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Bruce is an experienced Senior Executive and Director with demonstrated success in research and commercialisation in food. He is skilled in strategic thinking, partnerships between business, science and innovation, relationships with Māori, working with central and local government, talent development and successful implementation of innovation in business and government policy.

He is a strong business development professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in ecology from The University of Sheffield. He is a recipient of the 2017 Prime Ministers Science Prize, 2017 Horticulture New Zealand Industry Service Award and 2016 Royal Society of New Zealand Thomson Medal for outstanding leadership of agricultural and horticultural science.