Leadership team

Touchpoint was started in 2000 by business partners Steve Shearman and Frank Van der Velden after the successful sale of, WebMasters, a web services firm which they founded in 1995.


Frank van der Velden

Frank van der Velden

Chief Executive Officer
Frank has over 20 years experience as investor and chief executive of technology companies including long established companies requiring re-focusing and start-ups. Franks' career was founded in the corporate world of liquor in New Zealand and the oil industry in both the UK and New Zealand.

He is a chartered accountant and member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Frank is also a member of the Business Reference Group advising the New Zealand Government on Procurement Reform.

 
Steve Shearman aka The Shermanator

Steve Shearman

Chief Technology Officer

Steve brings over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and a leading figure in the online industry. Steve has been building marketing technology solutions for Touchpoint and its clients for the past 10 years.  He is the lead architect of the Touchpoint Interactive Marketing Platform.

Steve has a keen interest in using technology to solve complex communications and marketing challenges that can then be standardised as affordable solutions delivered by the Touchpoint Platform.  He is one of the early pioneers of Software as a Service in Australasia. 

 
Paul Gatchell

Paul Gatchell

GM Services
Paul has been at Touchpoint since 2005 and currently manages the Professional Service and Customer Service teams. He has over 10 years experience in customer service, consulting and project management roles.

Paul has a Bachelor of Science (Bsc) degree in Information Science from Otago University and is a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP).