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Warren Parker
Pāmu / Landcorp
Chair
- Appointed January 2019.
- 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.
Career
Agresearch / Āta Mātai, Mātai WhetūChief Operating Officer, General Manager
Jul 1999
- Jun 2003
Landcare Research / Manaaki Whenua
CEO
Jul 2005
- Feb 2011
Scion
CEO
Mar 2011
- Mar 2017
Warren's Insights Limited
Managing Director
Mar 2017
- Present
FarmIQ Systems Ltd
Chair
Aug 2021
- Present
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