about us - OUR BOARD & PERSONNEL

We have talented people and business partners working behind the scenes.

Our Board

Ross Dickson

Chairman

Chief Forester and Company Secretary, Forestry Corporation, New South Wales

+61 408 686 109

Brigid McArthur

Independent Director

Partner, Greenwood Roche

+64 27 447 5147

Jason Syme

Director

Forest Investment Director, Rayonier Matariki Forests

+64 27 434 6311

Mike Baker

Director

Technical Forestry Manager, Hancock Forest Management (NZ) Ltd

+64 27 453 3919

John Moore

Director

R&D Manager, Timberlands Ltd

+64 27 433 2944

Our Key Personnel

Darrell O'Brien

General Manager

For enquiries about research programmes, shareholding, and commercial matters.

Darrell.obrien@rpbc.co.nz

Mark Paget

Tree Improvement Manager

For enquiries about the structure and content of the breeding programme.

mark.paget@rpbc.co.nz

Sai Arojju

Research and Innovation Manager / Geneticist

sai.arojju@rpbc.co.nz021 240 9953

Kevan Buck

GF Plus Administrator

For GF Plus™ enquiries

kevan.b@bfsl.co.nz+64 21 277 9593

Will Stout

Breeding Orchard and Field Trials Manager

will.stout@rpbc.co.nz021 240 7469

Kelly Lelieveld

Accountant

For account enquiries

kelly.lelieveld@rpbc.co.nz

Duncan McLean

Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomics and Tree Breeding

duncan.mclean@rpbc.co.nz+64 22 066 5875

Cathy Hargreaves

Plant Tissue Culture and Research Application

Jacquie Boer, FPRINZ

Communications, Marketing & Engagement

jacquie@wpr.nz+64 21 073 0454