Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 December.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 December.
The Labour Party has revealed its shadow cabinet tasked with holding the coalition government to account, with the Green Party also unveiling its opposition line-up.
The Warehouse Group has appointed Mark Stirton as group chief financial officer, effective from 1 April 2024.
The ex-CEO of The Better Health Company Group, Scott Johnson, will take the reins at the probiotics firm.
The New Zealand Shareholders’ Association has raised questions over the nomination of Skellerup chair John Strowger to become a director of Sanford by minority shareholder Tasman Equity Holdings.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 24 November.
Some 21 delegates from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners represented the business at the annual One Young World Summit in Belfast, Ireland, last month.
A healthy smattering of food system faces have made it into Time Magazine’s 100 most influential climate leaders in business rubbing shoulders with bankers, politicians, and oil and energy tycoons.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 17 November.
Sanford’s board has advises that Fiona Mackenzie will not seek re-election as an independent non-executive director at the seafood company’s upcoming annual meeting.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 10 November.
Mainfreight’s chief financial officer, Tim Williams, is retiring from the transport and logistics company post its year-end results in June 2024.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 3 November.
The dairy co-op says Neil Beaumont is leaving this Friday having only just starting in February.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 27 October.
AgriZeroNZ, the public-private joint venture investment vehicle aiming to reduce farm emissions, has appointed Wayne McNee as its chief executive.
A trio of food firm leaders are heading for the exit, including the chair of troubled dairy processor Synlait, who only took up the role 10 months ago.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 20 October.
New Zealand King Salmon has appointed current sales general manager Graeme Tregidga as chief commercial officer.
The New Zealand venison industry and aviation pioneer has died following a short illness, aged 85.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 12 October.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 6 October.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 29 September.
A new strategy for Hospitality New Zealand and more integration with businesses and stakeholders are top of the agenda for the association’s new chief executive, Steve Armitage.
Peter Simmons joins the private equity-backed plant-based food manufacturer “to lead the team and business into the next chapter”.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 22 September.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 15 September.
Simon Limmer has been confirmed as the new boss of wine business Indevin Group just days after announcing his resignation from being chief executive of Silver Fern Farms.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 September.
A new global knowledge exchange programme to support Māori innovators in agri-food tech has been launched, expecting to place up to 15 leaders over the next three years.
The global dairy giant’s new GM of NZ and Aus, Kathy Cavill, fills the gap left by former boss Rodrigo Lima.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 September.
Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has appointed Jenn Bestwick to lead a review of Immigration New Zealand’s administration of the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 25 August.
Two winners were jointly named for this year’s Seafood New Zealand’s Future Adaptation Award.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 18 August.
Primary sector leader Greg Gent has been appointed as independent chair of Seafood New Zealand.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 11 August.
One of the visionaries behind the formation of Horticulture New Zealand, Max Lilly, has won the horticulture Bledisloe Cup for 2023.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 4 August.
Supie’s Sarah Balle and Ārepa Holding’s Angus Brown have been selected as finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023.
Board member Craig Ellison shifts into the role of interim CEO as the hunt for a replacement begins.
Horticulture NZ director Kate Trufitt has been appointed the new chief executive of Potatoes New Zealand.
Seeka director Robert Farron has resigned and will leave the grower and exporter’s board on Friday 4th August 2023.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 28 July.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 21 July.
The founder of Sri Lankan tea company Dilmah has died, aged 93.
A 34-year Fonterra veteran is taking up the top job as chief executive officer of Ballance Agri-Nutrients.
Cooks Coffee chief financial officer, Craig Brown, is resigning with effect from 31st July 2023.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 13 July.
The former Sanitarium executive and ex-NZFGC chair will start in the role on Thursday.
Retail NZ has appointed Carolyn Young as its new chief executive, to succeed Greg Harford, who is stepping down from 21 July.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 7 July.
After steering Hospitality NZ through the pandemic, White signs off on an ’empty tank’ but with high hopes for the resilient industry.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 30 June.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 23 June.
DairyNZ has appointed Waikato-based Campbell Parker as its new chief executive.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 16 June.
New Zealand King Salmon has appointed Mark Dewdney as its new chair.
Robert Iervasi is stepping down from his role as group CEO Oceania after 16 years with the group.
New Zealand’s Dr John Barker has been elected as the Director General of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine – the first time anyone from the Southern Hemisphere has held this position.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 9 June.
New Zealand Hops has paid tribute to “one of their industry’s finest leaders”, Tom Inglis, who passed away on 5 June 2023.
