Our Board
Simon Saunders
Board Chair
Simon along with wife Annabel own Stag Valley, an 11,000 su Sheep and Beef property in Northern Southland. Being breeders and finishers of Lumina lamb, Stag Valley has also been managing the Elite breeding flock for Headwaters since its inception in 2007. Simon has held a number of governance roles including former Chair of the New Zealand Farm Environment Awards Trust. Appointed in 2020, Simon is currently Chair of the advisory board for Redvespa Consultants.
Boyd Macdonald
Director
General Manager of Lone Star Farms – a privately owned company farming six properties running 100,000 stock units. Boyd has a very strong background in pastoral farming and large-scale animal breeding programmes. Appointed July 2011.
Guy Blundell
Director
Managing Director of Compass Agribusiness Management which is an Agricultural Advisory and Agri- lnvestment business. He holds a number of positions on either formal or Agri Advisory Boards and is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and previously Chairman of the Institute for Primary Industry Management. Appointed July 2011.
Todd Grave
Director
Sarah Adams
Director
Emma Wilding
Associate Director
Emma is passionate about New Zealand’s food and fibre sector and holds a degree in Agricultural Science from Lincoln University. My career spans innovation projects at The New Zealand Merino Company and production system optimisation at Ngāi Tahu Farming. Emma focuses on sustainable, value-add supply chains and profitable farm business models and is excited to work with Headwaters as an industry leader in connecting innovative farm systems with global markets.