Board Director Appointment

 The Board of TVV is pleased to advise that it has appointed Ben Russell as a director. Ben has a strong track record of leadership and business development in the agri-business sphere. The Board has recognised the current challenges facing the wine industry and the TVV business, and considers that someone of Ben’s commercial and financial experience would be ideal on the Board.

 

Ben’s Biography:

Ben Russell has a strong track record of leadership and business development with a focus on agribusiness, animal health and agri-technology companies. Formerly CEO of Rabobank New Zealand and animal health company Argenta, Ben is currently CEO of Kowbucha Limited, a Fonterra subsidiary developing microbiome solutions for livestock; Chair of Mastaplex Limited, a mastitis diagnostic platform and a Director of Karalla Consulting providing advisory services to local and international companies. Ben and his wife Hayley have farming interests in New Zealand and Australia and live on their farm near Leeston in Canterbury. Also a trustee on the Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Ben has a B.Sc and Ph.D in agricultural science from the University of NSW and enjoys golf and wine, sometimes simultaneously. 

 

Alan OSullivan

Company Secretary

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