The biotech nutrition company rallies a number of heavy hitters with global experience to assemble a governance board and team of advisors ahead of a growth capital round.
The founder of Gisborne vegetable growing and processing business LeaderBrand is among the food system pioneers recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours list.
Synlait has made more changes to its Executive Leadership Team which was unveiled in July last year, at the same time as it was going through a strategy refresh.
Former Auckland destination boss and Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s chair, Steve Armitage, has been appointed Hospitality New Zealand’s new chief executive.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 2 June.
A relatively new joiner to Fonterra is to act up as chief operating officer replacing current COO Fraser Whineray who is leaving the co-op next month.
JH Whittaker & Sons has appointed a new chief marketing officer, drawing on talent from Europe to fill the role.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 26 May.
Outgoing boss David Hughes on the PFR projects he is most proud of, rising to adversity, and his response if innovation was going badly wrong.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 19 May.
Jen Scoular is stepping down following a tenure during which the industry’s value has grown to $231m.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 5 May.
A2 Milk’s US boss is leaving the company, and being replaced by current executive general manager ANZ, Kevin Bush.
Andrew Hoggard has stepped down early from his role as Federated Farmers president.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 5 May.
Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford is leaving the organisation at the end of July.
The chief executive of Dairy Holdings, Colin Glass, is stepping down from the DairyNZ board later this year.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 28 April.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has appointed Orlando Rodriguez managing director of CCEP Australia.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 21 April.
Board nominations are open for the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council.
Ryder joined the NZKS board in 2009. He will depart at the company’s AGM on 14 June.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 14 April.
The New Zealand managing director Dan of The Griffin’s Food Company, Dan Gilbert, is finishing up with the snacking business after three years at the helm.
Rachel Brooking has picked up the oceans and fisheries portfolio after a reshuffle caused by Stuart Nash’s dismissal.
The premium mixer brand has tapped into talent from rival drinks company Asahi Beverages to appoint its first country manager in New Zealand.
Following an “extensive recruitment process”, Zespri goes internal to fill the newly created role of chief operating officer, promoting Jason Te Brake.
The Fonterra veteran of 30-years will replace David Hughes to lead the Crown Research Institute.
US billionaire Bill Foley is handing over the reins at his wine company to make more time for the UK football club he recently bought for £120m.
Food and drink industry appointments and people moves for the week to 31 March.
The world’s biggest spirits maker has appointed its first female chief executive.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 24 March.
Synlait Milk’s director of operations, Nigel Macdonald, has resigned.
She has led the association through Covid, lobbying hard for support and speaking often of hospitality’s challenges.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 17 March.
The National Party’s Todd McClay has been appointed agriculture spokesperson following the announcement that Todd Muller will not stand for re-election.
Alliance Group has appointed Willie Wiese as its new chief executive.
Open Country Dairy CEO Steve Koekemoer is stepping up to become COO of parent company, Talley’s.
TradeWindow is looking to reduce its headcount by up to a third, as part of proposed cost reductions to reduce cash usage to a more sustainable level.
The recently instated boss of the breakfast and snacking company’s NZ business is on a mission to rebuild market share.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 10 March.
Former Beef + Lamb New Zealand and special agricultural trade envoy, Mike Petersen, is to become chair of Scales Corporation.
Kiwifruit specialist Zespri is reshaping its leadership team, elevating its global territory executive officers to presidents in addition to recruiting for a chief operating officer.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 3 March.
Delegat’s former international sales manager, Andrew Stafford, is “ideally suited to lead the next stage of growth for our business on the global stage,” MWE says.
Frucor Suntory has appointed Coca-Cola executive Alicia Ryan-Davis into the role of chief people officer, which will see her lead the company’s people & culture functions across Oceania.
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Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 24 February.
Pāmu has appointed Will Burrett as its new chief operating officer.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 17 February.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 10 February.
Net zero strategist Dr Victoria Hatton takes over from Abby Thompson as CEO of the NZ food science and innovation hub.
DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle will step down in June after 15 years in the role.
Advertising executive and the stepdaughter of company founder Pic Picot, Aimee McCammon, has stepped into the top job at the Nelson-based nut butter brand.
My Food Bag has appointed Leanne Dekker as its new chief financial officer, permanently filling the spot left vacant by Mark Winter when he stepped up to chief executive last year.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 3 February.
The appointment of Hein Schumacher is seen as a sign of the global FMCG giant’s commitment to food.
