NEW ZEALAND KING SALMON - Key Persons
Ben joined NZKS in September 2021. He was previously Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Kiwibank based in Wellington. Prior to that he was Deputy Chief Financial Officer with Z Energy for six years and also gained valuable experience in the UK working for Telefonica UK. His work history also includes companies such as Contact Energy, PWC and KPMG.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Director of New Zealand
Ms Chen became a Director of New Zealand King Salmon in November 2021. She is the Deputy General Manager of Corporate Strategy and Development at China Resources Enterprise (CRE) with responsibility for mergers and acquisitions initiation and execution. Since joining CRE in 2009 she has participated in various key transactions including the acquisition of Kingway Brewery, joint venture formation for the beverage business and the retail business with Tesco, the privatization of non-beer businesses, the share buyback of China Resources Snow, as well as the minority investments overseas. Carol joined China Resources Group in 2000.
Carol holds a bachelor's degree of Business Administration from the RMIT University, Australia.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Non - Executive Director
Yong Tiong became a Director of New Zealand King Salmon in 2019. He has extensive experience in timber industries and property development companies. He is Managing Director of Timbergrow Limited and Maraetai Land Development Limited. Yong is also a director of property development company Neil Corporation Limited and is on the board of Saint Kentigern School in Auckland. He also holds a Masters in Finance and Economics from Monash University (Melbourne).
Job Titles:
- Quality and Compliance Manager
Job Titles:
- General Manager People and Culture
Fiona joined NZKS after 15 years as Training and Development Manager with Masterpet based in Wellington. She has a passion for helping people achieve their full potential and creating a highly engaged workforce with a focus on developing high performance teams.
Job Titles:
- Acting CEO, General Manager, Sales
Job Titles:
- General Manager, Aquaculture
- in 1997 As Hatchery Technician
Grant first joined New Zealand King Salmon in 1997 as hatchery technician at our Tentburn freshwater facility. He has more than 20 years' experience in the aquaculture industry in Australia and New Zealand and has held senior positions across both freshwater and seawater operations including management of breeding programmes, fish health and harvest as well as feed and production planning.
Jemma joined New Zealand King Salmon in 2012 and has overall responsibility for delivering our branding and sustainability programmes. She has 20 years' experience in marketing management and international business. In June 2019 Jemma was appointed as a Future Director by agribusiness company Scales Corporation, under the Institute of Directors' programme.
John became a Director of New Zealand King Salmon in 2009. John is a chartered accountant and an active investor and company director. His current roles include Executive Chair of Qestral Corporation Limited and Independent Chair of Direct Capital VI Management Limited. John was inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in 2021.
Job Titles:
- Independent Non - Executive Director
Paul was the founding CEO of New Zealand King Salmon from its formation until 2009 when he became a Director. Paul is currently Chair of Nelson Airport Limited and Director of other substantial private businesses.
Job Titles:
- General Manager Processing
Richard brings a wealth of experience from previous roles at Whittaker's Chocolate, Moy Park Chicken and Sealord. Previously Projects and Engineering Manager for NZKS, Richard has a full understanding of our processing facilities having worked alongside the team for several years.
Victoria has a background in the food and beverage industry, working in a variety of consumer branded manufacturing business and has previously held executive positions at the Coca-Cola Company, Griffin's Foods and Goodman Fielder. Victoria was then a founder, shareholder and COO of a successful food manufacturing business.
She is currently Chair of two privately owned entities in primary industry and employment dispute resolution, a Director of AsureQuality, as well as sitting on the Industry Advisory Board of the High Value Nutrition Science Challenge.