Aiono (left) with Governor-General Jerry Mateparae in 2012
Born
Uluomato'otua Saulaulu Aiono
Apia, Samoa
Nationality
Samoan
Other names
Ulu Aiono Uluomatootua Aiono
Citizenship
New Zealand
Samoa
Education
Auckland Grammar School,
University of Otago
Occupation
Entrepreneur
Organization(s)
Habitat for Humanity The Cause Collective NZ The RiseUp Trust
Known for
Founder of Cogita
First Pacific Islander to complete an MBA
First Pacific Islander with a Bachelor of Computer Science
Spouse
Margaret Aiono (nee Gavin Brown)
Children
1
Honours
Officer of the New Zealand order of Merit (2012)
Uluomato'otua ("Ulu") Saulaulu AionoONZM (born 1954) is a Samoan-born New Zealand technology entrepreneur, civic leader, and philanthropist. He is currently involved in social housing through Habitat for Humanity and the Salvation Army.[1] In 1983, after completing his Bachelor of Computer Science degree at the University of Otago, Aiono founded the enterprise resource planning software company Cogita.[2][3] In 2012, he and his wife, Margaret Brown, sold Cogita to Silicon Valley company Epicor.[4][5]
^SunPix Awards 2015 – Uluomato'otua Aiono, retrieved 6 December 2023
^COGITA. "ESTABLISHED 1983". COGITA. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^"Our Team -Ulu Aiono". AJE Healthcare Holdings. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^Carroll, Melanie (17 April 2022). "The Monitor economy Q&A: Ulu Aiono, founder of Cogita". Stuff. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^"Cogita sells ANZ ERP business to Epicor". Process Technology. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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