Co-founder Sally Gallagher is taking charge of growing exports for the Hawke’s Bay firm, which owns Boring Oat Milk and The Apple Press brands.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 27 January.
Zespri has created a new executive leadership team position to help combat ongoing quality issues and support its supply chain, and has disestablished two senior roles as part of the restructure.
Two new faces have joined the Grocery Charity Ball trust, as part of succession planning at the 20-year old organisation.
Emily Dowling joins from Mars Petcare following the resignation of Pete Simmons after sixteen years with the group.
MD Cara Liebrock is promoted to the US, with a new boss from Goodman Fielder appointed to lead the global snack giant’s New Zealand business.
Bostock manager Catherine Wedd has been selected by local party members as National’s candidate in Tukituki, in the Hawke’s Bay.
Todd Muller has been given the portfolios of agriculture and climate change in the latest National party reshuffle from leader Christopher Luxon.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 20 January.
Wakatū Incorporation’s board chairman of 22-years Paul Morgan has stood down, replaced by Johnny McGregor effective immediately.
Food and beverage industry people moves for the week to 16 December.
Craig Evans will start in the top job at Move on 1 February 2023, replacing current executive director Chris Dunphy as the company continues with a business turnaround programme commenced in August 2021.
Synlait Milk’s director of people and culture, Boyd Williams, has resigned.
Pāmu has established an independent sustainability panel.
Brother and sister powerhouse Jim and Rose Delegat took home the coveted Visionary Leader award for their work establishing NZ as a premium wine exporter.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 9 December.
Amy Alexander, the co-founder of premix beverage brand JMR Cocktail & Co, takes over as GM of the drinks syrup business.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 2 December.
Hospitality New Zealand has paid tribute to hospitality “icon and pioneer” Michael Friend, who has died.
Dr John Small is to become the new chair of the Commerce Commission.
Liz Wheadon, the general manager of Glengarry Wines, has been elected as the President of Retail NZ – the first female president for the organisation.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 25 November.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 18 November.
Zespri’s Alastair Hulbert has resigned to explore new opportunities, says the kiwifruit marketer and exporter.
Former Chia Sisters GM Bonnie Slade’s new role and other food and beverage industry moves for the week to 11 November.
“After careful consideration of the needs of the role and the desired attributes of our next CEO, the directors unanimously agreed that Mark Winter was the ideal candidate,” MFB chair Tony Carter says.
A2 Milk has appointed the former chief executive officer of dairy company Yashili, Chopin Zhang, to the new executive leadership team role of chief supply chain officer.
Neil Beaumont will join the co-op next year from CAD$500bn investment fund Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
New Zealand’s largest seafood company Sanford has appointed Skellerup Holdings chief executive David Mair to its board.
David Surveyor will leave the co-operative next year returning to Australia after around eight years in the role.
Food tourism stalwart Kim Thorp has been crowned the 2022 F.A.W.C! Hawke’s Bay Legend.
Fonterra’s global managing director of foodservice has left the dairy co-operative to take charge of setting up the proposed $60m Southland oat milk factory.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 4 November.
NZFGC’s new boss on guiding principles, headwinds, and silver bullets ahead of the association’s annual conference in Queenstown this week.
New Zealand King Salmon’s chief executive of 13 years has resigned just weeks out from a crucial decision on its application to develop the country’s first open-water salmon farm.
Synlait Milk has appointed of Charles Fergusson to the role of director of on-farm excellence & business sustainability.
Synlait has appointed independent director Simon Robertson to replace current chair Dr John Penno from 2 December – the date of the dairy company’s annual meeting.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 27 October.
A new general manager with a strong history in FMCG sales has taken over at Kellogg New Zealand, a mainstay in the country’s $341m grocery breakfast category.
A2 Milk is recruiting to fill a newly created role executive leadership team role of chief supply chain officer following the resignation after ten years of its current chief operations officer, Shareef Khan.
His resignation comes after almost 15 years in senior management at the CRI, including five as CEO when he departs next year.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 21 October.
The dairy company raids Fonterra’s senior ranks to appoint a director of advanced nutrition and a director of strategy, innovation and corporate.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 14 October.
Former Keytone Dairy boss Danny Rotman is stepping down as CEO the health & wellness group.
The meal kit company brings Mark Powell aboard and preps for CFO Mark Winter to become acting CEO when Kevin Bowler departs on Friday.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 7 October.
Hudson will become NZTE’s GM of export customers, leading the focused support provided to around 1,400 exporters, many of them F&B businesses.
