Castalia
1. Business / Trading Name:
Castalia Limited / Castalia
2. Company Number:
1237692
3. NZBN:
9429036341719
4. Entity Type:
NZ Limited Company
5. Companies Office Industry Classification:
M696205 Business consultant service
6. LI Industry Category:
Business Consulting and Services
7. Year Founded:
NZ 2002 (Paris 1980)
8. Addresses:
Registered Office: Level 2, 88 The Terrace, Wellington
74D France Street South, Newton, Auckland
9. Website URL: correct
https://castalia-advisors.com
10. LinkedIn URL: correct
https://www.linkedin.com/company/castalia/about/
11. Company Hub NZ URL:
https://www.companyhub.nz/companyDetails.cfm?nzbn=9429036341719
12. NZ Companies Office URL:
https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/co/1237692
13. Social Media URLs:
14. Ultimate Holding Company:
No, but see owner info below
David EHRHARDT, Deanna HEAVEN and 3250007 - TREADWELLS TRUSTEES 11 LIMITED (0.01%)
Alexander SUNDAKOV (0.01%)
Alexander SUNDAKOV, Andra KRUMINS and 1828056 - TREADWELLS TRUSTEES LIMITED (49.54%)
David EHRHARDT, Deanna HEAVEN and 3250007 - TREADWELLS TRUSTEES 11 LIMITED (49.54%)
Andreas Sebastian HEUSER (0.89%)
16. Leadership:
CEO David Ehrhardt
Executive Director Alex Sundakov
Managing Director Anton Murashev
Managing Director Andreas Heuser
17. Staff:
Anna Russell
Cameron Cruise
David Gawith
Louis Costil
Willem Crowhurst
Emma Ihaia
Kaylin Gouws
Masnoon Majeed
Owen Wong
Yulian Fan
Freya Tearney
Marko Davila
17.a. Staff that have held previous/ or present government roles:
David Ehrhardt (NZ Treasury)
Alex Sundakov (NZ Treasury)
Andreas Heuser (NZ Treasury)
Anton Murashev (NZ Treasury)
Masnoon Majeed (NZ Treasury)
David Gawith (Landcare Research)
18. Past Employees:
19. Clients:
Open Country NZ Dairy
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs – 3 Water Asset Management
Ministry for the Environment
Communities 4 Local Democracy
GNS Science
New Zeland Transport Agency Waka Kotahi
Contact Energy
Selwyn Plantation Board Limited
Blakely Pacific Limited
Matariki Forest
Shell New Zealand Limited
“A Listed Australian Energy Company”
Electricity Commission (now Electricity Authority)
Vector Ltd
Transpower: Electricity Generation Expert Testimony for Transpower
Electricity Retailers’ Association of New Zealand
Local Government New Zealand
Whangārei District Council
Timaru District Council
Communities for Local Democracy (C4LD)
Local Government New Zealand
Otago Regional Council: Otago River Control Scheme
Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs
Mighty River Power
MBIE
Christchurch Airport
Ports of Auckland Tamaki Herenga Waka
Port of Tauranga
International Finance Corporation
Accident Compensation Corporation
Ministry of Education, New Zealand
Seafood New Zealand
Pfizer New Zealand
Pharmacy Guild of New Zealand
Open Polytechnic Kuratini Tuwhera
New Zealand Commerce Commission Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
Autostop (property developer)
Unnamed Participant in Natural Health Products Sector
Open Polytechnic Kuratini Tuwhera
Bupa Care Services
New Zealand Commerce Commission Te Komihana Tauhokohoko
Telecom New Zealand (now Spark)
TelstraClear (acquired by Vodafone New Zealand)
Vodafone New Zealand
Chorus
Spark New Zealand Ltd
Cervena Trust
Client who had an interest in challenging Environment Waikato’s scheme for nitrate emissions in Lake Taupo catchment area
Livestock Improvement Corporation
2030 Water Resources Group (World Bank)
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry New Zealand (MAF)
Otago Regional Council
New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC)
19.a. Industries/Sectors Represented:
Energy
Water
Transportation
Infrastructure and Markets for Social Services
Telecommunications
Natural Resources and Primary Production
Climate and Environment
20. Publicly Disclosed Engagements:
See clients
21. Affiliations:
World Bank
22. Sponsorships / Collaborations:
23. Events (held or organized by this organization):
24. Political Donations:
25. Controversies:
26. Other Information of Note:
Global company owned by CEO David Ehrhardt, a New Zealander who worked at the New Zealand Treasury as a Regulatory Economist 1989-92
Max Bradford recommends Castalia, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/honmax.bradford/posts/pfbid0mLfm7ZfzQ4fX7oA3VEoz1BZPYWXdimoTFBwfw9ZLjwWniLHq7zTVwy7cxBjPCSiml
2023 – conducted research commissioned privately on Wellington City Council’s finances. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/independent-experts-find-potential-1b-hole-in-wellington-city-council-books/FSW2B26D6FCTPH4NPGXNFKLHAQ/
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