1. Jean-Paul graduated as a civil engineer from Karlsruhe University (Germany) and
gained a PhD in transport management from Lincoln University. He has 25 years of
professional experience split between consultancies and academia and is currently a
senior lecturer at Lincoln University with an expertise and passion in transport &
urban planning, multi-modal freight logistics, energy & waste management,
associated with a strong link to economics. Prior to academia, Jean-Paul worked for
two consultancies in Germany where he specialised in air quality, contaminated sites,
Jean-Paul Thull solid waste, infrastructure and project management. Jean-Paul is a Fellow the of the
Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), the CILT southern section
chairman, member of CILT BOP committee, academic member of the NZ Institute of
Architects (NZIA), the Lincoln University delegate at NERI (National Energy Research
Institute) and the newly appointed New Zealand president of the Eastern Asian
Society of Transport Studies (EASTS). In his capacities above he enjoys networking
and bringing professionals of different expertise together to help shaping a
sustainable future for New Zealand with a strong passion for the Bay of Plenty.
Greg has a 30 year history in inventory and logistics management. Specifically in the
home improvement retail arena he has been involved in stores ranging from 500m2
to 10,000m2. Completing his MBA in 2006 he developed an interest in education and
moved into this sector specialising in Logistics and Freight then also moving into
Strategic Management and Marketing. Greg teaches at both Under Graduate and
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Post Graduate levels and maintains industry currency via a number of directorships
within the home improvement retail industry. He has been a Chartered Member of
CILT for 3 years and was recently appointed Chair of the BOP / Waikato section. Greg
also holds professional memberships with the HR institute of NZ and the Institute of
Directors.
Marinus works for the NZ Transport Agency as the Portfolio Manager for Freight in
the Strategy & Performance Group. He has been at the NZTA since 2009 and before
Marinus LaRooij that worked for the Ministry of Transport and the Department for Courts. In his time
in the transport sector her has worked on aspects of maritime, road, rail and aviation
policy matters.
Ken commenced as CEO of the Road Transport Forum in July 2010. He has been the
CEO of four industry Associations and served 5 terms as a member of Parliament
between 1984 and 2005. He is a former Minister of Fisheries and Associate Minister
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of Agriculture, Forestry and Health. Ken is a Director of GNS Science and the Motor
Industry Training Organisation. He is also a member of the Human Rights Review
Tribunal.

2. Cameron is responsible for the Mainfreight International Tauranga Branch in New
Zealand comprising our Airfreight, Seafreight, Documentation and Customs
Clearance operations. Mainfreight International is a world class logistics service
provider. With annual turnover in excess of $1.5bn per annum and 165 office
locations throughout the world. Expertise include: Export Documentation, Airfreight,
Cameron Hill Seafreight, Trade Facilitation. Cameron joined Mainfreight as a member of our
graduate intake during 1999, having completed a Bachelor of Management Studies
degree at Waikato University. Has held a variety of roles at Mainfreight across our
Logistics, Domestic Transport and International Air/Ocean Business most recently as
Tauranga Branch Manager for Mainfreight Air and Ocean where he has a team of 15
and revenue turnover of $9m per annum.
Mark Worsley is currently employed as the Dept. General Manager/Operations
Manager for Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL). He has over 20 years experience
predominantly in the liner shipping industry, including working for shipping agencies
and directly for the owners or principals. He has completed a Masters Degree at
Mark Worsley Lincoln University in Transport Management. He was also recently awarded (jointly
with with David Kriel) the 2012 CILT – Ministry of Transport award for outstanding
achievement at a Masters Level in a research project, dissertation, or thesis for his
dissertation on "The Feasibility of Larger Container Vessels of up to 7000 TEU calling
in New Zealand”.
Steve is chief executive of Pacifica Shipping, part of the Skeggs Group of companies.
Based in Auckland he is responsible for Pacifica's two-strong fleet of container
vessels as well as its land-based transport, distribution and freight logistics
operations.These activities cover the entire domestic freight and distribution market
with all forms of surface transport. The coastal shipping services provide regular links
Steve Chapman with seven of the country's leading import/export ports. Previously Pacifica’s general
manager of operations, Steve took over his current role in early 2011. He began his
transport career in the freight forwarding industry 25 years ago. In 1994 he joined
Pacifica’s sales team and has held several positions since then, including Pacifica
Express terminal manager and Auckland branch manager.Steve enjoys playing golf,
fishing, watching rugby and calling a spade a spade.
Graeme Marshall is Commercial Manager at Port of Tauranga Limited, whose current
portfolio includes management of the port’s operations and the marketing and
business development of the Company. Graeme commenced his port career in 1978
at Port of Napier as the Port Promotion Officer. He has extensive networks across
tourism, freight and logistics, ports and transport and is a director of Auckland based
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companies involved in transport, warehousing distribution and empty container
handling. Graeme is currently the Deputy Chairman of Cruise New Zealand, is on the
Governance Board of the economic development group, Bay of Connections and has
recently been appointed as the transport representative on the Biosecurity
Ministerial Advisory Committee.

