DairyNZ Appoints New Regional Team Manager

5 October 2011

DairyNZ Appoints New Regional Team Manager

DairyNZ has appointed Craig McBeth to the role of Regional Team Manager, the senior position responsible for leading DairyNZ’s field team of consulting officers and events management.

Craig has more than 20 years’ experience in the rural banking sector, primarily with ASB. Most recently there he was General Manager Rural Banking, a position he held for three years.

Craig completed a B.Agr.Sc at Massey University before commencing his banking career with the Rural Bank in Te Kuiti in 1986.

He says he’s delighted to be part of the DairyNZ team. “Through the recruitment process I sought the opinions of a few key industry people on their perception of DairyNZ. Without exception the feedback was highly positive.

“Specifically DairyNZ is seen as critical to the ongoing success of the NZ dairy sector, and has great people very committed to the organisational purpose ‘To secure and enhance the profitability, sustainability, and competitiveness of New Zealand dairy farming’.

“They were also clear the industry faces many ongoing challenges and they look forward to DairyNZ’s leadership as we work through these challenges,” says Craig.

He replaces Chris Murphy, who is taking up a senior team role in Dairy Australia, where he will have responsibility for the AUD$20million portfolio of investment in Farm Productivity.

DairyNZ General Manager Development and Extension David McCall, says Chris is returning to his home country. “This is a great opportunity for him, and we’ve been lucky to have him for the period that we have. In the medium term, his taking this position will be beneficial to our working relationship with Dairy Australia.

“In his time with us Chris has re-launched our regional team following the blue print of the adoption strategy. He has got good people in place in the regional team and he has established good systems, processes and disciplines in our work and regional planning.”

Craig joined DairyNZ on Monday October 3, and will officially take over from Chris on Monday October 17.

About DairyNZ
DairyNZ is the industry good organisation representing New Zealand’s dairy farmers. We are funded by a levy on milk solids and our purpose is to secure and enhance the profitability, sustainability and competitiveness of New Zealand dairy farming. We deliver value to farmers through leadership, influencing, investing, partnering with other organisations and through our own strategic capability. Our work includes research and development to create practical on-farm tools, leading on-farm adoption of best practice farming, promoting careers in dairying and advocating for farmers with central and regional government. For more information, visit www.dairynz.co.nz

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