Our team
The Society receives support from more than 150 volunteers each year, and employs around 30 permanent staff.
New Zealand National Fieldays Society Board is:
GRAEME AUSTIN
President
TIM HALE
Vice President
LYNETTE PEARKS
Board Member / FAR Chair
CLINTON GULLIVER
Board Member
JO FINER
Board Member
HARMEN HEESEN
Board Member
SAM WILLIAMS
Board Member
JENNI VERNON
Immediate Past President
LARA SUTTON
Co-opted Director
Leadership team:
RICHARD LINDROOS
Chief Executive Officer
RICHARD FERDINANDS
General Manager – Property and Assets
BRYAN CORFIELD
General Manager – Finance and Business Services
MARIE RECHNER
Venue Operations Manager
BRETT BEAGLEY
General Manager - Commercial and Marketing
CEOs/GMs through the years:
PETER NATION
Chief Executive Officer
2015 - 2024
JON CALDER
Chief Executive Officer
2011 - 2015
BARRY QUAYLE
General Manager
1991 - 2011
VALERIE MILLINGTON
General Manager
1988 - 1990
ALAN AYSON
General Manager
1986 - 1988
RAYMOND FOWKE
General Manager
1979 - 1986
VAUGHAN JONES
General Manager
1971 - 1979
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