Food and beverage industry moves for the week to 30 September.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 23 September.
Callaghan Innovation’s interim chief executive Stefan Korn has been appointed to the role permanently.
Foodstuffs New Zealand has confirmed marketer Giselle Bleakley is joining the group as the new head of marketing and customer experience at New World.
Rua Bioscience chief commercial official Andi Grant is stepping down from the role, and being replaced by current chief operating officer, Paul Naske.
Countdown’s Kiri Hannifin will start a month earlier as Air New Zealand’s chief sustainability officer.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 16 September.
He leaves in October after four years in the role and says “the time is right for my family and me”.
Eat New Zealand has named its Kaitaki for 2022/2023 – a collective of young future food leaders telling the Aotearoa food story.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 9 September.
The QSR group is losing its chief executive of 15 years, Russel Creedy, as well as its even longer-serving chief financial officer.
Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin has joined the board at Giltrap Group in a directorship role.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 2 September.
Synlait’s director of sustainability, brand, beverages and cream, Hamish Reid, is leaving the business.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 26 August.
The dairy companies both make internal promotions to fill gaps in their executive teams – with Synlait also losing a director.
My Food Bag co-founder Cecilia Robinson has returned to the listed meal kit company’s board.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 19 August.
Commercial director Frank Spiewack is no longer part of the company’s senior leadership team and will report to Walker, who takes the newly created role of chief revenue officer.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 12 August.
The chief executive of Southland meat processor Blue Sky Meats Jim Goodall is leaving the business after one year in the role.
F&B firms are expected to be among the clients of the new advisory firm Sherriff has set up with ex-Icebreaker colleague and Goodman Fielder CFO Dave Anderson.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 5 August.
Wellington’s Peter Norrie has welcomed his induction into the Hospitality New Zealand Hall of Fame by reflecting on the opportunities in the industry over more than 40 years.
The pizza chain ships in a new New Zealand general manager from Australia to replace Cameron Toomey, who has been promoted.
The company cuts four executive roles and adds five as part of a strategy refresh built around nutrition, ingredients, consumer and foodservice opportunities.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 29 July.
Eat New Zealand is seeking the next round of Kaitaki recruits to join the not-for-profit collective’s first two cohorts bringing together 90 next-generation food leaders.
Supermarket group Woolworths has named New Zealander Scott Perkins as its new chair.
Chami Abeysinghe has been appointed to the role of chief executive at Great South, Southland’s regional development agency.
The second of two newly created executive roles is filled by an internal appointment, this time by promoting GM capital strategy Emma Parsons.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 22 July.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 15 July.
After 22 years, Greg Jarvis is stepping aside as chief executive of agritech business Bluelab.
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand is set to welcome Matt Bolger as its new Independent chair upon the retirement of Malcolm Bailey from the role on 16 August 2022.
Teresa Farac-Ciprian has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Rua Bioscience, effective 1 August 2022.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 July.
The departure of sales GM Marshall Moir triggers Moffat’s promotion and the appointment of a former Coca-Cola executive to helm the non-alc business.
Move Logistics Group is looking to grow its supply chain market share by expanding its presence in dairy and oceans, appointing two new general managers to lead its efforts in those sectors.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 July.
The company’s co-founder and former co-CEO brings a wealth of experience back to the business.
Good Spirits Hospitality’s Duncan Makeig has stepped down from the company’s board with director Matt Adams replacing him as chair.
Environmental Choice New Zealand, the official environmental label of New Zealand, has appointed Chloe Van Dyke to its board of directors.
The former GM of sales for Asahi Beverages NZ takes the reins at the Christchurch-based group.
Former Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy has added chairman of the Meat Industry Association to his roster of governance responsibilities.
The co-op is adding two new management roles and merging two business units, prompting the departure of 34-year veteran Kelvin Wickham.
The Flying Winemaker Group has been joined by former Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine Winemaker of the Year, Steve Flamsteed, as an advisor to oversee its winemaking program.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 17 June.
Peter Kean is retiring from the Sanford board after eight years, effective as at the conclusion of the seafood company’s 2022 annual meeting in December.
Meka Whaitiri has picked up the food safety portfolio and Michael Wood takes immigration after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reshuffled her cabinet.
Synlait has announced the resignation of its legal director, Deborah Marris, who oversaw a number of significant transactions, including the acquisitions of Talbot Forest Cheese and Dairyworks.
Meet the manager responsible for opening up Woolworths NZ’s wholesale offer more widely to third parties.
