Mike is a Director of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited and was its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2016, a Director of Tait Limited, a member of the Council of the University of Auckland and Chair of the NZ Medical Technologies Centre of Research Excellence.

In 2009, Mike was named New Zealander of the Year for Business.  Mr Daniell has won a number of accolades, including, New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year in 2013, Deloitte Top200 Executive of the Year in 2013 and being awarded the INFINZ Leadership Award in 2015.

Mike has more than 35 years of international medical device business experience, encompassing research and development, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, marketing and sales.  He holds a  first-class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Auckland.  Mike is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors.