Curonz Directors 

Dr Frank Sieg, BSc, MSc, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer, Director
    Dr Frank Sieg
  • Inventor of NRPs in Germany and has worked for over 20 years on them
  • Project leader at Neuren Pharmaceuticals in developing these compounds
  • Expert in Cellular Neuroscience
  • 16 years of experience in developing biotechnology drugs in Germany and New Zealand
  • Formerly Principal Scientist / Team Leader of Gene Discovery and Invitro Systems at Neuren Pharmaceuticals for 7 years
  • Formerly Head of Neuroscience – Liggins Institute
  • Member of Society of Neuroscience
  • Dr Sieg has 17 peer reviewed journal publications, 1 book chapter and 15 patents in his name

Kevin Sullivan, LLB

Chief Legal Officer, Director
    Kevin Sullivan
  • Kevin has been our CLO for the past 6 years
  • He is experienced commercial and civil litigator and a barrister since the formation of Port Nicholson Chambers in 2009
  • He has several biotech clients and he brings a pragmatic approach to all things legal
  • He is a key advisor to CuroNZ’s executive team as well as being a recently appointed director  
  • Member of the New Zealand Law Society
  • Member of the NZ Bar Association

Neisha Voot, BSc (Hons), MSc, Diploma of Business Studies

Chief Operating Officer, Director
    Neisha Voot
  • Neisha was the original seed investor in 2009 and since then she has had the role of COO at CuroNZ 
  • She established the CuroNZ companies in NZ, US and Australia as well as put the necessary management structures in to support the scientific work
  • Widespread hands-on experience in operational management, psychological consulting, business consulting and human resources
  • Neisha has also set up and run her own company Niche Consulting, an HR specialist firm for the past 16 years
  • As part of the executive team, she brings managment and HR experience to CuroNZ