Monday, 01 February 2021 07:55

New independent director for Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Written by  Staff Reporters
Bayden Barber. Bayden Barber.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has appointed Bayden Barber as an independent board director.

Barber farms Angus cattle on a 100-acre block in Waimārama, Hawke’s Bay, and is chairman of Waimārama Section 3 Block 2 Trust, which consists of forestry and dry stock farming.

He is also a trustee of the Tiakitai Estate, which is leased to Horizon Farms.

A Hastings District councillor, Barber and his wife Myra run a consulting business, Ipurangi Developments Limited.

He is a member of the Hawke’s Bay Rural Advisory Group and a director of Health Hawke’s Bay Limited, a Primary Health Organisation.

Barber is also a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, sits on the board of Te Taura Whiri o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) and is a trustee on the Māori Education Trust, representing the New Zealand Māori Council.

He is of Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Tahu descent.

B+LNZ chairman Andrew Morrison says he welcomes the appointment.

“Bayden will bring an excellent mix of governance, rural expertise, business acumen and cultural capability to support Beef + Lamb New Zealand to achieve our strategic goals and objectives,” Morrison says.

“I would also like to acknowledge the excellent contribution made by Melissa Clark-Reynolds over her term as an independent director.”

The independent director position is designed to bring independent judgement and outside experience to the board.

B+LNZ’s current board is composed of six farmer-elected directors, who are regionally representative, two meat industry appointees, and an independent director.

Barber commences his role on 1 February 2021.

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