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Since 1971, Drake New Zealand has been supporting local business across multiple industries, including food manufacturing, with temporary, permanent and unbundled recruitment needs. With 11 offices nationally, and a 24/7 customer care team, Drake New Zealand are always here to help.
Albany branch manager
Odette is the Albany branch manager for Drake New Zealand. For the last 15 years, she has provided permanent and flexible staffing support to both local and national clients in the food industry, including being an on-site account manager for a global beverage brand, managing up to 100 production and warehousing staff.
Recruitment consultant
Lynette has worked in recruitment for 8 years, across New Zealand and South Africa, in engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and a variety of white-collar roles. Lynette utilises a pro-active sourcing and head-hunting approach to find the best talent for her clients.
Client relationship manager
Chantelle has worked in recruitment for 4 years, and with her service background and a strong understanding of the job market in the Food Industry, she provides professional support to businesses of all sizes with recruitment and HR Solutions.
KEY APPOINTMENTS IN KIWI FOOD AND BEVERAGE
ISTVAN HAJDU
Istvan joined PlantTech as a research scientist during the first lockdown.
STEVE SAUNDERS
Robotics Plus’ co-founder and chairman Steve Saunders has also taken on the CEO role, starting September 3.
SUE BIDROSE
Dunedin City Council chief executive Dr Sue Bidrose was appointed chief executive at AgResearch at the end of July.
SUSANNE ARFELT
Susanne was confirmed in the role of managing director, South East Asia for Fonterra on August 1.
TEH-HAN CHOW
Teh-Han was confirmed as CEO for Greater China on August 17 after serving in an acting capacity.