3. In the current National-led Government, Simon is Minister of Consumer Affairs and
Associate Minister of Transport and Climate Change Issues. Prior to standing for
Parliament, Simon was a Senior Crown Prosecutor in the District and High Courts.
Educated at University of Auckland, completing a BA(Political Science and History)
and LLB(Hons). He received a Senior Law Prize. Later completing a Bachelor of Civil
Law at University of Oxford. He also went to London School of Economics and
worked as an intern at the British House of Commons after receiving the Chevening-
Hon. Simon Bridges Hansard Society Fellowship. Simon was elected in 2008 as MP for Tauranga, he was
successful again in 2011 winning his seat with the 5th highest majority support in NZ.
While Simon has worked across a number of issues, 2010 noted a significant
achievement for him. Initiating a Private Members Bill to amend the Animal Welfare
Act so that animal cruelty is better dealt with by the Courts. This legislative change
quickly developed grassroots support and became a Government bill. The Animal
Welfare Amendment Bill toughened the regime for offending against animals in a
comprehensive way and became law 1 July 2010.
Campbell is a Transport and Logistics executive with 17 years business experience.
Campbell started his career as a Sales Executive selling new business for CourierPost
and moved to Regional Sales Manager taking on the responsibility of all sales activity
in the Wellington Region. Campbell then moved in a range of operational roles
running key regional, branch and terminal logistics activities at which he gained
valuable leadership skills in operational performance, contract management, process
improvement, KPI management and people leadership. In 1999 Campbell relocated
to Auckland and became the Northern Regional Manager for CourierPost. Following
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the purchase of SkyRoad and XP brands by New Zealand Post, Campbell played a lead
role in integrating the operational activities into one entity. Campbell was promoted
to National Operations Manager CourierPost with prime accountability for the
establishment of a new state of the art operating facility at Highbrook. In 2008
Campbell was promoted to General Manager of a newly acquired entity of Express
Couriers namely Roadstar Transport. For the last 2 years Campbell has transferred
his leadership and logistics skills to the rail industry in his role as Regional Manager
KiwiRail Freight.
Barry is a Principal Advisor in Highways Network Operations NZTA for the
Waikato/Bay of Plenty region. He has 40 years experience in civil and transportation
engineering and has managed State Highway network assets in South Auckland,
Waikato and Bay of Plenty for 20 of those years. He has been involved in the
investigation stage of many large roading projects including Katikati, Te Puke, Huntly
and Te Rapa bypasses, as well as Kopu bridge. During his 13 years of managing the
Barry Dowsett East Waikato network, he also managed a significant number of roading
improvements including completing seal extension of SH25 around the Coromandel
Peninsula and development of the Whitianga bypass. More recently he has returned
to Transport Planning and is managing Hamilton Southern Links investigation, as well
as a number of highway strategic studies for SH1 and SH29 over the Kaimai ranges.
He has been involved in developing Regional Land Transport Strategies and
programmes for both BoP and Waikato.

4. Mike has spent over 30 years in the forest industry, 20 of which were spent driving
and owning log trucks. In the later years while still owning his own company, Mike
managed and sat on the boards of several larges scale transport companies specific
to log cartage and provided logistical services to a number of forest companies. He
then crossed the fence and took a role with one of the large corporate forest owners
at the time, Fletcher Challenge Forests and eventually heading their log logistics
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team. Following the sale of the FCF forest estate Mike took up a role with PF Olsen,
one of the companies employed to manage a large part of what was the FCF estate,
on behalf of two large international investors initially looking after the transport and
logistics aspect but now oversees the management of the Harvest Planning,
Engineering, Harvesting and distribution functions for the same client base, with an
annual harvest of 1.7 million tonne.
Ian has been involved in the New Zealand Kiwifruit industry in various roles for the
last 23 years. Starting with the coordination of transport resources for the loading of
chartered reefer vessels, this was followed by a senior operations role at a large post-
harvest business, which then led onto a General Manager’s role for one of the
industry supply company’s providing fruit to Zespri as the industry’s Exporter, this
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role involved negotiation of major industry supply agreements and operating
systems. For the last six years Ian has been General Manager of Tauranga Kiwifruit
Logistics which operates the New Zealand on-shore logistics functions from the
coolstores / packhouse’s to where our product is loaded onto a vessel for export. The
business operates at various ports around the country.
Daniel is the Secretary of the Importers Institute and a past president of the New
Zealand and world federations of Customs Brokers. He is a principal of DSL Logistics
Daniel Silva Ltd, a firm of 3PL service providers, Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders that he
founded in 1986 and has offices and distribution centres in Auckland and a software
subsidiary that specialises in solutions for forwarders and importers.
Married with three adult daughters much of my career has been supervising and
managing technical operations in New Zealand and offshore. These operations have
included, marine related projects, mineral, environmental and materials laboratories,
environmental rectification projects and cargo surveying. Returning to New Zealand
in 1992 Ken led the team that established Coastal Tankers Limited, a joint venture
company owned by BP Caltex Mobil and Shell. This company consolidated and
reformed segments of the New Zealand oil supply chain and operated and traded
four ocean going oil tankers. After a spell managing the Nelson Port Company and
then seven years working with CentrePort, Ken spent time managing P&O Port’s New
Ken Harris Zealand operations and then headed the NZ Quarantine service leaving in 2006 to be
part of the buy out of P&O Port’s New Zealand. This business now trades as NZL
group. Ken holds or have recently held various directorships in the bio-security,
marine, aviation and transport businesses here and in Australia and assisted with
aspects of world cup management and the regional EMA and Chamber of commerce
operations. Between 1996 and 2003 he completed an MBS and MBA with Massey
and undertook post graduate study at Insead’s Fontainebleau Campus in 2003. He
retains a share holding in NZL and spends time with the management team each
week although this does compete with the time available to be with the family which
includes a beautiful new aeroplane hangered at Whenuapai. .