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Board of Directors

Jeffrey Bleich

TONY ‘TEA’ CARTER

INDEPENDENT CHAIR

Tony joined the My Food Bag board in January 2021 and was appointed Chair at that time.

Tony has a broad range of experience in governance across the consumer, industrial services, infrastructure, and energy sectors. Tony moved into governance following a successful executive career, where he served as Chief Executive and Managing Director at Foodstuffs – New Zealand’s largest retail organisation – for 10 years.

Tony is currently Chairman of Datacom and TR Group and sits on the respective boards of Vector, The Interiors Group and The Skin Institute. He was formerly Chair of Air New Zealand for six years, Chair of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare for eight years, a director of Fletcher Building for nine years and a director of ANZ Bank New Zealand for 10 years. He was Chairman of the New Zealand Institute when it merged with the New Zealand Business Roundtable to form the New Zealand Initiative in 2012, of which he served as inaugural Chairman until 2013.

Tony graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Engineering with honours, before completing a Master of Philosophy degree at Loughborough University of Technology in the United Kingdom. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business governance in 2020.


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JENNIFER (JEN) ‘BISCOTTI’ BUNBURY

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jen was appointed as a director of My Food Bag in January 2021 and acts as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

She has an extensive background in financial services, including NZX listings, acquisitions, mergers and strategic advisory. Jen was a director in the Investment Banking team at Craigs Investment Partners for nine years, with experience in the horticulture, logistics and energy sectors. Her earlier career included investor relations roles at BHP and Publicis in Europe, following four years in the Investment Banking team at ABN Amro in New Zealand.

Jen is currently on the board of Oyster Property Group. She is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and participated in the Future Directors programme with the board of agribusiness Scales Corporation. Jen completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in finance, graduating with first-class honours from the University of Canterbury.


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SARAH ‘SAUERKRAUT’ HINDLE

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sarah was appointed as a director of My Food Bag in January 2021.

Sarah has a broad range of experience in management and governance across the technology and consumer sectors. She was most recently the founding general manager of Tech Futures Lab, where she helped grow NZ’s most innovative, tech-led learning institute.

Previously, Sarah was Global Head of Business Delivery for Direct Wines and Manager of Customer Experience and Digital for KPMG Boxwood in the United Kingdom. She began her career as a solicitor for Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in New Zealand.

Sarah is also passionate about agri-tech and the application of ‘tech for good’ and has held governance roles as Chair of the Executive Council of AgriTech New Zealand and as a director and deputy chair for NZTech.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington, along with an MBA from BI Norwegian School of Management. She is enrolled as barrister and solicitor of the High Court in New Zealand.


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CECILIA ‘CHILLI’ ROBINSON

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Cecilia was appointed as a director of My Food Bag in August 2022.

Cecilia has extensive knowledge of the business as she co-founded My Food Bag in 2012, was co-CEO until 2018 and served as a director of the company prior to its listing on the NZX Main Board in 2021.

Cecilia is one of New Zealand’s leading entrepreneurs and has an extensive background in business management. She was the Supreme Winner 2017 Women of Influence Awards, Next Magazine Businesswoman of the year 2014, EY Young Entrepreneur of the year 2013 and HER Businesswomen of the year 2012. She was also a founding trustee of the Prince's Trust Aotearoa New Zealand.

Passionate about helping women in business and solving the everyday problems of working mums and dads, Cecilia is also the founder and co-CEO of Tend Health, a board member of Pie Funds and a member of the NZ Institute of Directors.


Mark Powell

MARK ‘MANCHEGO’ POWELL

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mark joined the My Food Bag board in November 2022.

Mark has extensive and diverse experience having worked in a number of different industries in New Zealand and overseas as part of his executive and governance career, including retail, property, logistics, food services, financial services, agriculture and education. Mark moved into governance following a successful executive career, where he established and lead Wal-Mart Canada’s logistics operations, served as the Logistics Operations Director for Tesco Plc, and spent 13 years at the Warehouse Group, ultimately as Group CEO - for five years.

Mark is currently a director of ASX listed JB Hi-Fi and Bapcor, NZX listed Kiwi Property Group and one of Australia’s largest private companies, 7-Eleven Australia.

Mark graduated from the University of Wales, UK with a Bachelor of Mining Engineering with honours, before completing a Masters in Logistics at Cranfield and later a MBA at Cardiff Business School, UK. He has also completed a number of executive courses including the ESG Sustainability Programme at London Business School. He is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics.