Mat has been pivotal in many of Completes key successes over the years. A carpenter by trade, Mat has worked across all facets of our sites from the tools and now into site supervision. His extensive knowledge of the intimacy of project delivery makes him an ideal Site Manager, ensuring that subcontract performance complements our own work and achieves quality and time objectives for this project.

Andriy Podolyan
Senior Cabinetry Detailer in Design

Andriy Podolyan
Senior Cabinetry Detailer in Design
Andriy grew up in Ukraine and trained there as a mechanic of ships engines and turbines. He’s worked in the cabinetry industry for 30 years and a further 7 years within construction cabinetry. Andriy moved to New Zealand in 1998 and has spent majority of this time as a detailer for cabinet making, with notable projects in retail fit outs for Veronika Maine, Coach, Rembrandt, the Observatory Restaurant in Melbourne, the Crown Casino in Perth, and a string of Mecca Cosmetica stores across New Zealand and Australia. Andriy has great attention to detail and enjoys ensuring the accuracy of all joinery projects.

Luiz Tonsic
Cabinetry Detailer in Design

Luiz Tonsic
Cabinetry Detailer in Design
Luiz was born and raised in Brazil and grew up around his father’s carpentry factory. From the age of 15 Luiz was working as a casual construction labourer and joined his Dad full time when he finished high school. In Brazil he gained a Bachelor of Interior Design and worked for nearly four years in Civil Engineering before his move to New Zealand in 2014. Luiz has worked as a Detailer since he’s been in New Zealand and has worked on some high-profile projects such as Elie Saab and Dolce & Gabbana for retail stores. Luiz joined Complete Construction early in 2019 soon after his brother, Doug, joined us. Luiz is a talented detailer design and really enjoys getting into the details of each bit of work. He is also currently studying towards a Bachelor of Architectural Studies at Unitec in NZ.

Chris Aspinall
Senior Quantity Surveyor

Chris Aspinall
Senior Quantity Surveyor
Chris originally qualified as a cabinet maker in the UK. Chris has worked in the New Zealand retail and interior fit-out industry for over 25 years and has worked the last 18 years as a Quantity Surveyor. He has been involved with retail and interior fit-outs ranging from $50k to $20m throughout Australasia. Some of his clients include Zara, Pandora, Cue, Veronika Maine, Nike, Oakley, Country Road and Relay Crown Casino, Perth. Chris also has vast experience in retail fit-outs throughout New Zealand and Australia, including JR Duty-Free, Relay, Aelia Duty-Free and The Loop Duty-Free.

Vala Fu
Quantity Surveyor

Vala Fu
Quantity Surveyor
Vala was born in China and moved to New Zealand aged 17 to finish high school, fell in love with New Zealand and decided to stay. Vala finished her Bachelor of Construction as QS at Massey University in Auckland in 2014 and has since worked as a QS for 6 years across several projects; including apartments, high-end kitchens, Walker & Hall jewellery, Max fashion clothing stores, and the joinery at AUT. Vala started at Complete in 2019 and she has been thriving with the company culture and environment. Vala loves the joinery side across both base build construction and hospitality fit outs.
Self-performing Project Delivery Team
