LANDCORP FARMING LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESBOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010Basil MorrisonTraci HoupapaMarise JamesHon. Jim SuttonJane MitchellWarren LarsenFalcon CloustonBill Baylis38
Hon. Jim SuttonChairmanCNZM.Mr Sutton joined the <strong>Landcorp</strong> Board on1 August 2006 as Chairman. Originallyfarming on his own account on a sheep, beefand mixed crop property in South Canterbury,he became Member of Parliament for Waitaki(1984-90). He subsequently representedTimaru (1993-96); Aoraki (1996-2005); andwas on the Labour List (2005-06). He hasbeen Minister for Trade Negotiations,Agriculture, Forestry, Biosecurity and RuralAffairs. Since then he has served as a rovingTrade Ambassador for New Zealand andis currently the Patron of the Russia NewZealand Society.Warren LarsenDeputy ChairmanCNZM, BBS, CA, CMA, MAgSc(Hons), FNZIM,AF Inst D, DSc(Hon).Mr Larsen was appointed to the <strong>Landcorp</strong>Board in May 2006 as Deputy-Chairman.He is a Principal in Larsen Consulting Ltd,Chairman of Centreport Ltd, and a directorof Air New Zealand, Jenkin Timber Ltd andthe Foundation for Research, Science andTechnology. He was formerly Chief ExecutiveOfficer of, respectively, Bay Milk Products andthe New Zealand Dairy Board and was closelyinvolved with the creation of Fonterra. Heis an alumni of the INSEAD Business Schooland has had significant international businessand marketing experience, particularly in thepastoral export industries.A W (Bill) BaylisM.Comm (Hons), FCA, FNZIM, AF Inst.D.Mr Baylis was appointed to the <strong>Landcorp</strong>Board in November 2009. He is currentlyChairman of Blackhead Quarries Ltd, RealJourneys Ltd and South Canterbury FinanceLtd; and a director of Port of Tauranga andseveral other companies. He has held anumber of appointments in the agriculturalsector and is currently Chairman of theAccreditation Board of the Institute ofDirectors in New Zealand. He has practisedas a Chartered Accountant, as a principal inKPMG and its predecessor firms from 1969,and from 1992 on his own account.Falcon CloustonBAgSc, AF Inst D.Mr Clouston is a Wellington-based InvestmentBanker and Business Consultant, appointedto the <strong>Landcorp</strong> Board in May 2006. He hasundertaken extensive consultancy to ruralbusinesses. Mr Clouston has previously beena member of the Government Task Force onPrivate Provision for Retirement and of theSecurities Commission. His other currentdirectorships include Palliser Estates Winesof Martinborough Ltd, Perpetual FundsManagement Ltd, and Kirkcaldie and StainsLtd. He is a member of the NZ MarketsDisciplinary Tribunal and the NZICA AppealsCouncil; and a trustee of the NZ Red CrossFoundation.Traci HoupapaJP, MBA.Ms Houpapa joined the <strong>Landcorp</strong> Board in May2010. She co-owns THS and Associates Ltd,a Hamilton-based consulting firm providingprofessional advice in strategic and businessplanning and organisational development topublic and private sector clients throughoutNew Zealand. Her other directorships includeStrada Corporation Ltd, Pemberton ConstructionLtd, and the Waikato Bay of Plenty NetballFranchise. She is Chairman of the Federationof Maori Authorities, a trustee for a numberof Maori authorities and community groupsand a <strong>Crown</strong> appointee on the Waikato RiverGuardians Establishment Committee.Marise JamesCA, Nuffield Scholar.Mrs James is a Chartered Accountant appointedto the <strong>Landcorp</strong> Board in April 2003. She is apartner in a New Plymouth-based accountingfirm and has directorships in Farmers MutualGroup Ltd, Farmers Mutual Finance Ltd, StaplesRodway (Taranaki) Ltd and the NZ Institute ofHighway Technology. She is a trustee for theTSB Community Trust. Mrs James has a broadbackground in the dairy industry first as ashare-milker and then as a farm owner; andshe was a board member of Dexcel Ltd and theFonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.Jane MitchellBAgSc, M Prof Studs, Nuffield Scholar.Ms Mitchell was appointed to the <strong>Landcorp</strong>Board in May 2009. She has extensiveexperience in primary industries. Over thelast 25 years she has owned and leasedfarms in Marlborough and Central Otagofarming sheep, beef, deer, and small seeds.She also has interests in the aquaculture andfishing industries. Ms Mitchell is a qualifiedsoil conservator and has a strong interest inresource management and environmental issues.She has been chairman or member of numerousfarming industry bodies. In 2010 she graduatedwith a Masters of Professional Management(Agribusiness) and retired from membership ofthe Otago Polytechnic Council.Basil MorrisonCNZM JP.Mr Morrison joined the <strong>Landcorp</strong> Board in May2008 and has had significant roles in bothcentral and local Government. He has beenPresident of Local Government New Zealand, isa past Chairman of the Commonwealth LocalGovernment Forum and was an elected memberof the Ohinemuri County, Hauraki DistrictCouncil (as Mayor) and Environment Waikato.Currently he is a director of Civic Assurance,Chairman of the NZ Local GovernmentSuperannuation Board of Trustees, a memberof the Waitangi Tribunal, the NZ ConservationAuthority and the NZ Geographic Board andtwo committees associated with lotteriesfunding of significant projects and communities’facilities. Mr Morrison farmed on his ownaccount for 22 years and is a director andshareholder of Waiuta Farms Ltd.EXECUTIVE GROUP 2010Chris KellyMV Sc, MACVSc, AFInstD.Chief ExecutiveJohn Kennedy-GoodBA, LLB (Hons), LLM (London),Barrister & Solicitor.Company SecretaryCollier IsaacsB Ag Sci, Dip BS (Ag Bus),NZIPIM.National Manager – Services& StrategyRichard PerryB.Com (Hons), CA., C.T.P.Chief Financial OfficerGerry SoanesDip Ag, Dip VFM, ANZIV,SPINZ, MNZSFM, Reg Valuer.National Manager – PropertyGraeme MulliganB. Ag Com, VFM, SPINZ,NZIPIM, Reg Valuer.National Business ManagerAllan StillB AgCom, SPINZ, NZIPIM,Reg Valuer.National Business ManagerLex Henry retired from the Board in October 2009 and Mavis Mullins in April 2010.39
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