The five members of the ARRO team together in Christchurch

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The people behind ARRO.

Portrait of Axel McKenna

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Axel McKenna

CEO

Axel is ARRO’s co-founder and CEO. His background spans AI, data infrastructure, and distributed systems, with a focus on performance and reliability. He works as a software engineer at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research and is joining Halter.

He studies Software Engineering (Honours) at the University of Canterbury.

Portrait of Emily O’Connor

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Emily O’Connor

COO

Emily is ARRO’s co-founder and COO. Her background combines architecture, project coordination, and business management, including experience at Leighs Construction. She focuses on making complex processes easier to work through.

She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and is completing a Master’s in Business Management.

Portrait of Archer Simpson

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Archer Simpson

CFO

Archer is ARRO’s co-founder and CFO. His experience at Umbrellar and VTNZ spans cloud software, financial applications, and client delivery, connecting technical work with practical business needs.

He studies Software Engineering (Honours) at the University of Canterbury.

Portrait of Stella Henry

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Stella Henry

CMO

Stella is ARRO’s co-founder and CMO, and a two-time hackathon winner. She combines software development, creative thinking, and technical communication, with a focus on making complex ideas clear. Alongside ARRO, she tutors at the University of Canterbury.

She studies Software Engineering (Honours) at the University of Canterbury.

Portrait of Noah Mellish-Temple

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Noah Mellish-Temple

Head of RnD

Noah is an ARRO co-founder and Head of RnD. His experience at Ember Technology and Onside spans software development, testing, and delivery, with a focus on how systems behave in practice.

He studies Software Engineering (Honours) at the University of Canterbury.

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