Don is a New Zealand Institute of Forestry Registered Forestry Consultant with over 40 years forest industry experience in most aspects of natural and commercial forest management. Don holds a number of directorships.

Hazel is a Manager of Operations and Investment Analytics at New Forests with primary oversight of their South Island forest assets. She is a New Zealand Institute of Forestry Registered Forestry Consultant with a background in supply chain and forest management. She is an elected member of the board representing New Zealand Forest Owners who export.

Brendan is a Biosecurity Manager for the New Zealand Forest Owners Association. Prior to that he was employed by the Ministry for Primary Industries managing MPI’s biosecurity surveillance and incursion investigation functions.

Kerry is the CEO of AVA Timber and brings considerable experience in forest management, wood products processing and International wood fibre marketing along with extensive governance experience.

Mark works for TPT Forests Ltd servicing a range of clients. Mark brings expertise in marketing, shipping, and operations. TPT provides services to forest owners and managers throughout New Zealand exporting to Pacific Rim log and lumber markets.

John is employed by Pacific Forest Products Limited. Pacific Forest Products trades logs, and provides marketing and export services out of New Zealand, Australia and South America into India and Asia Pacific markets.​

Matt has over 25 years of senior management and governance experience predominantly within New Zealand’s primary, biosecurity, importing and exporting sectors. Matt holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science, a Bachelor of Commerce and a number of directorships.