New Zealand Food Safety Minister Kate Wilkinson welcomed the appointment of Tony Nowell as New Zealand’s new member of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) board.
"Mr Nowell has extensive experience at senior management and governance level in the food industry in the Australasian region,” she said.
Nowell is currently a New Zealand representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council, the chair of the Manukau Food Innovation Centre Board and a member of the National Export Advisory Board of Business New Zealand.
His previous roles include chief executive of Zespri International Limited, managing director of Griffin’s Foods Limited, chair of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council and co-chair of the New Zealand Food and Beverage Taskforce.
Nowell has already commenced his three-year term.