Our Team

Our Board

Greg Gent — Open Profile

Greg Gent

Greg is a dairy farmer from Ruawai, Northland. Greg was a foundation director of Fonterra and retired from that Board in 2011. His current directorships include The Southern Cross Health Care Group, and Crown Research Institute Plant & Food.

Chairman

Greg Gent

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Bob Major — Open Profile

Bob Major

Bob is the Shareholder Representative for the Armer Group.

Bob currently has several directorships, including Comvita and his previous roles included Chair of Mud House Wine Group and several senior management positions with Fonterra.

Director

Bob Major

SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

Colin Armer — Open Profile

Colin Armer

Colin is a leading North Island based dairy farmer and, together with his wife Dale, holds extensive agricultural interests. Mr Armer brings considerable dairy farming experience to the Board having been involved in the Industry for 30 years.

Director

Colin Armer

SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

David Goer — Open Profile

David Geor

David is an experienced director with governance experience across the construction, health, infrastructure, primary industry and animal health sectors. He has held numerous positions at senior executive level in the services, manufacturing, primary industry ( including pip fruit, dairy, red meat and fishing) and maintains an active hands on role within his own farming operations centred on a modest scale beef fattening operation in South Auckland. In addition, over the last 5 years in partnership with his son, has grown a successful medium to large scale Auckland based transport and recycle operation which spans a number of locations across Auckland and the Bay of Plenty.

Director

David Geor

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Murray Turley Updated Photo — Open Profile

Murray Turley

Murray is involved in a large scale arable and vegetable operation with farms in South and Mid Canterbury, along with his wife, Margaret. They are involved in other value-add businesses associated with their farming enterprise.

Director

Murray Turley

SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

Our Management Team

Colin Glass Resized — Open Profile

Colin Glass

M: +6427 486 4064
E: colin@dairyholdings.co.nz

A qualified Chartered Accountant Fellow, Colin holds a Commerce Degree in Farm Management and a post-graduate Diploma in Accountancy and Corporate Finance from Lincoln University. In 1997 he took up the role of Chief Financial Officer for the Dunedin based corporate dairy farmer Tasman Agriculture Ltd. Immediately following the sell down of TasAg's New Zealand farms and the purchase of the major shareholding by Dairy Holdings Ltd in 2001, Colin was appointed General Manager and subsequently Chief Executive. He has been involved in the New Zealand dairy industry all his life and the Australian dairy industry for the period from 1997 to 2008.

Colin is married to Paula and they have two daughters. In addition to his involvement with Dairy Holdings Ltd, Colin is a Director of a number of irrigation and agribusiness companies and has his own farming interests in Mid-Canterbury.

Chief Executive

Colin Glass

Morgan — Open Profile

Morgan Galbraith

M: +6421 942 005
E: morgan@dairyholdings.co.nz

Morgan was raised in South Canterbury before attending university studies in Canterbury and holds a BCom from Canterbury University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Finance from Lincoln University.

A Chartered Accountant, Morgan began his accounting career at PwC. In 2005 he departed New Zealand to work in the UK. After 6 years in London, working in the finance sector, he returned to Christchurch and took up a role within the Corporate Finance division of PwC.

In 2012 he was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer.

Morgan is married to Kylee and they have two young children. In his spare time he enjoys a range of outdoor activities including skiing, cycling, fishing and travelling

Chief Financial Officer

Morgan Galbraith

Blair — Open Profile

Blair Robinson

M: +6427 200 5921
E: blair@dairyholdings.co.nz

Blair was bought up on a 400 cow dairy farm in South Taranaki. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science(Hons) and a Masters of Soil Science from Massey University. His professional career has covered roles in the fertiliser industry, Fonterra and 10+ years in various positions within rural banking. Blair is married to Elizabeth and they have three young children. They have both dairy and poultry farming interests in the north island and mid-Canterbury.

