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

15. Key Shareholders:

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:

Dylan James

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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