FRANCE

Ariane Gonzalez is New Zealand’s Trade Commissioner in Paris, with market responsibility for France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

 

Ariane has been in her current role since April 2006, previously working as a Senior Marketing Consultant in NZTE’s Paris office, and as Post Manager and Trade Development Executive in Papeete, French Polynesia with NZTE's predecessor organisation, Trade New Zealand.

 

Before joining NZTE in 2002, Ariane spent ten years working in international sales and project management roles for French industrial and trade companies, starting in the telecommunication (SAGEM) and industrial goods sectors (Otis). She also spent five years as export manager for bioactive ingredients company AMI, covering Western and Eastern Europe, the United States and Canada.

 

Ariane speaks five languages, and holds a Specialised Master’s degree in International Project Management from the Europe Business School in Paris (ESCP).