Mark Ward is General Manager of the Riddet Institute. He was formerly CEO of CRI Crop & Food andhas held senior management positions at AgResearch and Fonterra. His experience spans the food value-added chain in a number of important sectors including dairy, meat, seafood, crops and horticulture.
Mr Ward also has significant international marketing experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He holds a BSc and MSc in Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Auckland and an MBA from Deakin University, Melbourne.