Our Board
The Directors of the LANZBC are elected by its Members at the Annual General Meeting, for a tenure of up to three years.
In addition to elected Directors, the Council benefits from the input and advice of ex-officio directors from Education New Zealand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
Executive Team
Simon O'Connor joined the LANZBC Board in June 2018 and was elected President in August 2018.
Simon has qualifications in both Law and Accounting and is... Read more
Rachel Williams
Vice-President
Rachel joined the Board of the LANZBC in June 2018 and was elected Vice-President in May 2020. She is the founder and managing director of Viva Expeditions... Read more
Peter McMenamin
Treasurer
Appointed to the LANZBC Board in 2019, Peter is co-founder and director of BuildBIM Limited, an architecture and digital construction company with offices in... Read more
Laura Cheftel
Executive Officer
As the Executive Officer for the LANZBC, Laura Cheftel supports the Council in its day to day operations and contributes to its strategic direction by... Read more
Directors
Justine Arroll
Fonterra Co-operative
Justine joined the Board in June 2018.
Justine is the Senior Trade Strategist at Fonterra Co-Operative Group where she has responsibility for Fonterra’s... Read more
Shane Ball
University of Auckland
Shane Ball joined the LANZBC Board in June 2018 and served as Vicepresident between August 2018 and May 2020. He is the International Marketing Manager at the... Read more
James Dixon
Farm to Farm Tours
James joined the Board of the LANZBC in 2017 and is the Technical Tour Manager with Farm To Farm Tours, based in Rangiora. The company is solely involved in... Read more
Juan-Luis Toledo
Agricultural Education International
Juan-Luis joined the Board in June 2018. Juan-Luis is an Education/Agriculture consultant, creating training solutions in Latin America. Juan-Luis was formerly... Read more
Ex-Oficio Directors
Brendan Mahar
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Brendan Mahar is New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s International Market Manager for South America. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the... Read more
Raylene Liufalani
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Raylene is currently Unit Manager in Americas Division leading the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Latin America and Caribbean programme.A career... Read more
