Mary-Anne Macleod
Director - Independent
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Director - Independent
First elected October 2020, re-appointed October 2023, next election October 2026.
Mary-Anne is a professional director, and is currently director on the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), AgResearch, The Environmental Protection Authority, Fire and Emergency and is on the University of Waikato Council.
She has previously served on the boards of Bay Venues Limited and Quayside Holdings Limited. She was the Chief Executive of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council for seven years and has held senior roles in the Ministry for the Environment. She has also worked internationally in multinational environmental and engineering companies where she specialised in environmental management. Mary-Anne holds a Master of Science (Hons) in Earth Sciences and Geography.
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Governance
The responsibility of the Board is to oversee DairyNZ’s strategic goals and make key decisions on how best to respond to the risks and opportunities impacting our farmers and sector.
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Our strategy
Dairy farming is becoming more complex, which means we need to prioritise what we do, and how we do it, to achieve positive progress and make a greater impact.
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Your levy
All farmers who supply milk to a dairy company pay a levy. Your levy is invested in a wide range of programmes that progress a positive future for New Zealand dairy farming.