Our Directors

Ray Sharp
Chairman

Ray Sharp has been involved as a shareholder and grower with EastPack since 1997 and has been Chairman since 2007. Ray is involved in governance, planning and the strategic direction of EastPack, and has significant interests in kiwifruit orchards in Opotiki and Tauranga and holds a number of directorships.

Grant Eynon
Deputy Chairman

Grant has been involved in the kiwifruit industry for 20 years. He became an EastPack Director in 2000, after the sale of Zest Company. Grant is a former NZKGI forum member and Chairman. He was a Kelloggs Rural Leadership Scholar in 2000.

Michael Montgomery

Michael has been involved in the kiwifruit industry as a grower and a post-harvest operator since 1981. He became an EastPack Director in 2000, after selling his post harvest operation, Zest Company. Together with business partner Grant Eynon, he operates a partnership which has orchards in the Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay. Michael is a past member of NZKGI and completed the Kelloggs Rural Leadership Training Programme in 2002. Michael is Chairman of the Industry Supply Group (ISG).

Adrian Gault

Adrian has been a Director of EastPack since April 2009. He holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and is a Nuffield Scholar (2000). Adrian is a Director of Otara Land Co. which has 15 canopy hectares of kiwifruit, five canopy hectares of new plantings and 400ha sheep and beef. He has 23 years experience in agriculture and horticulture.

Mark Hudson

Mark and his wife Helen have a 50,000 tray crop and have developed a five hectare green orchard in the Whakatane area. Mark has a financial and accounting background and a Bachelor of Education.

Dr Mike Ashby

Mike joined the EastPack board as an Independent Commercial Director in 2007. He is currently Director of The Breakthrough Company. Prior to that he was Chief Operating Officer at Southern Cross Healthcare, taking over at the height of the operational crisis in late 2001. Mike has also worked for Cap Gemini (formerly Ernst & Young Consulting), leading the national Strategy and Transformation team, and worked with a number of large and small firms in agribusiness, insurance, government and financial services. Mike has a PhD in International Relations from Victoria University.

Maurice Kidd

Maurice has a finance and investment background with extensive senior management and governance experience in a wide range of sectors including  finance, retail, health, business systems, infrastructure and export produce both in New Zealand and internationally. He is currently Chairman of Solution Dynamics Ltd, Monstar Vision Holdings Ltd, Molemap NZ Ltd and is a member of the Advisory Board for a substantial property fund. He spent eight years with Price Waterhouse in the UK and New Zealand, has a Bachelor of Commerce and is a member of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants and NZ Institute of Directors. Maurice was Commercial Director of the NZKMB in 1988 and 1989.

Murray McBride

Murray has been involved in the kiwifruit industry since 1979. He managed the McBride family post-harvest facility and in 1990 purchased his first orchard. Since then Murray has been heavily involved in developing new Gold orchard plantings and is renowned in the industry as a leader in this field. Murray is also a member of the Zespri Gold Development Group.