We are pleased to announce two new leaders in the Uber New Zealand team, with new Country Managers appointed for Uber and Uber Eats.

First up, Amanda Gilmore is now leading our ridesharing business, after previous GM Richard Menzies relocated to Sydney in a new role as NSW State Manager for Uber Eats. Amanda held positions in management and consulting agencies in New York before moving to New Zealand to join Uber where she was previously Senior Operations and Logistics Manager.

Amanda says she’s thrilled to be part of the team bringing safe, reliable and affordable transport to New Zealanders at the push of a button.

“I’m looking forward to the challenges involved with enhancing city transport and improving the Uber app for driver partners and riders.”

Uber now operates in seven cities across New Zealand, including Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown. There are now 6,500 driver partners who drive via the Uber app to earn flexibly and share rides with approximately 485,000 regular Kiwi riders.

Andy Bowie has been appointed to lead the Uber Eats team, succeeding Emma Foley who has relocated to Latin America working within the Uber Eats Mexico Strategy & Planning team. Andy has previously held positions at Uber as Senior Marketing Manager in New Zealand and Senior Operations Manager for South East and North Asia, based in Singapore.

“It’s an exciting time to be involved with Uber Eats in New Zealand. We recently received the ‘Hottest E-Commerce Launch’ at the 2018 Retail Hotlist Awards for innovation in the food delivery sector, which is something we’re extremely proud of,” says Andy.

“Since launching in Auckland in March 2017, we’ve partnered with more than 1,000 restaurants across the country. Kiwis have really embraced getting restaurant quality meals delivered at the touch of a button and we look forward to further unlocking the potential of the app in NZ”

Via Uber Eats, Kiwis can get delicious meals delivered to their door across six cities: Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.