Hannifin is joining Air New Zealand in a newly created sustainability role.
Waterman Capital co-founder Chris Marshall will retire from the My Food Bag board in August at the meal kit company’s annual shareholders meeting.
Food and beverage industry appointments for the week to 2 June.
Food and beverage industry appointments for the week to 27 May.
A stalwart of the Marlborough wine industry, Dominic Pecchenino, has been honoured by the board of Wine Marlborough with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Former FMCG business leader Ron Hooper has been appointed the new chief executive of Whakatane Mill.
Food and beverage industry appointments for the week to 20 May.
Good Spirits Hospitality has named director Matt Adams as chair designate after Duncan Makeig signalled his intention to resign the chair following the upcoming June board meeting.
The dairy company taps a former colleague of boss David Bortolussi to become its new finance lead.
“Growth has been across the board,” says the drinks giant’s NZ boss, as the company’s market share ticks up during Covid.
The latest food and beverage industry appointments and people moves.
Food and beverage sector appointments and people moves for the week to 6 May 2022.
The EDA supports numerous F&B initiatives across the region, recently partnering with Pic Picot to test the feasibility of growing peanuts commercially.
Food and beverage sector appointments and people moves to the week of 29 April.
Food and beverage sector appointments and people moves to the week of 22 April.
Former Unilever Baltics GM Cameron Heath relocates to Auckland this month to lead the company’s NZ business.
The patriarch of family-owned Cassels Brewing Company Alasdair Cassels died of cancer over Easter weekend.
Great South chief executive and former Destination Queenstown boss Graham Budd has died.
Callaghan Innovation CEO Vic Crone will leave the national innovation agency in mid-July.
Food and beverage industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 April.
A new general manager is taking the reins at Lewis Road Creamery bringing years of marketing and F&B industry experience to the premium consumer dairy brand.
Shane Bracken steps up to the top job following a turbulent period for the sandwich franchise, especially in Australia.
Christiaan Crous is stepping up to take on DB’s sales director role from 4 April.
Margaret Devlin fills an existing vacancy, while Mark Todd replaces Peter Schuyt who will be stepping down in October after almost nine years on the Board.
20-year veteran Tim Donaldson is taking up an expanded GM role in the South Island, while up north it has gone internal to replace its long-standing legal chief.
Clement is taking his dairy experience to a plant-based challenger entering the export market.
Michelle Cassettari takes the helm of the NZ business – the first woman to hold the position.
Neil Senauer becomes the inaugural CEO of Southern Pastures’ wholesale and foodservice business.
Fonterra will shortly begin recruiting to replace Marc Rivers, who has resigned after four years with the co-op.
After 18 years with her family business, Hirst Tristam is taking on a GM role at another F&B business.
Karl Gradon takes up the helm at Miraka Milk, alongside other moves at NZTE, Countdown and New Fish.
Meat Business Women New Zealand has appointed two new co-chairs to lead the organisation.
Experience director Jennifer Kerr replaces Andrew Ferrier as chair after nearly a decade in that role.
Angela Bull joins the Foodstuffs South Island board as an independent director.
Zespri has created a board specifically to focus on its sustainability goals.
Andy Wotton has been appointed to the new role of Kono chief operating officer.
Horticulture New Zealand has two vacancies to fill, with two directors set to retire by rotation.
Woolworths NZ’s Sally Copland heads across the ditch for a top e-commerce role.
Former Ryman chief executive Gordon MacLeod has been appointed to Delegat Group.
Chanel Clark joins nootropics venture Ārepa as its new marketing manager.
Sam Fischer will join the brewing group in July tasked with delivering a new mid-term plan to return to sustainable growth.
A new Australian New Zealand MD for Kellogg, appointments at Sanford executive leadership team, Synlait loses strategy and business transformation director, Seeka CFO to go, and My Food Bag bags supply chain lead.
Alan Pollard has been appointed chief executive of Civil Contractors New Zealand, the national business association for New Zealand’s civil infrastructure construction industry.
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New Zealand Winegrowers has named five recipients for its 2021 Fellows awards.
Beverage company Frucor Suntory has appointed Sophie Lodge to corporate affairs director for Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney.
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The beverage giant has filled the vacancy at the top of its Australian and New Zealand business.
Prior to leading Air NZ, he was at the global FMCG giant for 18 years, and left as president and CEO of its Canada division.
Plant & Food Research has won three gongs at the ninth annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
Blis Technologies marketing and e-commerce director, Laura Grant, is leaving the Dunedin headquartered probiotics firm she joined just six months ago.
