Adrian Barr Email & Phone Number

Ōmokoroa, Bay Of Plenty, NZ

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Privileged to part of the Comvita legacy of bringing natural health products to improve consumers health and wellbeing.Mandate, open new export markets where Comvita Brand was underrepresented. Launched Comvita into the GCC and achieved listing in premium pharmacy chains in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait within 18 months delivery 40%.

Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Asked to step into CFO (Acting) completed $50m capital raise and implemented plan which released $23m in cash from balance sheet, significant improvement of Board financial performance reporting.Following completing acting CFO assignment, offered permanent position of CBDO.

New Zealand

Engaged by Comvita (Global Manuka Honey Leader) to review vertical supply chain model cost / benefit analysis and advise on optimum enterprise supply chain structure. Asked to step into CFO (Acting)

Gisborne & Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Premium Manuka Honey Brand from start-up to launch in 4 export markets within 15 months in both online and direct to retailer model.Establish 3pl supply chain and sales force in UK, drop ship ecommerce into Japan and direct to grocery and pharmacy in Australia and GCC.Establish bespoke honey packing plant achieving GMP at first attemptGreat learning.

Napier, New Zealand

• Business: Manufacturer, marketer, sales and distributor of juice based beverages both domestic and export employing 140+ staff and Franchisee/Distributors. WOW what a challenging and upon reflection an enjoyable ride.
• A new business leadership team structured on customer, markets and operational requirements to meet the future vision.
• As our manufacturing capacity and capabilities would not support future strategies, developed, gained approval and oversaw building and equipment upgrade of $6m over a staged 3 year period.
• Transformed the business to move up the customer value chain to focus on consumer Brand and product innovation resulting with the introduction of functional juices including NZ’s first Probiotic juice.
• Hospitality was the businesses main profit pool; implemented and guided sales plans to grow customer and product range, reallocated internal resource to support Channel and Brand activation and guided improving our.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Business: Service Industry - Medical equipment importer, distributor, marketer and sales company supplying to Govt. providers, hospitals, aged care and direct to consumer. NZ$17 million in annual sales Invacare.
• Lead the business through strategic review to broaden business growth and channel opportunities so we were not so reliant on Govt. contracts
• Engaged with customers to understand their service expectations and implemented actions which cemented the relationships and as a result, secured long term contracts and grew sales opportunities.
• Implement business improvement project to focus all staff on improving customer service levels through engaging staff in the understanding of customer ownership and moments of truth.From these foundations it has been.

Taranaki, Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

Business: FMCG food manufacturer, distributor, marketer and sales company. When I started the business turnover was $100m and within 10 years had grown to NZ$1.2b in domestic and export sales and had moved from private ownership to be part of the Fonterra Group.I held various roles which provided a wide range of opportunities to develop my skills and.

Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand

Taranaki, New Zealand