Chief Operating Officer

Blair Robinson

George M — Open Profile

George Mauger

M: +6427 3848 111
E: george@dairyholdings.co.nz

George brings strong operational leadership and management experience, with a particular focus on developing people. George has proven success in achieving optimal levels of performance of stock through his sound knowledge of day-to-day operations and pasture management.

General Manager Grazing Operations

George Mauger

Our Farm Supervisory Team

Gary — Open Profile

Gary McGregor

M: +6427 434 6558
E: gary@dairyholdings.co.nz

Gary was raised in the Waikato and Eastern Bay of Plenty regions. Gary started his dairy farming career in 1988 before moving to the South Island.

Gary commenced with Dairy Brands Ltd in 1992, sharemilking at South River Dairy. In 1995 Gary was appointed Regional Manager for Dairy Brands Ltd and supervised 20 farms in Canterbury and North Otago (8 of which are still with Dairy Holdings Ltd today). When Dairy Brands Ltd was sold, Gary transferred to Dairy Holdings Ltd.

Besides his role as a Farm Operations Manager, Gary also sharemilks 1200 cows on a Dairy Holdings Ltd property (One Arrow).

Gary is married to Angela and they have two adult sons.

Gary's other passions are rugby and enjoying many outdoor pursuits.

Farm Operations Manager - Central Canterbury

Gary McGregor

Graeme Blair Resized — Open Profile

Graeme Blair

M: +6427 478 5675
E: graeme@dairyholdings.co.nz

Graeme started in the Dairy Industry in the mid eighties after farming in Australia. By the early nineties Graeme was 50:50 Sharemilking for Tasman Agriculture Ltd in the Rakaia District. Graeme then shifted to north west Tasmania to a sharemilking position with Tasman Agriculture Ltd. While sharemilking Graeme then took up an appointment as Dairy Operations Manager for Tasman Agriculture Ltd and was responsible for the continuing conversion of VDL land in the Tasmanian north-west to dairy farms. In total 11 dairy farms milking 11,000 cows were successfully developed.

Graeme returned to New Zealand in 2003 where he took up his role as a Dairy Operations Manager for Dairy Holdings Ltd.

Graeme is married to Mary-Anne and they have three adult children.

Farm Operations Manager - Mid Canterbury

Graeme Blair

Jeremy — Open Profile

Jeremy Dyson

M: +6427 229 9115
E: jeremy@dairyholdings.co.nz

Jeremy has been involved in the agricultural industry all his life, starting in the sheep and beef industry at an early age doing lambing beats, mustering, and crutching his way to, and through University. After a six-month stint mustering in Australia, Jeremy was given the opportunity to help out on a dairy farm, and from there he spent the next 23 years working up through the industry enjoying the opportunities it presented.

Jeremy is married to Louise, and together they have three teenage children. They own a dairy farm together in the foothills of Waimate.

Jeremy is a farm supervisor for Dairy Holdings Limited in the Waitaki area. In his spare time he enjoys fishing, hunting, coaching rugby, and chasing my children around all their chosen sports.

Farm Supervisor – Waitaki

Jeremy Dyson

Mick — Open Profile

Mick O'Connor

M: +6427 474 0608
E: mick@dairyholdings.co.nz

Mick was raised in South Canterbury and started his dairy farming career in 1997 working for a neighbour in Fairlie as a general farm hand. From there Mick moved north to Mid-Canterbury working in various farm positions as he progressed toward farm management over an eight year period.

In 2005, Mick moved to Rakaia and worked for Gary & Angela McGregor (sharemilkers on South River - DHL Farm) as the farm manager for the next four years.

Mick took a six months break from farming at the end of the 2008/09 season to undertake an overseas trip.

Returning in early 2010, Mick took up a management position on Terrace Farm (DHL Farm). Mick has progressed from contract milking in the 2010/11 season onto lower order sharemilker (all sharemilker owned cows) for the 2014/15 season and is milking 1050 cows on Terrace.

In April 2012 Mick won the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards top prize as the New Zealand Farm Manager of the Year.