Frucor Suntory has appointed Rhodi Bulloch as its nutrition and regulatory affairs specialist.
Dairy product manufacturer New Zealand Food Innovation Waikato has appointed Tony Giles as its new chief executive.
Just Life Group has hired Graeme Read to be its chief financial officer.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners New Zealand has retained The Gender Tick accreditation for 2021.
Tatua director Ross Townshend has resigned from the Waikato dairy co-operative’s board with immediate effect.
Former dairy industry leader and minister of agriculture John Luxton has passed away, aged 75.
After 18 months of co-leadership to navigate Covid-19, the new CEO now oversees a broader channel mix at the reshaped coffee wholesaler.
Marlborough Grape Growers Cooperative chief executive Mike Brown has been elected to the Cooperative Business New Zealand board.
The chair of winemaker Delegat Group, Jim Delegat, is moving from the role of executive chairman to executive director from 1 February 2022.
Sanford’s chief operating officer, Clement Chia, has resigned after seven years with the business.
New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc has appointed Terry Meikle its chief executive.
Heineken’s DB Breweries has promoted its director of corporate affairs, Matt Wilson, to managing director.
New Zealand King Salmon has appointed Carol Chen to its board.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc has promoted its general manager of marketing Kit Arkwright to chief executive.
Premium mixer company East Imperial has appointed Mark Zonghetti as head of sales for North America.
My Food Bag’s ex-chief operating officer, Richard Wafer, has joined Trade Me-backed, auto-repair comparision startup My Auto Shop.
New Zealand Coastal Seafoods says a surge in quarterly revenue can be attributed to the appointment of former Bidfood general manager Peter Fletcher to chief of sales.
After 18 months without a chief executive, Coffee Supreme has promoted group commercial director Jesse Newson into the role.
Māori Fisheries Trust Te Ohu Kaimoana and Moana New Zealand have appointed two new directors to the Moana New Zealand Board.
BurgerFuel Group has appointed its former chief operating officer Tyrone Foley as a director, effective from today.
Both Nestlé and Blis Technology have made internal appointments to fill vacancies at the top of their ranks.
Supply chain, field sales and board changes announced at Asahi, NZ Hops and Blis.
Mainfreight’s New Zealand country manager, Craig Evans, has resigned and is to leave the business at the end of January 2022.
Diversified agribusiness Scales has appointed Geoff Smith as chief operations and sustainability officer.
Asahi Beverages has appointed PepsiCo ANZ boss Danny Celoni the new chief executive of its Australian brewer, Carlton & United Breweries.
New Zealand Apples and Pears Incorporated has appointed John Allen as a director to its board.
Chocolate company Ferrero makes two appointments across its Asia Pacific operations, The FoodBowl announces Alexandra Allan’s replacement and AGMARDT names a new chair.
ANZCO Foods founder Sir Graeme Harrison has joined the National Party’s board.
The parent company of Nelson-based food and beverage exporter Kono is looking to fill the newly created role of chief operating officer, instead of recruiting a new chief executive to replace Rachel Taulelei.
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The former Turners & Growers executive will join the listed seafood exporter as CFO next month.
Healthcare and animal care company Ebos Group has appointed Julie Dillon the chief executive of its animal care business.
The chief executive of Mr Apple, Andrew van Workum, has sold more than 80,000 shares in parent company Scales Corporation, raising $415,918 in the process, according to an NZX filing.
Manuka honey exporter Comvita has appointed a trio of new board directors, namely Bridget Coates, Yawen Wu and chief executive David Banfield.
The retail veteran and current Foodstuffs director will take over from Steve Anderson to be FSSI’s chief executive.
The move to “review and reset the structure of the business” could see as many as 150 jobs go at the dairy company.
Former Countdowners find new homes, while a COO and a CEO get bumped up the ranks at Ngāi Tahu.
Good Spirits Hospitality has appointed commercial lawyer and experienced director John Seton to its board effective immediately.
Andrew Christie has resigned as a director of Good Spirits Hospitality, effective immediately, Friday 3 September.
Internal promotions, arrivals and departures are all in today’s trio of executive food moves.
A former Foodstuffs executive moves to T&G Fresh, Pāmu’s boss jumps ship to Delegat, and an inaugural kiwifruit jv CEO named.
Penny Nelson is leaving the Ministry for Primary industries to become the Department of Conservation’s director-general and chief executive.
Blis Technologies’ chief marketing officer, Julie Curphey, has resigned from her role effective 29 October 2021.
