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NEW ZEALAND BEEKEEPER, NOVEMBER 2016
APICULTURE NEW ZEALAND APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE APICULTURE NEW ZEALAND Apiculture New Zealand Management Team
The Board of Apiculture New Zealand has appointed Karin Kos as its chief executive, effective from late November 2016.
Karin has a strong background in business communications going back 20 years, covering a variety of roles including senior communications and marketing positions for corporate, government and primary sector organisations. As a result, she brings significant primary sector experience to this role, having worked at Seafood New Zealand as its Communications Manager, and at the New Zealand Wool Board, earlier in her career. In both these roles Karin played a strong advocacy role, promoting these sectors on behalf of their members. “These roles have given me great insight into the value of having a strong industry body, one that can demonstrate the
benefits it brings to our economy and our communities, raise its profile in the process, and deliver real value to its members. “As chief executive I look forward to getting to know the people that work in this industry, to understanding what matters to them and giving them a voice where it counts.” Karin said New Zealand’s apiculture industry was a vital part of the country’s primary production with significant growth potential. “Apiculture New Zealand has a great opportunity to build its credibility and reputation as the peak body and voice for this exciting industry, and it will be both a challenge and a privilege to lead that.”
Jacqueline Rowarth. Photo supplied by EPA.
EPA’S NEW VOICE IN THE NEWS Abridged EPA media release, 9 August 2016 The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced the appointment of Dr Jacqueline Rowarth to the new role of Chief Scientist, helping New Zealanders understand the science behind EPA decisions. Dr Rowarth took up this position at the end of October. The EPA’s Chief Executive Dr Allan Freeth says Professor Rowarth has a depth and breadth of experience that covers agricultural science, environment and agribusiness. “She has long been an advocate for using accurate science and data to make good decisions to manage New Zealand’s natural resources. “At the EPA we’re really proud of the work that we do, and the robust scientific assessments that support our decisions. “As Chief Scientist, Jacqueline Rowarth will be in a position to use her expertise to explain our science, so people can have trust and confidence in the decisions we make.”
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