Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Ben has been a director of Nuchev since April 2013.
Ben is the founder and CEO of Nuchev. He brings significant commercial experience from the New Zealand dairy industry.
Ben was a co‐founder of New Zealand’s Synlait Milk, which was founded in 1999. Ben was responsible for leading farm operations and developments. His role included management of the construction of a number of dairy farms, implementation of irrigation schemes and adoption of world best farming practices.
Ben is recognised as a large‐scale dairy innovator and leader and has extensive industry and regional networks. Prior to co-founding Synlait Milk, Ben previously worked in a number of dairy farm senior management roles.
Ben has an MBA and Master of Marketing from The University of Melbourne, as well as a Bachelor of Agriculture from Massey University. Ben is an experienced director and is a graduate of the New Zealand Institute of Company Directors. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.