# Luke Irving

> Luke Irving is the New Zealand founder of Fingermark, a restaurant technology business developing computer vision, self-service kiosks and digital menus. After two decades leading the company, he stepped aside as CEO while remaining a board member and major shareholder. His public career also includes advocacy for technology careers in Hawke’s Bay.

- **Role:** Founder and board member at Fingermark
- **Organizations:** Fingermark
- **Nationality:** New Zealander
- **Education:** School Certificate, Palmerston North Boys High, Huntley Prep School
- **Known for:** Built Fingermark into an international restaurant technology business., Included in QSR Magazine’s 2025 Digital Disruptors., Led Fingermark during its 2024 Ecolab investment.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Attended Palmerston North Boys High; a later profile reported a McDonald’s school enterprise and Young Enterprise award.
- **Mid-2000s** — Founded Fingermark in Auckland after experimenting with customer-facing touchscreens.
- **2016** — Moved the business base and his family to Havelock North.
- **2019** — Discussed a proposed regional technology education campus with EIT.
- **2023** — Fingermark exhibited at MURTEC; Irving spoke about restaurant technology.
- **2024** — Fingermark announced a multimillion-dollar cornerstone investment from Ecolab.
- **2025** — Included in QSR Magazine’s Digital Disruptors list.
- **2026** — Stepped aside as CEO, retaining his founder, board member and major shareholder roles; Tom Fox became CEO.

## Achievements

- Built Fingermark into an international restaurant technology business.
- Included in QSR Magazine’s 2025 Digital Disruptors.
- Led Fingermark during its 2024 Ecolab investment.
- Fingermark won an AmCham technology exporter award in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Announced he was stepping aside as Fingermark CEO while remaining on the board and a major shareholder.
- **2025-12** — Fingermark publicly celebrated his inclusion in QSR Magazine’s 2025 Digital Disruptors.
- **2025-03** — Welcomed Fingermark’s naming sponsorship of the New Zealand Blackbots robotics teams.

## Links

- Website: https://fingermark.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://nz.linkedin.com/in/luke-irving-3562048

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Last updated: 2026-10-11