Tertiary-qualified (science and business) senior executive with 20+ years of broad-based experience progressing from sales and marketing line management to general management and governance roles in a number of organisations that seek to research, develop and market valuable new products, services and technologies.Currently (from April 2010) General Manager Australasia for ArborGen, Inc. ArborGen is the world leader in the development and production of tree seedling products for the forestry sector, with operations in the US, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil. My role is to lead the company's operational businesses in New Zealand and Australia.Additionally, I am currently (since August 2017) serving as a director on the board of the New Zealand Institute of Forest Research Limited (T/A Scion). Scion is owned by the New Zealand government and conducts research for the benefit of the New Zealand forest, wood products and biomaterial sectors.Previously (2003 - 2010) General Manager – Commercial for Plant & Food Research (PFR). My key responsibility was to lead the team that drove the profitable global growth of the business by identifying and exploiting new business opportunities that maximized value from the company’s IP and associated products, technologies and services. Since 1991, I have also worked for a technology start-up; as General Manager of a large, privately-held New Zealand manufacturing engineering company, and for the New Zealand subsidiary of a US-owned specialty chemicals multinational.Specialties: • Successful leader and manager of companies in a wide range of industries (manufacturing, research, horticulture, forestry) at all points of the business cycle. Led up to 290 direct/indirect reports in these roles.• Development, implementation and monitoring of strategic, business & project plans• New business development, notably the commercialization of new products, technologies & services• Negotiation and deal making
Listed skills include Leadership, Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Team Management, and 13 others.