Sumeet Bhanot is Kaiurungi Ahumoni (Director of Finance) at Whakaata Māori. A Chartered Accountant with an MBA, he has over 15 years’ experience in senior finance roles in diverse sectors including NFP, healthcare, manufacturing, aviation, infrastructure, and education. Before joining Whakaata Māori, he was Head of Finance at Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland Museum for nearly 10 years and he has held senior roles at Air New Zealand and Qantas. During his career, Sumeet has been involved in several transformational projects, long-term financial sustainability, system implementations, and automating processes.