Our team

We’re a business made up of 1,800+ incredible people.

Whether we’re harvesting tomatoes, driving fork hoists, sourcing new plant genetics, marketing and selling our produce, we’re united by our passion, commitment and drive to grow healthier futures.

Leadership

Our leadership team

Gareth Edgecombe

Chief Executive Officer
Gareth joined T&G as Chief Executive Officer in July 2018. He has extensive experience in business transformation, building high performing teams and developing brands across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining T&G, he was CEO of Comfort Group, President of the Campbell Soup Company for the Asia Pacific region, and President of The Coca-Cola Company’s South Pacific business. A former general manager of Puhoi Valley Cheese, Gareth has also served on the board of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

Doug Bygrave

Chief Financial Officer
As Chief Financial Officer, Doug is responsible for T&G’s finances and leading its finance, tax and legal teams across 13 countries. Since joining T&G in 1997, he has held many senior finance and shared services roles, including Group Treasurer and Company Secretary. Doug was appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer in March 2021.

Rod Gibson

Managing Director T&G Fresh
As Managing Director T&G Fresh, Rod leads T&G’s domestic Aotearoa New Zealand business. His team is responsible for partnering with customers and growers to sell, export, import and grow year-round fresh, safe and sustainable produce to New Zealand consumers. He has an extensive background in retailing and the food sector. Rod joined T&G in January 2022, having previously been Chief Executive of Animates, New Zealand’s leading integrated pet retail business. Prior to this, he spent more than 11 years at Foodstuffs where he held a number of senior roles, including close to four years leading Foodstuffs’ Fresh category, as their Group Fresh Food & Liquor Manager.

Heather Kean

Director People & Culture
Heather joined T&G as Director People & Culture in June 2018, with overall responsibility for shaping the change programme to transform T&G into a high performance organisation. Heather also leads the Health & Safety function at T&G. With over thirty years of HR experience, she deeply understands the role of organisational culture in driving business success. Previously, Heather was Head of HR with Goodman Fielder NZ, and before that Director Global HR at Fonterra. She was a founding partner of New Zealand recruitment agency, Pohlen Kean.

Shane Kingston

Chief Operating Officer Apples
Shane joined in January 2024 as Director International Sales & Marketing, progressing to lead T&G’s Apples business in November 2024. His role oversees the entire value chain from growing and quality control to post-harvest, S&OP, supply chain, and global sales and marketing across more than 60 countries. Shane has extensive experience creating sustainable customer partnerships, growing brands and building organisational capability. Before starting at T&G, Shane had a number of different roles at Diageo including Global Commercial Performance Director based in Singapore. Most recently, he held the role of General Manager of Sales, Marketing and Outbound Logistics at Alliance Group Limited.

Adrienne Sharp

Head of Corporate Affairs
Adrienne oversees the protection and enhancement of T&G’s global reputation. She leads government relations, communications, sustainability, and industry and community engagement. Having joined T&G in January 2020, Adrienne’s career spans over 20 years in FMCG, the primary sector, professional services and logistics, across New Zealand, Australia and the UK. She previously held senior communications leadership roles at Fonterra and was Australian Managing Director for the Baldwin Boyle Group.

Our board

Benedikt Mangold

CHAIR AND NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Board committee: Chair of the Sustainability Committee

Benedikt Mangold joined the BayWa Group in 2011 and is CEO of BayWa Global Produce GmbH – Munich, which is the majority shareholder of T&G Global Ltd. Prior to this position, Benedikt spent three years in Aotearoa New Zealand working for T&G as an export trader before moving into the role of Head of Strategic Planning and Transformation in T&G’s International Business Unit.

In June 2021, the T&G Board of Directors appointed Benedikt as Chair. He is also a Director and Chair of BayWa Obst GmbH & Co. KG – Germany and is a Director of Enzafruit New Zealand (Continent) N.V – Belgium, Worldwide Fruit Ltd – UK and Profuit Investments (Pty) Ltd – South Africa.

Michael Baur

Non-Independent Director

Michael Baur joined the Board of Management of BayWa AG as Chief Restructuring Officer in October 2024.

He is a Global Vice Chair at global consulting firm, AlixPartners, where he has previously held several leadership positions, including German Country Leader and global Co-Leader of its Turnaround & Restructuring Services practice. Michael has significant experience as a senior advisor and manager, including in the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

His broad industry expertise covers the automotive, industrial goods, energy, retail, consumer goods, telecom and media sectors. He is also a Director and Chair of BayWa r.e. AG – Germany and Cefetra Group B.V. – The Netherlands, and a Director of RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG – Austria.

Carol Campbell

Independent Director

Board committees: Chair of the Finance, Risk and Investment Committee, Member of the Human Resources Committee and the Sustainability Committee.

Carol Campbell has extensive finance experience and a sound understanding of effective board governance.

She was a partner at Ernst & Young for over 25 years and has been a professional Director for over 15 years. Carol is a Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committees of NZME Ltd, the Fisher Listed investment companies and Chubb Insurance NZ Ltd. Carol was previously a Director of NZ Post Ltd for 12 years, as Chair of the Audit & Risk committee for eight years, and Chair of the Board for three years. She is also a Director of several private companies.

Carol has a Bachelor of Commerce from Auckland University, is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal of New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Rob Hewett

Independent Director

Board committees: Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Member of the Finance, Risk and Investment Committee.

Rob Hewett is a Director and Chair of Silver Fern Farms Ltd, Farmlands Co-operative Trading Society Ltd, Hilton Haulage GP Ltd, Pioneer Energy Ltd, Woolscour Holdings Ltd, Fern Energy Ltd, Agrizero Ltd and Hewett Farm Ltd.

Rob is also Chair of Rewiring Aotearoa and a Director of Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Ltd. Rob holds a master’s degree in Commerce and Marketing (Hons), a BCom (Ag) in Economics and is a Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Rob won the 2019 Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Cooperatives award and the 2023 Chairperson of the Year at the Deloitte Top 200 awards.

Ralf Tobias Priske

Non-independent Director

Board committees: Member of the Human Resources Committee and the Sustainability Committee.

Tobias Priske started working for BayWa in 1998 as a member of the legal department providing advice to the various branches of the company, and had a leading role in the acquisition of the majority of the shares of T&G by BayWa in 2012. From 2013 to 2015, he worked for the renewable energy sector of the BayWa Group as Deputy Legal Counsel, focusing on establishing the renewable energy business in the USA. In July 2015, Tobias was appointed as BayWa AG’s Company Secretary.

Tobias is a Director of BayWa Agrar Beteiligungs GmbH – Germany and Profruit Investments (Pty) Ltd – South Africa and is Company Secretary of BayWa Global Produce GmbH, Germany, and BayWa Canada Ltd, Canada.

Philipp Trachtenberg

NON-INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Philipp joined BayWa AG in 2010 and has over 15 years of corporate finance experience in Germany and the United States.

In addition to his executive roles, he serves as a Board Member at BHBW Holdings (Pty) Ltd in South Africa and Alberta AG Centre in Alberta, Canada.

Following an initial role at Dresdner Kleinwort in New York, Philipp joined BayWa AG in 2010. Since 2024, he has been Head of Portfolio Management and M&A. In 2025, Philipp was appointed Chief Financial Officer of BayWa Global Produce GmbH in Munich, the majority shareholder of T&G.

Philipp studied in Germany and the United States and holds a degree in economics.