Joel Bourke

Joel Bourke has a diverse work experience in the food industry, holding various management roles in different companies over the years. Joel started their career at The Kraft Heinz Company as a National Key Account Manager in 2003 and later worked as a National Account Manager at Lion. Joel then moved on to PZ Cussons as a National Field Sales Manager before becoming the National Sales Manager at Sealord Group Ltd. Joel also worked as a Senior Manager of Seafood Procurement & Strategy at Tassal Operations before becoming the General Manager and Director at FUTURE CUISINE LIMITED. Joel then served as the Asia Representative and later as the Managing Director of Hofseth International's Asia branch. Joel'smost recent role was as the Director at Atlantic Delights.

Joel Bourke attended Rotorua Boys High school but did not receive any formal degree. Joel then went on to earn a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington from 1998 to 2000. In 2000 to 2001, they pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing at The University of Waikato. Later, from 2013 to 2017, they completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at AGSM @ UNSW Business School.