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We are delighted to welcome David as our guest speaker to reflect on his nearly 17 years on the Port of Tauranga Board and nine years as Chair. During his time spent at New Zealand’s largest, fastest growing and most efficient port, David has seen and driven many changes throughout the sector and joins us to reflect on some of his highlights and challenges during his term and what he sees ahead for the freight, transport and distribution sectors.
From a Hawkes Bay farming family background David graduated with a BSc and BE (Chem) from Canterbury University. He then completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Dairy Science and Technology at Massey University, prior to joining the New Zealand Dairy Board in 1976. David began his career in the technical Division of New Zealand Dairy Board before moving into technical sales and market development roles, followed by a wide range of management positions both in New Zealand and offshore. These included President of NZMP (Japan) based in Japan and CEO NZMP (North America) based in California, USA. In 2000, prior to the formation of Fonterra, David was appointed Managing Director of New Zealand Milk Ltd, the dairy industry’s global foodservice and consumer products business. He continued in this role until May 2004 whereupon he left Fonterra and formed Excelsa Associates Ltd. He took up company directorships with a variety of companies including Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd, Zespri Group Ltd, Port of Tauranga Ltd (Chair), Northport Limited (Chair), Primeport Timaru, Restaurant Brands Ltd, Douglas Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Rangatira Limited, Tuatara Brewing, Heller Tasty (Chair), Contract Resources, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (Chair) and Prevar NZ Ltd (Chair). David also served as an independent appointee to the Wellington City Council Audit and Risk Management Subcommittee for three trienniums.
David recently retired as Chair of Port of Tauranga after 17 years on the board.
David’s current governance roles include, Rangatira Limited (Chair), Douglas Pharmaceuticals (Chair) and New Zealand Community Trust where he chairs the National Grants Committee. David has completed the Advanced Management Programme (AMP) at Harvard University and attended London Business School. In 2019 he was awarded The Deloitte Top 200 “Chairperson of the Year” award.
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Jacinda Rapley
Wellington Branch Executive
+64 21 545 013
+64 4 474 7651
jacinda.rapley@iod.org.nz
The Wellington branch acknowledges the generous support of
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The East Coast region also thank
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The Manawatu region also thank
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