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Committee Members
The EHEDG New Zealand team consists of the following committee members:
| Chair: David Lowry | Lowry Food Consulting Ltd. |
| Secretary: Euan Brouwers | CNC Design Ltd. |
| Accounts: Greg Dixon | Ecolab |
| Professor Richard Archer | Massey University and President NZIFST |
| David Hambling | Senior Engineer - Hort Food & Dairy - AsureQuality |
| Gary Guo | Quality Manager - NIML |
| Shane Mason | Engineering and R&D Manager – Pentair Flow Technologies Pacific Pty Ltd. |
| Michael Beschart | Engineering Team Leader - NZ, Hamilton – Tetra Pak Oceania |
| Professor Brent Young | Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering – University of Auckland |
| Assoc. Prof. Meng Wai Woo | Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering – University of Auckland |
Contact email: info@ehedg.co.nz
Please use this email if you would like to make contact with the EHEDG New Zealand team, to learn more about the activities of EHEDG or to become a member.
Meet the Committee Members
David Lowry
Current Chair (Food Safety Service Sector)
Managing Director/ Principal Scientist, Lowry Food Consulting Ltd. Katikati
Managing Director/ Principal Scientist, Lowry Food Consulting Ltd. Katikati
David has 40 years' experience in the NZ and global food industry with a primary focus on microbiological quality and safety of food manufacturing operations.
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Euan Brouwers
Secretary (Process Equipment Supply Sector)
CNC DESIGN lTD., General Manager, Auckland (East Tamaki)
CNC DESIGN lTD., General Manager, Auckland (East Tamaki)
Euan has been involved in the design of automated machinery for over 17 years, working in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
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Greg Dixon
Treasurer (Food & Beverage Division), Ecolab, Hamilton
CNC DESIGN lTD., General Manager, Auckland (East Tamaki)
CNC DESIGN lTD., General Manager, Auckland (East Tamaki)
Greg has worked in the NZ Food Industry for over 35 years with both hands-on manufacturing experience and hygiene program development and delivery.
Prof. Richard Archer
President NZIFST (NZIFST & Academic Sector)
Massey University, Logan Campbell Professor of Food Technology, Palmerston North
Massey University, Logan Campbell Professor of Food Technology, Palmerston North
Richard graduated from Massey University with a PhD in Biotechnology and has been a leading figure in process engineering and academia ever since. After four years working in the deer by-product industry, he spent the next 19 years...
David Hambling
General Member (Third Party Audit & Inspection Sector)
AsureQulity (Horticulture, Food and Dairy (Engineering)), Senior Engineer, Hamilton
AsureQulity (Horticulture, Food and Dairy (Engineering)), Senior Engineer, Hamilton
David is a Senior Engineer and with 29 years’ experience working in auditing and inspection of dairy and food plant and machinery. David has a BE in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Canterbury and has previous earlier project management roles with Beca and NDA/ Protech.
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Gary Guo
General Member (Seafood Manufacturing Sector)
North Island Mussels Ltd. (NIML), Technical Manager, Tauranga
North Island Mussels Ltd. (NIML), Technical Manager, Tauranga
Gary has worked in the NZ Food Industry for over 12 years in multiple food manufacturing sectors including dairy (cheese, milk powder and infant formula manufacture), dry pet food production and the seafood industry, most specifically the production of Greenshell™ mussels and subsidiary products.
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Shane Mason
General Member (Process Equipment Sector)
Pentair (New Zealand Ltd.), Engineering/ R&D Manager, Hamilton
Pentair (New Zealand Ltd.), Engineering/ R&D Manager, Hamilton
Shane Mason is an experienced professional mechanical engineer, currently working as Engineering / R&D Manager for Pentair Flow Technologies Pacific Pty. Ltd based in Hamilton, a position which he has held since 1992. Shane has an NZCE in Mechanical Engineering from Waikato Polytechnic.
Prof. Brent Young
General Member (Academic Sector)
The University of Auckland, Professor and Chair of Food & Process Systems Engineering, Auckland
The University of Auckland, Professor and Chair of Food & Process Systems Engineering, Auckland
Professor Brent Young is a full Professor and Chair of Food and Process Systems Engineering at The University of Auckland. Brent is also the Chair of the Food and Health Programme at the University and Director of the Industrial Information and Control Centre.
Michael Betschart
General Member (Process Equipment Sector)
Engineering Team Leader - New Zealand (Tetra Pak Oceania) , Hamilton
Engineering Team Leader - New Zealand (Tetra Pak Oceania) , Hamilton
Professor Brent Young is a full Professor and Chair of Food and Process Michael holds the position of Engineering Team Leader at Tetra Pak Oceania, where he has worked since 2008 specialising in the dairy sector. Within Tetra Pak Michael has been involved in the design and implementation of hygienic processing facilities both locally and internationally.
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Wai Woo
General Member (Academic Sector)
Associate Professor - Food Process Systems Engineering Auckland (The University of Auckland)
Associate Professor - Food Process Systems Engineering Auckland (The University of Auckland)
Associate Professor Wai Woo is an academic within the Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering in the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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