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The New Zealand Merino Company Limited

Level 2, 114 Wrights Road
PO Box 25160,
Christchurch 8024

Ph +64 3 335 0911
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Board

Alan McConnon (c)
Aorangi Laboraies

Peter Rose
Solid Energy

Sara Lunham
Port of Tauranga

Tony Jopp
Grower director

Ben Aubrey
Grower director

Ross Ivey
Grower director

Senior Management

John Brakenridge
Chief Executive and leader since inception

Peter Floris
Chief Operating Officer

Keith Ovens
Commercial Manager 

Mike Hargadon
General Manager - Supply, Innovation and Logistics

Gretchen Kane
Manager of Global Partnerships

Steve Williamson
Marketing and Creative Manager

Strategic team

Nick Aubrey
Business Development Manager

Caroline McPhail
Marketing Executive

Area Managers

Craig Adams
Assistant Commercial Manager / Area Manager Otago

Shaun O'Docherty
Area Manager Otago

Sharyn Miller
Area Manager North and Mid Canterbury

Jackie Donald
Area Manager South Canterbury, MacKenzie and North Otago

Blair Davies
Assistant Commercial Manager / Area Manager Marlborough and North Island

Nick Hamilton
Technology Transfer Manager / Area Manager North Canterbury

 

Communications

Karin Stahel
Communications Manager

Zque

Gretchen Kane
Manager Global Partnerships

Tegan Jones
Marketing Executive

SILERE alpine origin merino

Wayne Cameron
Market Development Manager

Wool team

Keith Ovens
Commercial Manager

Blair Davies
Assistant Commercial Manager

Criag Adams
Assistant Commercial Manager

Ian Hermansson
Wool Administration Manager

Brenna Sharland
Wool Administrator

Marketing & Creative team

Steve Williamson
Marketing and Creative Manager

Ryan Hughes
Digital Creative

Samuel Forbes
Creative

Research and Development

Dave Maslen
Technical Marketing Manager

Maree Hamilton-Chisholm
Project Manager and Textile Specialist

Production Sciences

Graham Ogle
Production Science Consultant

Finance and Administration

Terresa Lindsay
Financial Controller

Julian Mason
Finance Manager

Anita Higgins
Finance Administrator – Fibre

Justine Cooper
Assistant Accountant

Christine Gilliver
Finance Assistant

Skye Rutherford
Office Coordinator