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LIC
29/04/2013 10:01
OFFICE
REL: 1001 HRS Livestock Improvement Corporation Limited (NS)
OFFICE: LIC: Wayne McNee appointed CEO of Livestock Improvement
Wayne McNee, currently the Director-General of the Ministry for Primary
Industries (MPI), has been appointed Chief Executive of dairy farmer
cooperative Livestock Improvement (LIC).
Announcing the appointment, LIC Chairman Murray King said his Board is
delighted to have attracted a person of the calibre, background and
experience of Mr McNee.
"Wayne McNee has a comprehensive knowledge of agriculture, his passion and
expertise evident in the leadership he has displayed as CEO of the Ministry
of Fisheries and the integration of that Ministry with Forestry and
Agriculture into the Ministry for Primary Industries.
"This appointment is a huge accolade to the role LIC plays within the New
Zealand agricultural sector and the economy generally. Wayne is moving from
the Ministry to what's often called the engine room of the dairy industry.
"We're one of the country's best kept secrets; three out of every four dairy
cows grazing on New Zealand dairy farms are sired by our bulls and each year
our genetics, information and R&D enable Kiwi dairy farmers to be amongst the
most efficient and prosperous in the world.
"LIC has doubled its revenue under the leadership of the current CEO Mark
Dewdney to around $170 million per year. The Cooperative is positioned on yet
another cusp of innovation and growth and it's an exciting time to be
welcoming Wayne to take the reins as we deliver yet more innovation to our
dairy farmers."
Wayne McNee has been Director-General for the MPI since November 2010. In
2011 he led the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the New
Zealand Food Safety Authority and the Ministry of Fisheries to form the
Ministry for Primary Industries.
He then went on to lead the development and implementation of MPI's strategy
with its vision of growing and protecting New Zealand. The primary focus of
that strategy was to double the exports of New Zealand's primary industries
by 2025.
Prior to joining MPI, Wayne was Chief Executive of the Ministry of Fisheries.
Among his achievements he led the development of 'Fisheries 2030' a long-term
strategy and action plan for the sector.
Before joining the Ministry of Fisheries, Wayne was Chief Executive of the
Pharmaceutical Management Agency (PHARMAC) a position he assumed in 2001
after being PHARMAC'S General Manager. In mid-2006 he was seconded to the
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet spending 18 months as a policy
advisor primarily on transport, local government and energy policy.
Wayne McNee has a BPharm degree (Otago) and has studied leadership and
management at Insead Business School, Stanford University, Oxford University
and Mt Eliza Business School.
Current LIC CEO Mark Dewdney is due to retire from the Cooperative at the end
of May 2013 and Acting CEO David Hemara will remain in that role until Wayne
McNee joins LIC on 29 July 2013.
Ends
All requests for further comment from Murray King should be directed through
LIC's Communications Manager, Clare Bayly, phone 027 499 8862.
End CA:00235596 For:LIC Type:OFFICE Time:2013-04-29 10:01:02
