Lincoln, New Zealand
May 11, 2007
The Chairman of
Crop & Food Research,
Richard Bentley, announced today that Mark Ward had been
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crop & Food Research.
Mark replaces Paul Tocker who resigned in February to join PGG
Wrightson.
Mark is currently General Manager, Food & Health, at AgResearch
Limited, a position he has held for nearly three years. Prior to
this, he held the position of Science Leader, Food Systems &
Technology, with AgResearch, and from 1997 to 2002 he worked at
Lactose New Zealand and at the New Zealand Dairy Research
Institute where he was Section Manager, Food Science.
“Mark’s extensive experience in the food sector will further
enable Crop & Food Research to progress the development of its
food and related business activities,” Mr Bentley said. “This
appointment will ensure that Crop & Food Research’s vibrant and
strong science capability will continue to create increased
economic value for New Zealand.”
Mark Ward has a BSc and MSc in Biochemistry and Cellular &
Molecular Biology from Auckland University and an MBA from
Deakin University.
He will commence with Crop & Food Research, at Lincoln, in early
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