Mick is married to Kirsten and they have a young son Flynn. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing and relaxing with family.

Farm Operations Manager

Mick O'Connor

Kiri — Open Profile

Kiri Hinton

M: +6420 4100 9307
E: Kiri@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Canterbury

Kiri Hinton

Nick — Open Profile

Nick Rowe

M: +6427 324 2272
E: Nick.Rowe@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - West Otago & Southland

Nick Rowe

Stephen — Open Profile

Stephen Hyde

M: +6427 693 8821
E: stephen@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Canterbury

Stephen Hyde

Tyler — Open Profile

Tyler Koning

M: +6421 713 695
E: tyler@dairyholdings.co.nz

Tyler comes from a dairy farming background and has over ten years of experience in rural finance. He joined Dairy Holdings Limited in November 2024 as a Farm Supervisor, supporting farm operators and helping drive consistent on-farm performance. Outside of work, Tyler enjoys spending time with his young family and friends, playing and following sport, cycling on both road and trails, travelling and spending time out on the farm.

Farm Supervisor - Canterbury

Tyler Koning

Will — Open Profile

Will Green

M: +6422 015 3788
E: will@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Waitaki

Will Green

George L — Open Profile

George Letham

M: +64 278227575
E: George.Letham@dairyholdings.co.nz

George has grown up farming in Canterbury, coming from a 1200 cow family farm based in Ashburton. After studying at Lincoln, George worked as an Agronomist and on the family farm. Following that he shifted to Fonterra where he studied a Masters in on farm emissions and worked in farm compliance.

George joined Dairy Holdings in December 2025 as a Farm Supervisor in the Ashburton area. Outside of work, George is an active member of Young Farmers and competes in the NZ Young Farmer of the Year. He is also a keen hunter and diver and takes any chance to get into the outdoors.

Farm Supervisor

George Letham

Hamish — Open Profile

Hamish Chamberlain

M: +64 2753 35550
E: hamish@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Grazing Blocks

Hamish Chamberlain

Jame — Open Profile

James Barker

M: +64 2133 2311
E: james@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Grazing Blocks

James Barker

Josh — Open Profile

Joshua Dear

M: +64 2763 58754
E: josh@dairyholdings.co.nz

Farm Supervisor - Grazing Blocks

Joshua Dear

Our Technical Support Team

Brian — Open Profile

Brian Gallagher

M: +6427 450 2470
E: brian@dairyholdings.co.nz

Brian commenced his role with Dairy holdings in February 2015. He has qualifications for NZCE (Civil) and a Diploma for Environmental Management. Raised in Timaru Brian has worked in a number of locations primarily in the South Island.

His early working career encompassed surveying, hydrology, irrigation and numerous civil engineering projects. The introduction of the RMA saw a change of working focus for him into waste and environmental management. He has been actively involved in developing, local, regional and national strategies and projects. The development of large scale composting operations and trials has led Brian to the agricultural/horticulture sectors with a special interest in soil microbiology.

Brian is married to Carol and they have two adult children.

Brian enjoys watching sport, outdoor activities and time-out with a good cook up.

Sustainability Manager

Brian Gallagher

Sean — Open Profile

Sean Farrell

M: +6427 658 5254
E: sean@dairyholdings.co.nz

Contracting Operations Manager

Sean Farrell

Brent — Open Profile

Brent Davidson

M: +6427 280 7624
E: brent@dairyholdings.co.nz

Brent grew up on a dairy farm in the Wairarapa, he is passionate about farming and the outdoors. After completing an Agricultural Science degree he went farming before accepting a management position with a rural supplies company. Brent’s work history includes; Branch, Operations, Category and Key Accounts Management as well as Technical Sales roles. Brent founded his own crop management business focussed on growing winter feed crops for dairy cows before joining Dairy Holdings Limited in 2016.

Brent is married to Julie with three children, outside work he enjoys fishing, hunting and following his children’s sporting activities.

