I am a Southern South Island sheep, beef, and forestry farmer with 15 years of governance opportunities across the Agri sector. With a deep love for, and belief in the importance of our primary industries to New Zealand’s economic success, I have sought to serve industry in areas that actively work to enhance our collective future.

Prior to joining the AgResearch board I have served as former Chair of both Beef and Lamb NZ and the New Zealand Meat Board. Ex Director of Ballance Agri Nutrients and have sat on the boards of two science consortiums, Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Research Consortium -PGGRC, and Wool Research Organisation of NZ - WRONZ.

I currently Chair Ovis Management Ltd, still contribute at WRONZ and am a Director on Wool Source Manufacturing - WSM, an entity established to commercialise the deconstructed strong wool technologies emerging from the research programme.

Qualifications

  • Appointed to the AgResearch Board July 2024