15th June 2021 Ebos / PeopleHealthcare and animal care company Ebos Group has appointed Dr Tracey Batten as an independent director.
11th June 2021 PeopleKatherine Turner is to leave the seafood company in September after three years in the role.
9th June 2021 PeopleNZ Apples and Pears Inc’s chief executive of nine years, Alan Pollard, is to step down from his role later this year.
8th June 2021 Honours / PeopleThe Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2021 includes some notable names from New Zealand’s food and beverage sector. Dr Kevin Marshall, the current chair of the Riddet Institute, was made a Companion of MORE »
2nd June 2021 AGMARDT / PeopleAGMARDT has announced the appointment of Trish Rankin as the next associate board member to join its board of trustees.
31st May 2021 PeopleChristchurch biotechnology company PharmaZen, which trades as Waitaki Biosciences, has made two appointments to its board.
31st May 2021 People / WineWine 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.
31st May 2021 Food & Fibre / PeopleNine 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.
28th May 2021 PeopleHayes Taylor has been appointed general manager of Auckland-based supplement and vitamin company Swiss Wellness NZ.
25th May 2021 NZKGI / PeopleNew chief executive Colin Bond replaces outgoing boss Nikki Johnson.
21st May 2021 Blis / PeopleLaura Grant will join Blis’s executive team in the role of e-commerce director on 24 May 2021.
20th May 2021 Foodstuffs / PeopleFoodstuffs South Island general manager of supply chain, John Mullins, is retiring after 43 years working for the grocery group.
20th May 2021 People / ZespriZespri Group has appointed the former Goodman Fielder and Griffins Foods chief executive Alison Barrass to its board as an independent director.
18th May 2021 People / T&G GlobalT&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
17th May 2021 Lion / PeopleStuart Irvine to stand down after more than eight years at the helm of drinks
17th May 2021 People / SynlaitCFO’s departure follows that of chief executive Leon Clement and director of operations Mark Toomey.
13th May 2021 Asahi Beverages / PeopleFormer Fonterra sales director will head up non-alcoholic business arm in NZ.
13th May 2021 People / SanfordNew Zealand seafood company Sanford has appointed Mark Cairns as its newest board member.
10th May 2021 PeopleEbos animal care and consumer brands chief executive Sean Duggan has resigned.
5th May 2021 HortNZ / PeopleThe former New Zealand Apples & Pears chair will take over from Mike Chapman on 14 June.
5th May 2021 People / SFFRob Hewett has been appointed Silver Fern Farms Co-operative chair following the announcement on 29 April that Richard Young was standing down.
28th April 2021 Horticulture / PeopleFive horticulture heavyweight’s have thrown their name in the ring for two existing vacancies on the Horticulture New Zealand board.
23rd April 2021 AGMARDT / PeopleAfter nearly nine years in the role, Nitschke says now is the time to call it a day.
19th April 2021 Just Life / PeopleFormer world discus champion Beatrice Faumuina is a new brand ambassador to the Just Life Group.
13th April 2021 People / SynlaitLeon Clement will leave the listed dairy company at the end of April.
13th April 2021 Kiwifruit Vine Health / PeopleLeanne Stewart replaces outgoing CEO Stu Hutchings.
13th April 2021 HNZ / PeopleSandi Reily is the the new marketing, events and communications manager for Hospitality New Zealand.
6th April 2021 MPI / PeopleThe 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.
31st March 2021 Delegat Group / PeopleFormer managing director Graeme Lord has stepped in as the winemaker looks to replace John Freeman, who resigned in February.
23rd March 2021 People / SynlaitMark Toomey has resigned from the specialist diary company after just over a year in the role.
18th March 2021 People / WoolworthsSpencer Sonn steps into the role from Woolworths Holdings South Africa.
15th March 2021 Foodstuffs / PeopleThe long-time CEO will leave the South Island supermarket co-op in February next year.
15th March 2021 Coca-Cola / PeopleFormer head of customer & commercial, Julie O’Toole, takes up a new role.
10th March 2021 Blue Sky / PeopleAtkins Ranch CEO Jim Goodall will take over from Todd Grave at the meat processor.
10th March 2021 People / PepsiCoTania Bui is the new brand director of CSD PepsiCo brands Pepsi Max, Pepsi, Mountain Dew and 7UP.
25th February 2021 Horticulture / PeopleThe vacancies came as two directors will retire by rotation this year.
17th February 2021 PeopleFreeman intends to relocate to Australia with his family but will remain with Delegat until late March.
7th December 2020 ExportNZ / PeopleExport boss David Boyd says New Zealand exports have been “remarkably resilient”.
13th November 2020 PeopleShe replaces Jeremy Hood who has been interim chief executive.
11th November 2020 PeopleThe role is to be based at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) in Hawke’s Bay.
3rd November 2020 PeopleDavid Parker has been appointed minister of the newly named Ministry for Oceans and Fisheries, formerly known as the Ministry of Fisheries.
23rd October 2020 PeopleJim van der Poel, who chairs the DairyNZ board, and Colin Glas would each serve another three-year term on the board.
10th September 2020 PeopleSanford chief executive Volker Kuntzsch has resigned.