Agronomy Manager

Brent Davidson

Natalia — Open Profile

Natalia Benquet

M: +6427 309 4999
E: natalia.benquet@dairyholdings.co.nz

Natalia graduated with a Bachelor in Veterinary Science in Uruguay in 2001. She fell in love with New Zealand and after spending two years gaining her Master of Applied Science at Massey University (2003-2005), decided New Zealand was home in 2006.

Since then, Natalia has accumulated a wide range of experiences and knowledge, from dairy farm work, dairy cow nutrition, education, and cross-cultural communication and back to the Dairy Sector as an extensionist.

In 2012, Natalia moved to the South Island with her partner Callum, to be close to his children (Connor – now 21, and Charis now 17). She took a role as Consulting Officer for DairyNZ which she held for 6.5 years, growing her knowledge and experience as an extensionist. In this time, Natalia ran the Mid Canterbury and Central Canterbury regions (discussion groups and events, Biz start, Biz Grow), was part of the Lincoln University Dairy Demonstration farm (LUDF) Management team for four years, achieved the role of Senior Consulting Officer and complete a Diploma in Professional Coaching.

In November 2019, Natalia joined the DHL team as the Farm Systems Coach.

Outside work, Natalia likes a wide variety of activities, such as clay target shooting, yoga, reiki, coaching, card game nights with friends and family, trips in general (short, long distance, campervan, motorbike road trips and plane rides to Uruguay and anywhere else in the world). She is now slowly dipping her toes into hunting.

On a more personal note, Natalia is enjoying seeing her stepchildren grow and develop into young independent adults.

Farm Systems Coach

Natalia Benquet

Kate — Open Profile

Kate Stuart

M: +6427 827 5430
E: kate@dairyholdings.co.nz

Kate graduated Lincoln University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science.

Since completing her degree, she has gained experience in farm dairy compliance, milk quality and Primary ITO assessing as well as exposure trials and breeding research while working for a ryegrass and clover seed company. Kate has spent some time travelling and working abroad, broadening her practical agricultural skills in both Australia and Scotland. Ranging from large scale cropping in Western Australia, outback buffalo and cattle farming in the Northern Territory and indoor lambing and calving in the top of Scotland.

In September 2025, Kate joined Dairy Holdings as the Sustainability Assistant.

Outside of work, Kate enjoys playing golf and tennis, cooking, and exploring the outdoors.

Sustainability Assistant

Kate Stuart

Lucy — Open Profile

Lucy Bonifacio

Health and Safety Support

Lucy Bonifacio

Our Administration Team

Alannah Lovett 2039 Stus Pick — Open Profile

Alannah Lovett

Commercial Manager

Alannah Lovett

Alison — Open Profile

Alison Peattie

Accounts Administrator

Alison Peattie

Becky — Open Profile

Becky Rickard

Marketing and Events Coordinator

Becky Rickard

Christine — Open Profile

Christine James

Administrator

Christine James

Gayle Davidson Resized — Open Profile

Gayle Davidson

Executive Assistant

Gayle Davidson

Kylie — Open Profile

Kylie Ellis

Accounts Administrator

Kylie Ellis

Leonie — Open Profile

Leonie Sprigings

Livestock Administrator

Leonie Sprigings

Lucille — Open Profile

Lucille Bensch

Accounts Administrator

Lucille Bensch

Margot Encina 4K Screen Res — Open Profile

Margot Encina

Business Analyst

Margot Encina

Sandra — Open Profile

Sandra MacDonald

Finance Officer

Sandra MacDonald

Sarah — Open Profile

Sarah Roughton

Accountant

Sarah Roughton

Sophie — Open Profile

Sophie Hansen

Finance Manager

Sophie Hansen

About Us

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Head Office
243 Tancred Street,
Ashburton 7700

PO Box 224
Ashburton 7740

P: (03) 687-9258
F: (03) 684-7965

info@dairyholdings.co.nz
www.dairyholdings.co.nz