With China and Korea its number one and two markets, Grove is looking to Thailand and Vietnam for further growth.
Two KPMG alumni join the wholesaler’s board and executive team to “contribute to next phase of growth”.
Synlait recruits from Qatar to fill its director of operations role, while Fonterra goes internal for its new people and culture MD.
DB Breweries’ domestic beer brand manager, Michael McRae, is leaving Heineken after more than four years to go full time on his own venture.
The news follows Bryan Mogridge’s appointment as executive chair of the omega fish oils refiner.
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Takitimu Seafoods general manager Marcus D’Esposito has resigned from the company.
The New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores has appointed two new members.
Adjunct Professor Mark Booth has left Food Standards Australia New Zealand to join an international management consultancy.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise has appointed David Dewar the first New Zealand Trade Commissioner to the Pacific, based in Fiji.
Foodstuffs South Island has recruited Nick Barnes as general manager of supply chain, replacing John Mullins who retired after 43 years working for the grocery group.
Eat New Zealand is seeking 30 storytellers who have a passion for telling food stories.
Blue Sky Meats has appointed Sarah Brown to its board.
Finding growth means driving existing brands like Old El Paso but could also see new products brought down under from the United States.
Taulelei is teaming up with brand specialist Tabitha Harris to launch a new venture focusing on “business design through story, strategy and brand”.
Hastie is back at the firm he founded 19 years ago, and he has growth on his mind for his tea and biscuit business.
The A2 Milk Company has filled another role in its leadership team appointing a new chief people and culture officer following the departure of Lisa Burquest in January.
The meal kit firm has appointed DB Breweries’ Jo Mitchell to be its chief customer officer.
US food giant General Mills has appointed of Matthew Salter as its new managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
FoodBowl CEO Alexandra Allan resigns after seven years with the Food Innovation Network.
Patsy Bass, co-founder of West Coast spirits powerhouse Reefton Distilling Co, hires two senior executives to lead the company’s drive into export markets.
My Food Bag’s chief operating officer Richard Wafer has resigned from the meal kit company.
New Zealand medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp start-up Greenfern Industries has appointed Brent King as its independent non-executive chair.
Central Otago deer farmer and veterinarian Amanda (Mandy) Bell has been selected as a producer member of the Deer Industry NZ board.
Alliance Group has appointed Victoria Trayner to be its first associate director.
Its Asia Pacific division will be split three ways in an effort to revive growth.
David Downs has been appointed as chief executive of New Zealand Story, replacing inaugural boss Rebecca Smith who will leave after seven years at the helm.
The A2 Milk Company has appointed an infant nutrition marketing specialist from European food giant Danone as its new chief marketing officer.
The former Fonterra and Nestlé insights manager will take over from Malcolm Nitschke in August.
The Kiwifruit Vine Health board is calling for nominations for one grower director for a term of three years.
“We’re right on the cusp of growth which is always a challenging time to navigate,” says new GM Bonnie Slade.
T&G Global’s outgoing chairman, Professor Klaus Josef Lutz, said the fresh produce company is “primed to harness opportunities into the future” following a strategic programme of work carried out over his nine-year tenure.
New Zealand King Salmon has appointed Kiwibank’s deputy chief financial officer, Ben Rodgers, as its new CFO.
The Ministry for Primary Industries’ honorary fishery officers are among the thousands of volunteers being honoured as part of National Volunteers Week.
Foley Wines’ group chief winemaker and head of viticulture, Alastair Maling MW, is moving to a consultancy role for Te Kairanga, Martinborough Vineyard, Grove Mill, Vavasour and Mt Difficulty from June 30. Foley has also appointed Stuart Dudley as a viticulturist consultant based in Marlborough.
Healthcare and animal care company Ebos Group has appointed Dr Tracey Batten as an independent director.
Katherine Turner is to leave the seafood company in September after three years in the role.
NZ Apples and Pears Inc’s chief executive of nine years, Alan Pollard, is to step down from his role later this year.
A 25-year-old orchard foreman at T&G Global has won the Hawke’s Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year competition for the second time.
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AGMARDT has announced the appointment of Trish Rankin as the next associate board member to join its board of trustees.
Christchurch biotechnology company PharmaZen, which trades as Waitaki Biosciences, has made two appointments to its board.
Wine business Dionysus Investments, which owns the Messenger, Mutu and Moana Park Estate brands, has poached two marketing specialists from The Warehouse Group to expand its Auckland team.
