Warren Parker

Warren has a 20-year career as a senior executive, including positions as Chief Executive Officer of Scion (the New Zealand Forest Research Institute), Chief Operating Officer of AgResearch and Chief Executive Officer of Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Warren has a PhD in Animal Science and was previously a Professor of Agribusiness and Resource Management at Massey University He joined the Farmlands Board in 2017. Warren is also Chair of Pāmu (Landcorp Farming Ltd.); and a Director of Quayside Holdings Focus Genetics and Genomics Aotearoa. He also Chairs the Forestry Ministerial Advisory Group and Griffith Enterprise at Griffith University on the Gold Coast.

Warren is also a keen lifestyle block farmer.