Nicola Shadbolt | |
|---|---|
 Shadbolt in 2018 | |
| Alma mater | University of Canterbury |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agribusiness |
| Institutions | Massey University Transit New Zealand Fonterra |
Nicola Mary Shadbolt ONZM is a New Zealand farmer, academic and company director. She is currently a full professor at the Massey University [1] and Chair of Plant & Food Research. [2]
Shadbolt earned degrees from the University of Nottingham and Lincoln College (at that time a constituent college of the University of Canterbury) and a diploma from Massey University. Her master's thesis was titled Alternative management strategies and drafting policies for irrigated Canterbury sheep farms. [3] Shadbolt worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and then in a variety of roles in government, agribusiness and consultancy before moving to Massey University, rising to full professor. [1] [4]
From 1994 to 2001, Shadbolt was on the board of Transit New Zealand. [5] [6] She held multiple roles, including director, within the Fonterra group of companies from 2009 [7] [8] to 2018. [9]
In 2017, Shadbolt won the rural section of the Westpac New Zealand Women of Influence Award, [4] [10] [11] and in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to agribusiness. [4] [12]
On 19 August 2019 Shadbolt was appointed as Chair and Director of the Plant & Food Crown Research Institute. On 17 December 2019 Shadbolt was appointed as a member of the Climate Change Commission. [13]
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