My Net Worth: Liz Shackleton, Animal & Plant Health NZ CEO

My Net Worth: Liz Shackleton, Animal & Plant Health NZ CEO
Liz Shackleton always wanted to be a vet. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
The Wellington-based industry association that Irish-born vet Liz Shackleton leads comprises companies that manufacture, distribute and sell products that keep animals healthy and crops thriving.As a 5-year-old, I rolled with a menagerie of animals trailing after me like the pied piper of Hamlin. Or you’d find me somewhere in a hedgerow, with a notebook, drawing plants and wildlife. There was never any question that I wanted to be a vet. At school, I was a diligent nerd with a hint of rebel. Many of us attributed the rebell...

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