Nui Employee Directory

Paul joins Nui after a 20-year career at Fonterra, where he held a wide variety of key senior leadership roles, both in New Zealand and the United States. Paul was one of the founding creators of Global Dairy Trade where he played an integral role in the radical change to the way dairy products are traded across the globe. As Director of GDT, he ov... ersaw GDTs sustained growth, from a start-up business in 2008 to one that trades up to USD 5 billion in dairy commodities annually. Prior to running GDT, Paul was involved in commodity sales, both as a USA based Key Account Manager and also as the Product Manager for Fonterras protein portfolio. Mike is a Hawkes Bay based farmer and company director with a strong background in international markets and trade from his various governance roles in agribusiness. Mike is well connected across the New Zealand farming and exporting sector and has a deep appreciation for the world of international trade, rapidly changing consumer habits, and B2B marketing models. Mike has spent the past 6 years as New Zealands Special Agricultural Trade Envoy, a role which he finishes at the end of this month. In this role, Mike has travelled extensively to advocate for open markets and promote international trade. Mike currently has independent governance roles with ANZCO Foods Limited, Kelso Genetics Limited and Totally Vets Limited. He sits on the advisory committee of Dryland Carbon and holds a cluster of directorships in farming in the East Coast region. Ashley has more than 15 years' experience in commodities, foreign exchange trading and treasury risk management. Prior to joining Nui in 2018, Ashley worked on financial markets projects with some of the world's largest corporations in both New Zealand and the United States including BNP Paribas, Ball Corporation, and Barclays Capital. Ashley has an economics degree from Arizona State University. When he is not focusing on developing Nuis strategic business partnerships across North America, Ashley is an ultra marathon runner and has ...Read More