Profiles

Stuart Ford
Stuart's philosophy is that sound business and policy decisions are based on robust information and knowledge. He uses his wide experience in business management and economics in the primary industry sectors to improve his client's capability to make sound strategic moves forward.

Phone: 03 365 6805   
Fax: 03 365 6308
Mobile: 027 434 6515
Email: stuart 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Sue Cumberworth
Well-focused and managed groups achieve outcomes at the group and individual level that the individuals alone cannot accomplish. Sue facilitates processes that build individual and collective capability and resilience within groups, which are focused on developing and transferring skills, knowledge and technology.

Phone/Fax: 03 329 6456
Mobile: 027 628 6110
Email: sue 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Jon Manhire
Jon develops practical strategies in response to environmental, economic and social drivers - both regulatory and market based in primary industries. He is the programme leader for the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) a large applied sustainability research programme.

Phone: 03 365 6806
Fax: 03 365 6308
Mobile: 027 448 7703
Email: jon 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Geoff Mavromatis
Geoff concentrates on the identification of key strategies and outcomes that enable organisations to succeed and sustain that success. He focuses on capability building through the development of management structures and skills alongside the development of the individuals within the organisations.

Phone: 64 3 329 6090
Fax: 64 3 329 6794
Mobile: 027 600 3532
Email: geoff 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Marian Pavelka
Administration Manager
Marian keeps all the numbers in the right rows, the paper in the right files and beautiful flowers in the vases.

Phone: 03 365 6807
Fax: 03 365 6308
Email: marian 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Martin Emanuelsson
Martin is the Programme Manager for the Agriculture Research Group on Sustainability (ARGOS) a large applied sustainability research programme (www.argos.org.nz).

Phone: 03 365 6808
Fax: 03 365 6308
Email: martin 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Dave Lucock
Dave is the ARGOS Field Research Manager for the South Island Sheep and Beef sector (www.argos.org.nz). After 20 years of farming sheep, beef and dairy, Dave coordinates the "on the farm" research, in ARGOS and manages the relationships between farmers, other stakeholders, and the ARGOS research team

Phone: 03 365 6804
Fax: 03 365 6308
Mobile: 027 258 0771
Email: dave 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Geoff Dunham
Geoff is focused on developing, optimising and managing high performance farming systems. He utilises a wide range of high level innovation, technology, modelling and business management skills to achieve outcomes that meet his client's objectives.
Phone: 03 313 9458
Fax: 03 313 9461
Mobile: 0274 33 65 64
Email: geoffdunham 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Lynette Wharfe
Lynette's focus is on the interactions between the agriculture and horticulture sectors and central and local government policy development and legislation, in particular resource management issues. Her experience and preference is for the use of consultation and education processes as a means to achieve pragmatic and timely outcomes that maintain profitable businesses.
Phone: 04 4723 578
Fax: 04 4723 588
Mobile: 027 620 6379
Email: lynette 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Dr Jayson Benge
ARGOS Field Research Manager - Tauranga - www.argos.org.nz
Phone: 07 575 1599
Fax: 07 575 1645
Mobile: 027 258 0770
Email: jayson 'at' agribusinessgroup.com

Andrew Barber
Andrew's focus is sustainable resource use, in particular energy management.  He concentrates on developing energy optimisation strategies that enable us to understand the various trade, economic, environmental and social impacts of our production systems at a range of local and international levels.
Phone: 09 237 1273
Fax: 09 237 1299
Mobile: 027 498 3620
Email: andrew 'at' agribusinessgroup.com