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Our Forest Management Team

FMNZ has been operating since 1974 and our team has over 250 years of combined industry experience. We offer superior service in every aspect of managing your forest. It is the reason we achieve excellent returns for our clients on their forestry investments.

As we form long-term relationships with our clients, it’s important for us to put the best possible people on-site. This translates to consistently high standards of work. We also encourage our people to broaden their skills with ongoing training.

CEO

Steve Bell, CEO of FMNZ

Steve Bell

CEO

General Management

Rory Bennison, General Manager of FMNZ

Rory Bennison

General Manager – Forest

Marc Doran, General Manager - Finance at FMNZ

Marc Doran

General Manager – Finance

Matt Doyle

General Manager – Harvesting

Sarah Leppard, General Manager – Business, Compliance & Personnel

Sarah Leppard

Business Services Manager

FMNZ Paul van Der Voort

Paul Rouppe Van der Voort

Harvest Optimisation Advisor

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Sally Sisson

Special Projects

Woodflow, Environmental, Health & Safety

Ian Bell

Woodflow Logistics – Sales & Marketing Manager

Dave Byrne

Environmental Manager

Ben Douglas

Consents & Environmental Coordinator

Rachel Holt

Woodflow Assistant

Hannah van Lent

FSC, Consents and Environmental Coordinator

Harvesting

FMNZ Staff Charlie Baty

Charlie Baty

Harvest Project Manager – Gisborne

Josh Blazek

Harvest Project Manager – Wairarapa

FMNZ Staff Lee Christison

Lee Christison

Harvest Project Manager – Hawke’s Bay

Chris Gill

Engineering Manager

Lance Hare

Regional Harvest Manager – Te Kuiti

Hamiora King

Harvest Project Manager – Gisborne

Karl Mapp

Harvest Project Manager – Napier

Nathan Morshead

Regional Harvest Manager – Gisborne

Daniel Murdie

Harvest Project Manager – Gisborne

James Penberthy

Harvest Project Manager – Hawke’s Bay

Josh Wyatt

Regional Harvest Manager – Hawke’s Bay

Forestry

Anthony Bowden

Forest Coordinator – Gisborne

FMNZ Staff Gene Court

Gene Court

Forest Coordinator – Hawke’s Bay

Harry Dinneen

Forest Assistant & Technical

Nick Pratt

Regional Forest Manager – Wairarapa

Cameron Sclanders

Forest Coordinator – Wairarapa

Steven Sherriff

Forest Coordinator – Hawke’s Bay

Nathan Wallace

Regional Forest Manager – Gisborne

FMNZ Staff Harrison Woolley

Harrison Woolley

Regional Forest Manager – Hawke’s Bay

GIS/ Technical

Wayne Dodgens

GIS and IT Manager

Guy Reeves

GIS and Digital systems Analyst

ETS/ Finance/ Administration

Richard Beamish-White

NZ Emissions Trading Scheme Consultant

Matt Fairley

Finance

Nicole Graham

Contract Management Administration

Cameron Hall

Finance Manager

Helen McCarthy

Administration Manager

Lana McQueen

Receptionist

Colin Odendaal

Finance Assistant

Chanel Partridge

Data Coordinator

FMNZ Nadine Valentine

Nadine Valentine

H&S and Contract Management Administrator

Melissa van Amelsvoort

Data Coordinator

Taylor Walters

ETS & Harvest Administrator

Gek Yu

Data Coordinator – Team Lead

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