In a first for AngusPRO New Zealand, member Ben Todhunter from Cleardale Angus in the Rakaia Gorge has been selected as an optional appointed director of Angus Australia.
Todhunter brings extensive experience and skills to the position, in particular, NZ beef industry knowledge.
Having representation at board level is encouraging on many levels, AngusPRO chair Tim Brittain said.
Todhunter runs the Cleardale Angus herd alongside Cleardale Merino and Cleardale SX Fine Wool sheep studs.
A graduate from Lincoln University, he also holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business, University College Dublin, has been a Nuffield Scholar and a Kellogg Rural Leadership Scholar.
He is a director and deputy chair of the NZ Merino Company Limited.
Angus Australia chief executive Scott Wright acknowledged that Todhunter has been a key NZ-based member.
“He shines out as being a positive contributor to the Angus community and in our member interactions in NZ. We look forward to his involvement at a board level,” Wright said.
