Former CEO of Scion (the NZ Forest Research Institute) and Landcare Research, and was previously chief operating officer of AgResearch.
Director of Predator Free 2050, Farmlands Co-operative Society, Genomics Aotearoa and is chair of the Forestry Ministerial Advisory Group. Until recently, chair of the NZ Conservation Authority.
PhD in animal science and was previously a Professor of Agribusiness and Resource Management at Massey University.