Executive Director - Nate Winkel
2010 to present

Born in the US, Nate brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Ole from both the soccer and business industries. Nate played professionally for 8 years in the US and Sweden before moving to New Zealand. After retiring from soccer he worked as project manager for US based Real Estate
development firm Master, and as Business Development Manager at the New Zealand Stock Exchange. He was pulled back into the soccer industry when he moved to China and accepted the role of Director of Club Development for Shanghai’ largest international club, QiLin FC. Nate has a large network of
global contacts and has placed many NZ players at both US Universities and overseas professional clubs. He graduated with a bachelors degree in Business Administration from Marquette University.

In his role as Executive Director at Ole, Nate is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing both the football and financial plans for the academy.