Dr Barry Richardson

Barry is Dunedin based and was appointed to the Board in July 2018. He joined the NZ Dairy Board in 1985 after many years in research and development to undertake business development roles in several joint venture companies. In 1991, Barry joined Tatua Dairy Co. Ltd to develop a milk biologics business based on high value milk ingredients and was later also appointed GM, International and Strategic Development. Barry was appointed CEO at Westland Milk Products Ltd in 2002, when they chose to market their own products following deregulation of the dairy industry in late 2001. After consulting to BLIS Technologies in 2006 Barry was appointed CEO in 2007 during the transitional years through to 2016. Barry is a Director of CertusBio Ltd and has an M.Sc. (Hons) and PhD from Massey University. He is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology and received the JC Andrews award for distinction in Food Science and Technology in 2003.

Education

M.Sc. (Hons) and PhD from Massey University