Mary De Fraites

Mary De Fraites, Director, Advisory, PwC New Zealand

Mary believes that People and Leadership are the most important part of making any business’ transformation succeed and meeting its commercial goals. Having worked in M&A and Restructuring, Mary understands the importance of pace, decision making, and value creation for any major change programme. 

Originally from Louisiana, Mary has been with PwC for 25 years in New York, London and now Auckland.  She has worked with clients across all sectors, and advises on leadership, change and workforce strategies, with many years focused on M&A and Restructuring.

A fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development UK, Mary also has a Masters of Science in People and Organisations from London School of Economics. 

Mary is married to Neil and they have two daughters. She loves travelling with the family and going to the theatre and other cultural pursuits.