Tim Mackle: leading DairyNZ was about the purpose

Tim Mackle: leading DairyNZ was about the purpose
Tim Mackle. (Image: Dairy NZ)
Riley Kennedy
For Tim Mackle, leading DairyNZ has been about “the purpose and the people”.On Friday, Mackle stepped down as chief executive of the levy-funded organisation – a job he’s had since its formation in 2008.“It’s been a big, long innings, actually,” he said.He’ll be replaced by Campbell Parker, currently CEO of GEA Farm Technologies, who takes on the job in October.Extremely privilegedA scientist by trade, with a PhD from Cornell University in the United States, Mackle’s career has been entirely...

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