Our Executive Leadership team combines years of industry experience and knowledge to help guide Lutra as we navigate through an ever changing environment.

Maseina Koneferenisi
Chief Executive Officer
Maseina is our captain – our Chief Executive Officer. She has been in the 3 waters sector for over 25 years and has extensive experience in operational, managerial and executive roles. This has been acquired through her time with regional/local councils and private enterprise.

Louis Ortenzio
Chief Engineer
Louis is the Chief Engineer, heading up our Water and Wastewater Process Engineering Teams. With over fifteen years of International experience and a passion for innovation, Louis continues to grow and diversify Lutra's expertise and offerings.

Quentin Griffiths
Chief Customer Officer
Quentin is the Chief Customer Officer at Lutra. With a background in Electrical Engineering, sales and marketing, Quentin connects the dots between the technical and commercial aspects of Lutra.
To support our growing offerings, our executive team are backed by our talented team leaders, each experts in their various fields.

Tim Miskimmin
Consultancy Operations Manager
Tim is a Senior Process Engineer who manages the day to day operation of our engineering consultancy.

Matthew Mason
Corporate Services Manager
Matthew and his team provide the day to day operational support for Lutra, ensuring Lutra is a fun, safe place to work.

Jitesh Lala
Infrastructure Data Product Manager
Jitesh leads our Infrastructure Data team, and manages our ongoing product roadmap with support from our in house developers.
Our Project Delivery team are experienced in the delivery of large capital and infrastructure work programmes across the municipal and industrial sectors.
We are fortunate to have one of the largest and most experienced Process Engineering teams in New Zealand, including recognised experts from across the Water & Wastewater treatment sector.




Caroline Crosby
Principal Advisor, Strategy
Caroline has two decades experience in the waters industry, working on complex strategic initiatives and programmes, infrastructure planning & delivery. She works with our clients in this space and is the Lutra futurist - working with the ELT to develop and realise the company strategy.