Two prestigious global awards have been swept up by LanzaTech, a leading company in energy technology innovation.

Wellington businesses are being held back by a lack of long-haul flights into Asia, a business leader says.

Resins manufacturer Nuplex says its Asian businesses are showing strong earnings growth with increasing demand and lower costs a key factor.

Nuplex said it will provide an earnings update at its annual meeting on November 9 but in the meantime said its Asian businesses have doubled their proportion of group profit so far this year.

“We have been experiencing strong sales in both China and Vietnam, and there are also now positive signs in other South East Asian markets that demand is returning," managing director John Hirst said.

As the face of New Zealand changes the faces on New Zealand’s boards of directors need to change with it, says one of the world’s top executive search consultants.

Albert Froom, managing partner of Netherlands-based Leaders Trust International, is also chairman of international executive search network Alto Partners and has been rated one of the world’s “most influential headhunters” by Businessweek.