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David Banfield

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

David Banfield joined Comvita in January 2020 as Chief Executive Officer.

An entrepreneurial International Managing Director/CEO with significant experience leading both private and public sector business with revenues up to €300 Million. First-hand experience in Acquisition, eCommerce, Direct to Consumer, Global Retail (Brand and Private label), B2B, B2C Manufacturing and Supply Chain across four continents. Results delivered through deep cultural understanding and motivation and development of multicultural International teams.

Nigel Greenwood

Chief Financial Officer

Nigel has had extensive experience in finance having held senior executive finance roles with various New Zealand companies. Prior to joining Comvita, Nigel held CFO roles with Synlait Milk Ltd, Crane Distribution NZ Ltd, Gough Group Ltd and Lyttelton Port Company Ltd. Nigel is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Directors. Nigel has a Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in accounting) and has completed the General Manager Programme at the University of Michigan. He was also a finalist of the Deloitte CFO of the year in 2018.

Holly Brown

Chief Purpose & Transformation Officer

Holly joined Comvita in 2019 and is an accomplished executive leader and advisor. With a corporate career spanning more than 20 years across blue chip brands and organisations, Holly has most recently held the senior positions of Head of HR, Head of Corporate Affairs and General Manager Greater China for Zespri International. Supremely adaptable, Holly has a proven track record as an Executive in the HR field and has successfully made the rare transition to commercial management in Asia. She spent three years in Shanghai, ultimately running the Greater China region for Zespri with P&L responsibility at NZD700M. Holly is genuinely strategic and results oriented.

Andy Chen

Chief Executive Officer Asia

Andy is an inspiring leader with entrepreneurial spirit that has driven 20 years’ non-stop successes under GLOCAL environments in retail, consulting, and premium manufacturing; ranging from business transformation ($200M savings), M&A integration ($1.5Bn deal), new market development (built a profitable Asia market in 3 years), corporate culture reshape to family business going public ($800M). As the Regional CEO, Andy is growing Comvita faster and better across Asia to deliver the exponential growth and long-term resilience of total Comvita.

Tracy Brown

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Tracy Brown joined Comvita in June 2020 and brings a strong primary industry set of experience in operations, commercial management, supply chain leadership and S & OP. Formerly with Zespri, Tracy held a range of Supply Chain management positions during her 16 years with the organisation, including Commercial Manager, Supply Operations Manager, and latterly Head of Global Supply Chain Development. In addition to Supply Chain, Tracy has a background in Finance. Tracy is a Chartered Accountant (CAANZ and ICAEW) and holds a Bachelor of Business Studies. Tracy has also completed executive management programmes at INSEAD (International Executive Development) and Monash University. Prior to joining Zespri, Tracy held roles with Johnson & Johnson, MRI Moores Rowland and KPMG.

Genevieve Tearle

Chief Customer Officer

Genevieve joined Comvita in 2021 and is an international leader, passionate about developing great businesses and teams. From market management across the globe, to transformational leadership of a Philips division in India, to getting a start-up off the ground and profitable, she brings a breadth of management and practical experience, taking strategy to delivery and simplifying the complex. Her experience spans geographies; including working in the Netherlands, India and Singapore, and industries; including consumer goods, FMCG and technology.

Adrian Barr

Chief Business Development Officer

Adrian Barr joined Comvita in March 2020 as Acting Chief Financial Officer

Bringing extensive experience in both financial and commercial environments to the business, Adrian was retained by Comvita in September 2019 to lead a strategic review of Comvita’s Supply Chain and Financial Planning functions. Previously, he was Chief Operating Officer for The True Honey Co, and he was Chief Executive Officer for Simply Squeezed between 2009 and 2014. Adrian served as General Manager for Invacare NZ and held a number of senior financial and commercial leadership roles with Mainland Products Limited over a period spanning more than 13 years. He is experienced in mergers and acquisitions, capital management, corporate finance, as well as infrastructure export development in line with funding and customer requirements.

Dr Jackie Evans

PhD, BSc (Hons) Microbiology | Chief Science Officer

Chief Science Officer, Dr Jackie Evans joined Comvita in 2017. Jackie has a background in both the public and private sector and significant experience leading international teams delivering global Science and Research programmes. Prior to joining Comvita Jackie held senior clinical research positions in the United Kingdom for pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline and Amgen managing global clinical trial programmes for HIV and cancer medicines. More recently she held Senior positions at PHARMAC, the New Zealand Governments’ Medicines Funding Agency, where she was responsible for critically appraising the science behind medicines and negotiating multimillion dollar funding contracts with International Pharmaceutical companies. In her role as Chief Science Officer Jackie is focused on advancing the science supporting the quality and health benefits of our key ingredients and improving productivity and profitability across the supply chain. She combines scientific expertise with excellent leadership and communication abilities and a deep understanding of commercial and strategic outcomes. Jackies hold a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology from the University of Reading, and a PhD in Virology from University College London, UK.

Corey Blick

General Manager – North America

Corey Blick joined Comvita in May 2016 where he has successfully led a brand transformation to fit the North American consumer, profitably built out Comvita's e-Commerce business and launched Comvita into wholesale and retail channels. Corey has extensive experience in brand marketing, and omni-channels distribution including Direct-to-Consumer, as well as natural, grocery, and club channel sales management. He co-founded FRS, an innovative healthy energy supplement brand which has amassed over $200M USD in sales since inception, has held executive roles in functional beverage, as well as ran brand strategy and new business development at a leading-edge brand agency in San Francisco. Corey brings both strategic direction and operationally efficient execution to one of Comvita's core growth markets.