Board of Directors
We are governed by an independent Board of Directors. The directors are appointed by the shareholders, after recommendation from the Stakeholder Reference Group.
Members
Ted is a dairy farmer from the Waikato with wide dairy sector interests and experience. He has been involved in dairy-related governance positions for many years and was elected Chairman of the inaugural NAIT Ltd Board in April 2010.
Ted also holds board positions with the Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), New Zealand Animal Evaluation Limited, and the Animal Health Board (AHB).
He has been a director for both Dairy Insight and DairyNZ, and was a National Councillor for Matamata and served as DairyNZ’s appointee to the AHB’s Representatives’ Committee.
Ted was overall winner of the 1998 Environment Waikato Farm Environment Award and led the national judging team for the Ballance Farm Environmental Awards.
Jeff is a deer and sheep farmer with extensive primary sector experience in leadership, governance and the political process.
Jeff is currently a director of the Animal Health Board (AHB), Southland Building Society Bank and Finance Now Limited.
Jeff is also chairman for Wool Grower Holdings and Massey and Lincoln University’s Pfx Trust, and is a trustee for the Agricultural and Marketing Research Trust.
Jeff has served as chairman for many primary organisations including the Primary Industry Council, Meat Research and Development Council, New Zealand Meat Board and Meat and Wool New Zealand. In addition, he has also held directorships with the New Zealand Meat Board, Meat and Wool New Zealand, Invest South, PGG Wrightson and Landcorp.
Jeff was a Member of Parliament from 1987–1993, and held the position of Senior Whip from 1990–1993.
Lesley has more than 20 years experience in the primary production sector.
Lesley brings to NAIT her vast experience working with government agencies and ministers, and her ability to lead change and manage diverse and complex industry stakeholder interests.
Lesley is currently the Chief Executive of the Commercial Fisheries Services Limited (FishServe). She is also a director of FINNZ, a subsidiary consulting company of FishServe.
Lesley’s areas of expertise include strategic and business planning, budgeting, cost recovery processes, policy development and preparation of legislation, and converting legislation into operational systems.
Lindsay is a veterinarian who has been involved with the dairy industry for many years, in particular with artificial breeding and research.
Lindsay has been a key participant in NAIT since 2005 and was Chairman of the NAIT Technical Advisory Group before the NAIT Board was elected in 2010.
Lindsay is currently the Risk Management Programme Manager for Fonterra. He is also chairman of the Johnes Disease Research Science Group, a director of the New Zealand Johnes Disease Research Consortium, reviewer of the New Zealand National Pest Management Strategy for Bovine Tuberculosis, and an advisor on national biosecurity, disease surveillance and incursion management issues and programmes to the Dairy Companies Association New Zealand and DairyNZ.
Lindsay has also held leadership positions with the New Zealand Dairy Board and Livestock Improvement Corporation.
Steve is an accountant and has extensive experience in many areas of accounting, auditing, and business consulting, including large-scale information systems and technology planning and implementation projects.
Steve is currently Managing Partner of the Deloitte Christchurch office and has been with Deloitte for more than 30 years in New Zealand, Britain and the United States. He also leads their Consulting Services.
Steve specialises in business process improvement, and governance and direction of major IT and change programmes.
Steve has experience working with clients in a wide variety of industries and business sectors including Lincoln University, the Christchurch City Council, Gough Group, Synlait Milk, Fletcher Building and PGG Wrightson.
Steve’s experience as a board member includes the Court Theatre, Canterbury Cricket, Youth Hostel Association NZ and Fendalton School.
