THE TEAM

Our team is multicultural, multilingual, well educated, solutions orientated, primary industry focused and cross trained.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Anne-Marie Arts

MBA, Dip. Bus. (Marketing), B. Hort.Sc., NZCQA

Managing Director
Anne-Marie is a founding director of the business. Her professional interests revolve around post-harvest management systems and quality management of fresh food, particularly fresh produce.
Anne-Marie is the New Zealand representative on the Food Safety Committee of the International Federation for Produce Standards. She is also a member of the International Society for Horticultural Science.

Anne-Marie oversees marketing and overarching client communications

Dr Hans Maurer

DBA, Dip. Bus (Marketing), B. Hort., MRSNZ, CMInstD

Director, Strategy & Research
Hans is a founding director of the business. His focus is business leadership and providing strategic advice to key clients. Hans’ professional interests revolve around all strategic value chain aspects of international agribusiness, particularly in the marketing challenges related to fruits and vegetables.
Hans is an Executive Committee member of United Fresh Incorporated, a trustee of the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust and the New Zealand director on the Board of the International Federation for Produce Standards.

Hans is also a member of the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Institute of Directors and the International Management Centres Association.

PROJECTS TEAM

Jacob Lawes

BNatSci.

Projects Manager
Jacob manages some mid-size client projects and works on large projects in a project support and implementation role, providing research & technical support for our United Fresh work, and our Samoan Cocoa Project, among other projects.

SERVICES TEAM

Massimo (Max) Ciccioni

M.Hort.Sc.

Technical Manager
Massimo is the Technical Advisor for the Services part of the business. This involves providing advice in regards to Quality Assessments, Endpoint Inspections, Phytosanitary Certificate Verifications and Audits

Tiago Inacio

BSc. (Zoology)

Services Manager
As a Services Manager, Tiago’s role involves supporting our Service Team with technical assistance and management.
Tiago is also part of the development and delivery of our Crop Scouting service.

Anthony Lim

B.Sc., PGDipSci. (Biosecurity & Conservation)

Services Supervisor
Anthony oversees and coordinates the IVA and Survey team’s day to day operations to meet client requirements.

Divyesh Patel

B.Sc (Microbiology)

IVA & Survey Assessor
Divyesh is involved in the assessment and monitoring of fresh fruits & vegetables at client premises for import & export markets, ensuring the correct procedures and specifications are followed to meet market requirements.

Makarand Darekar

B.Sc (Agriculture Science), M. Mgt (Agribusiness)

IVA & Survey Assessor
Makarand is involved in the assessment and monitoring of fresh fruits & vegetables at client premises for import & export markets, ensuring the correct procedures and specifications are followed to meet market requirements.

Lindsay Young

Sampling Coordinator
Lindsay supports the management of our various industry and government sampling and mystery shopping programmes, to ensure effective and efficient product collection, data recording, and reporting.
Lindsay is also involved in the assessment and monitoring of fresh fruits & vegetables at client premises for import & export.

REGIONAL SUPPORT TEAM

Our Regional Support Team support our industry sampling programme, and undertake the assessment & monitoring of fresh fruits & vegetables at client premises for import & export under the guidance of the Services Team in Auckland.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

Andrea Young

Executive Assistant
Andrea is responsible for all office processes, including accounts, payroll, and general enquiries.
She works closely with the Managing Director & Business Manager to ensure business operational needs are met.

BIOSECURITY TEAM

Anne-Marie Arts, our Managing Director, is responsible for our bespoke Biosecurity Projects portfolio.
Please contact us with any queries.

FOOD SAFETY TEAM

Anne-Marie Arts, our Managing Director, is responsible for our bespoke Food Safety Projects portfolio.
Please contact us with any queries.