My Net Worth: Mark Leslie, chief executive of Pāmu

My Net Worth: Mark Leslie, chief executive of Pāmu
Mark Leslie joined the state-owned farming conglomerate two years ago. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Mark Leslie has led the state-owned farming group Pāmu for just over two years. Landcorp, which trades as Pāmu, is the largest farmer in the country and operates 112 farming units across dairy, sheep, beef and deer, totalling more than 365,000 hectares. Leslie has also spent time at Fonterra and the New Zealand Dairy Board and more recently was chief operating officer of Silver Fern Farms. He has also held multiple governance roles, including chairing Kotahi Logistics, the country's largest supply chain collaboration, for six years. Leslie...

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