Brendon Smith

Brendon Smith has extensive experience in innovation and business analysis, currently serving as Innovation Manager - Future Cultivars at Zespri International since October 2017, where responsibilities have included various roles such as Innovation Programme Manager and Senior Business Analyst in Corporate Development. Prior to Zespri, Brendon worked at Air New Zealand from January 2013 to September 2017, holding positions including Senior Commercial Analyst and Market Analyst. Brendon also gained experience at Network Rail as a Strategic Planning Analyst and at DY Strategy Consulting as a Business Analyst, focusing on strategy consulting and project management. Brendon holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Operations Research from the University of Canterbury, completed from 2004 to 2007, and attended Burnside High School from 1999 to 2003.