We provide leadership on plant industry market accessIndustry and Government members meet four to six times a year to agree strategies, discuss and prioritise market access activities undertaken by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (MFAT). PMAC members provide advice and input into:
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Our leadership
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Michael Ahie – Chairperson
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Michelle Glogau – Executive Officer
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Michael Ahie was appointed Independent Chair of PMAC on 1 July 2016. He replaced Russ Ballard who was Chair for six years.
Michael has a strong background in primary industry and in governance. He is currently Chancellor of Massey University; Chair of the Board of ComplyWith and Chair of Plant and Food Research. He is also a director of FMG and Spring Sheep Milk Co; a member of the New Zealand Food Safety and Assurance Advisory Council and of Inland Revenue's Risk and Assurance Committee. Before becoming involved in governance, Michael worked with a number of multinational companies including Toyota New Zealand Ltd, the New Zealand Dairy Board and Wrightson Ltd and was a founding partner of leadership and business coaching company AltusQ. |
Michelle Glogau administers PMAC’s affairs from her office in Wellington. She is responsible for the coordination of all PMAC activities and services.
Michelle joined PMAC in August 2022. Michelle was most recently the CEO of the Primary Industry Capability Alliance (PICA/GrowingNZ) working collaboratively with industry, government and educators to attract and grow a talented workforce in the food & fibre sectors. Michelle brings a background in market access, regulations and standards with previous roles as the Chief Executive of BioGro New Zealand and Project Manager at Standards New Zealand, as well as a wealth of experience working with stakeholders from producers and exporters to regulators and consumers. Michelle holds a Ph.D in Plant Sciences. |
Our membership
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Industry representatives
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Government Agency representatives
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Andy Warren
New Zealand Flower Exporters (021) 506 000 andy@bloomz.co.nz Lydia O'Meara Kiwifruit Industry lydia.o'meara@zespri.com Glenys Parton New Zealand Avocado glenys.patron@nzavocado.co.nz James Kuperus Onions NZ james.kuperus@onionsnz.com Kate Hellstrom Summerfruit NZ kate.hellstrom@summerfruitnz.co.nz Paul Turner New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated pturner@liners.co.nz Eve Pleydell Horticulture New Zealand eve.pleydell@hortnz.co.nz Simon Hegarty Horticultural Exporters Authority simon@hea.co.nz Danielle Adsett New Zealand Apples and Pears danielle@applesandpears.nz Thomas Chin New Zealand Grain Seed Trade Association thomas.chin@seedindustrynz.co.nz Tony Ponder Horticultural Exporters Authority tony@southernproduce.co.nz Peter Ensor Citrus NZ Peter@solutionz.co.nz |
Peter Thomson
Director MPI Animal and Plant Health peter.thomson@mpi.govt.nz Steve Ainsworth Director MPI Market Access steven.ainsworth@mpi.govt.nz Allan Kinsella Director Assurance Allan.Kinsella @ mpi.govt.nz Brian Wilson Manager Trade and Negotiation Division brian.wilson@mfat.govt.nz Independent Verification Agencies representatives
Peter Ward
SGS peter.ward@sgs.com Jo Risk AsureQuality Jo.Risk@AsureQuality.com Anne Marie Arts The AgriChain Centre amarts@agrichain-centre.com Freight Forwarder representatives
Rosemarie Dawson
Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of NZ Inc rosemarie@CBAFF.org.nz |
