Verne has over 20 years of senior executive management experience in private sector companies and is currently VP Livestock Management Solutions for Datamars SA. Prior to joining Datamars, Verne held roles as General Manager NZ for Tru-Test Group, Group Marketing Manager-Gallagher Group, General Manager Sales AsiaPac-Gallagher Security Management and CEO Farmworks Precision Farming Systems.
Verne has been a former UCOL Council member and Chair of Audit and Risk and also served as a Director for Datamars Subsidiary company, AgTrac Services Ltd. She is married with 3 children, is a graduate of Lincoln University and resides in rural Manawatu.