Nine young people from across the primary sector have came together at Mataatua Marae in Whakatane for the official launch of He Tatai Rangahua – the Food and Fibre Youth Network.
Hayes Taylor has been appointed general manager of Auckland-based supplement and vitamin company Swiss Wellness NZ.
New chief executive Colin Bond replaces outgoing boss Nikki Johnson.
Laura Grant will join Blis’s executive team in the role of e-commerce director on 24 May 2021.
Foodstuffs South Island general manager of supply chain, John Mullins, is retiring after 43 years working for the grocery group.
Zespri Group has appointed the former Goodman Fielder and Griffins Foods chief executive Alison Barrass to its board as an independent director.
T&G Global’s chairman of nine years, Professor Klaus Josef Lutz, is to step down at the end of its annual meeting on 23 June 2021
Stuart Irvine is stepping down as chief executive of Lion after more than eight years at the helm of the Japanese-owned but Kiwi-founded beverage company.
CFO’s departure follows that of chief executive Leon Clement and director of operations Mark Toomey.
Global demand for protein is set to drive a rapid transformation of the US$260bn aquaculture industry, says investor Aqua-Spark.
Former Fonterra sales director will head up non-alcoholic business arm in NZ.
New Zealand seafood company Sanford has appointed Mark Cairns as its newest board member.
Ebos animal care and consumer brands chief executive Sean Duggan has resigned.
Southlander Justin Riley returns home to bring forward Great South’s oat initiative.
The former New Zealand Apples & Pears chair will take over from Mike Chapman on 14 June.
Rob Hewett has been appointed Silver Fern Farms Co-operative chair following the announcement on 29 April that Richard Young was standing down.
Five horticulture heavyweight’s have thrown their name in the ring for two existing vacancies on the Horticulture New Zealand board.
After nearly nine years in the role, Nitschke says now is the time to call it a day.
Former world discus champion Beatrice Faumuina is a new brand ambassador to the Just Life Group.
Leon Clement will leave the listed dairy company at the end of April.
Leanne Stewart replaces outgoing CEO Stu Hutchings.
Sandi Reily is the the new marketing, events and communications manager for Hospitality New Zealand.
The chief executive of Kiwifruit Vine Health is leaving the biosecurity organisation after three years to take up a top job with the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Former managing director Graeme Lord has stepped in as the winemaker looks to replace John Freeman, who resigned in February.
Mark Toomey has resigned from the specialist diary company after just over a year in the role.
Spencer Sonn steps into the role from Woolworths Holdings South Africa.
The long-time CEO will leave the South Island supermarket co-op in February next year.
Former head of customer & commercial, Julie O’Toole, takes up a new role.
Neuroscientist professor Andrew Scholey has joined New Zealand brain food company Ärepa to lead its 2021 research programme.
Atkins Ranch CEO Jim Goodall will take over from Todd Grave at the meat processor.
Tania Bui is the new brand director of CSD PepsiCo brands Pepsi Max, Pepsi, Mountain Dew and 7UP.
The vacancies came as two directors will retire by rotation this year.
Freeman intends to relocate to Australia with his family but will remain with Delegat until late March.
Pellow is well-known in the agribusiness arena, working across dairy, arable and sheep and beef industry.
Carol Ward has been appointed chief grower, industry and sustainability officer.
Clarke is known throughout the industry both internationally and locally.
Export boss David Boyd says New Zealand exports have been “remarkably resilient”.
Gil Meron, founder of Yarden Group in Israel, is taking up the role.
Vandita Pandey has held various positions at snack firm Frito-Lay in the US.
She is the first woman in the position in the organisation’s 40-years.
She replaces Jeremy Hood who has been interim chief executive.
The role is to be based at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Hawke’s Bay.
He takes over from Shiqing Jian who has been interim chief executive.
The wine and gin maker has announced Mark Darrow as its new chair.
Former lawyer Cathy Quinn has been appointed to Fonterra’s board of directors.
David Parker has been appointed minister of the newly named Ministry for Oceans and Fisheries, formerly known as the Ministry of Fisheries.
Zespri’s chief executive Dan Mathieson has been appointed to the Produce Marketing Association Board.
A new role has been created, and an appointment made, to help develop careers in New Zealand’s horticulture industry.
Jim van der Poel, who chairs the DairyNZ board, and Colin Glas would each serve another three-year term on the board.
PepsiCo New Zealand has named Daniel Engeman its new general manager.
Sanford chief executive Volker Kuntzsch has resigned.
