Staff

Note | Chief Executive Officer, Mike Brown starts on Monday 3 August 2026

Current staff of NZVeg are: 

James Kuperus | Operations Manager

Kazi Talaska | Outdoor Crops Business Manager

Dinah Cohen | Covered Cropping NZ Business Manager 

Daniel Sutton | Research and Development Manager

Catherine James | Research Coordinator 

Ben Hancock | Trade and Biosecurity Manager 

Andrew Bristol | Communications Manager 

Marta Kozera-Thampan | Senior Business Support