The chairman of Summerfruit New
Zealand, Tim Jones, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Hellstrom as the new chief executive. Kate was appointed after a rigorous selection process from 52 applications received. Tim said ‘Kate was an outstanding candidate and brings the energy and enthusiasm to the role that the recruitment panel was seeking’.
Tim thanked Richard Palmer for his leadership of the industry over the past 15 months. ‘Richards work with the Industry Review, logistics and especially with issues around RSE and seasonal labour have been hugely appreciated by the Board and all our growers,’ Tim said.
Kate is currently the acting chief governance officer at ACC and brings a background in the primary sector from her roles at the Ministry for Primary Industries. Those roles include extensive senior experience in biosecurity, resource policy and adverse events. ‘Kate’s experience in working in partnership with multiple stakeholders gives her an ideal grounding to further the outcomes from our industry review, as well as deal with the ongoing industry support matters in a collaborative manner.’ Tim said.
Kate will commence in the role on 12 April.
For more information:
Summerfruit NZ
166 Featherston Street
Wellington 6011
PO Box 25255 - Wellington 6140
Tel.: +64 04 830 0935
E-mail: info@summerfruitnz.co.nz