Seeka Limited
Barry Folster has extensive experience in the finance and agriculture sectors, currently serving as Harvest Manager at Seeka Limited since August 2018, where responsibilities include assisting with the management of the Kiwifruit harvest. Prior roles at Seeka include Kiwifruit Client Relationship Manager, overseeing a diverse range of growers. Barry's background also includes significant experience at Heartland Bank LTD as Business Development Manager - Retail, focusing on business growth within the Bay of Plenty region, and a lengthy tenure at Bank of New Zealand from 1996 to 2015 in various roles, including Commercial Partner and International Solutions Specialist, managing client portfolios and assisting exporters and importers. Barry holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance and a Postgraduate Diploma in Commerce, Finance from the University of Otago.
Seeka Limited
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Seeka is New Zealand and Australia’s largest fully integrated kiwifruit supply company, growing 1000 hectares and packing a fifth of the national kiwifruit crop from leased, managed, and contract orchards. Seeka operates a comprehensive orcharding and post harvest service to New Zealand kiwifruit and avocado orchardists. Services include: • Orchard management • Orchard leasing • Harvest services • Packing services • Coolstore and logistics chain management • Accurate and timely operational reporting • Benchmarked orchard production reporting • Grower financial pool management • Audited financial reporting • Timely individual grower financial forecasts • Technical support • Laboratory testing services • Orchard development • Organic conversion • Pest monitoring • Marketing services for the SeekaFresh Australasian kiwifruit programme • Marketing services for the AvoFresh avocado programme