Meet the Team
James Kuperus - HESL CEO
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Kazi Talaska - General Manager Onions New Zealand
James is CEO of Horticulture Executive Services and has been working for product groups for nine years, predominantly in the onion sector.
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Kazi Talaska - General Manager Onions New Zealand
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Kazi Talaska - General Manager Onions New Zealand
Kazi is the General Manager of Onions New Zealand and Project Manager at HESL. Priority projects include the SFFF Humble to Hero, and the establishment of a research farm in Pukekohe.
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Dinah is the General Manager of Tomatoes New Zealand. Dinah's tasks include grower engagement, Board management, managing research projects and enhancing the reputation of the tomato sector.
Alison Willgress - HESL Team Administrator
Alison Willgress - HESL Team Administrator
Dinah Cohen - Business Manager Tomatoes New Zealand
Alison is the Team Administrator for HESL. Alison supports the team with travel, websites, newsletters, events, database management and much more.
Anna Broxham - Biosecurity Manager
Alison Willgress - HESL Team Administrator
Anna Broxham - Biosecurity Manager
Anna is the Biosecurity Manager for HESL. Anna has 10 years of experience in the biosecurity space and is the go-to for everything biosecurity. Anna represents tomato, summerfruit and vegetable growers.
Emily Laskin- Project Coordinator
Alison Willgress - HESL Team Administrator
Anna Broxham - Biosecurity Manager
As part of her role as Project Coordinator, Emily manages Onions NZ's SFFF programme 'Humble to Hero' and is Research and Extension Lead for Te Ahikawariki/Vegetable Industry Centre of Excellence (VICE)