Andrew Fenton, President and Chairman of Directors
Phone 07 573 8698
Mobile 0274 930 123
+ profile Roles in Industry:
- President, NZ Fruitgrowers’ Federation
- Chairman, NZ Fruitgrowers’ Charitable Trust
Business:
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit and avocado grower for 35 years
- Director, Market Gardeners Ltd
- Director, La Manna Group Ltd (Aust)
Brian Gargiulo, (M.B.E.) Vice President and Director
Telephone: 03 359 9687
Mobile: 021 245 7990
+ profile Roles in Industry:
President, Vegetable & Potato Growers Federation
Business:
- Canterbury greenhouse tomato grower for 37 years
- Chairman, Market Gardeners Ltd
- Director, La Manna Group Ltd, Verona Fruit and the Australian Banana Company (Aust)
- Director, AMI Insurance
- Council member, Lincoln University
- Board member, Lincoln Ventures & Lincoln Hospitality
Ru Collin, Director
Mobile: 0274 742 022
+ profile Roles in Industry:
- Director, Southern North Island New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation
- Trustee, New Zealand Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust
- Executive member (ex officio), Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers Association
- Trustee, Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers Charitable Trust
- Executive member, Plant Market Access Council
- Member, Government's Land and Water Forum
- Chairman, Hawkes Bay Labour Governance Group
- Chairman, HortNZ Grower of the Year Steering Committee
Business:
- Hawke’s Bay fruit grower, director of Rakaunui Fruit Company
- Ngatahi Horticulture Partnership
- Graduate, RNZIH National Diploma in Horticulture
- Graduate, Kellogg Rural Leadership programme
- Graduate, Rabobank primary producers executive development programme
- Graduate, CCMAU director training programme
David Eder, Director
Telephone: 03 327 7933
Mobile: 021 327 873
+ profile Roles in Industry:
Vice chairman, Blackcurrants New Zealand
- Chairman, NZ Blackcurrant Product Group (1985-89)
- Horticulture Export Authority, Vegfed rep (1992-2003)
- Local Council Coastal Drainage Advisory Committee
- Horticultural Advisory Committee, Christchurch Institute of Technology
Business:
North Canterbury vegetable and berryfruit grower for 35 years
- DJ Eder & Sons Ltd
- Just the Berries Ltd
- Director & Shareholder, Omihi Creek Cassis Ltd
- Director,Cassis Medex Inc (Japan)
John Allen, Director
Phone 07 573 8177
Mobile 0274 827302
+ profile John has grown kiwifruit in the Bay of Plenty for 10 years and is President of New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers’ Inc and a member of Zespri’s industry advisory committee. John has been active in securing funding for employment co-ordinators and a horticultural cadet scheme and has worked with Environment Bay of Plenty on compliance issues affecting growers.
Andrew Fenton, President, Horticulture New Zealand
HortNZ vice president and former president of VegFed, Brian Gargiulo
HortNZ director David Eder and his wife Nola, Canterbury blackcurrant growers
HortNZ director and Hawke's Bay asparagus grower, Debbie Hewitt
HortNZ directors John Allen, Tony Ivicevich and Brian Gargiulo inspecting onions at Masters, Pukekawa
HortNZ chief executive Peter Silcock and director John Allen at a Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchard
South Canterbury potato grower and HortNZ director Peter Scott
HortNZ director Peter Scott at the 'hortisports' for Young Horticulturist of the Year, Auckland, 2008
HortNZ director Ru Collin and his wife Chan on their Hawke's Bay pipfruit orchard
HortNZ director and tomato grower Tony Ivicevich
HortNZ directors David Eder, Debbie Hewitt, Peter Scott & Ru Collin at the hortisports, Auckland, 2008
Professor of Food Marketing, David Hughes with Debbie Hewitt, HortNZ Conference 2008
HortNZ annual general meeting, Auckland 2008
Debbie Hewitt, Director
Telephone: 06 858 7265
Mobile: 027 405 2882
+ profile Roles in Industry:
- Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Horticulture New Zealand
- Vice Chair, New Zealand Asparagus Council
- Chair, Hawke's Bay Asparagus Grower Association
- Member, Hawke's Bay Vegetable Grower Association
Business:
Commercial asparagus grower, Hawke's Bay
- Current Participant, Lincoln University Executive Development Programme - Professional Masters Degree majoring in Agribusiness Management
- Graduate, FAME, Food & Agribusiness Market Experience
- Graduate, Institute of Directors Company Directors Course
- Graduate, Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme
Tony Ivicevich, Director
Telephone: 09 411 7252
Mobile: 021 769 018
+ profile Roles in Industry:
former Vice President and Secretary, Auckland Vegetable and Produce Growers’ Society
- Member Vegfed Council
- Chairman, Fresh Tomato Product Group for seven years
- Trustee, New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust
- HortNZ representative, Agricultural and Veterinary Medicines Advisory Council
- Member, HortNZ Scholarships Committee
- Managing director, Vegetable Producers Publishing Co Ltd (Grower magazine)
- Trustee 5+ A Day Charitable Trust
- Executive member United Fresh Inc
Business:
Greenhouse tomato grower in Auckland for 25 years, citrus for 8 years
- Chairman, Horticentre
- Director, Beekist Ltd
- Director Tasman Crop Protection (2005) Ltd
Peter Scott, Director
Telephone: 03 614 7447
Mobile: 0274 916 413
+ profile Roles in Industry:
- Member, Ministerial Advisory Group for Water
- Director, Irrigation New Zealand
- CEO Opuha Water Partnership (operate Opuha Dam)
Business:
- South Canterbury Potato & Process Grower Mixed Cropping Farmer
- 30 years in horticulture & agriculture industries
- 18 years in contractual supply and support for a Hastings processor
