“The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining.”- JFK

For Right Brainers

I grew up fishing on Kiwi beaches and camping in the Kiwi bush. I would love every kiwi kid, now and in the future, to be able to do the same thing.

I created Ecoeffect to help build strong, profitable New Zealand manufacturing businesses which take a restorative approach to our natural resources.

For Left Brainers

Gavin Cherrie has applied interactive planning to radically improve company performance in large and medium sized manufacturing firms both in New Zealand and overseas. Gavin’s experience of leading the development and execution of operations strategy covers the energy, dairy, chemical and food sectors

Gavin holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Marketing, a post Graduate Diploma in Dairy Science and Technology and is accredited as a Green Star Professioinal by the NZ Green Building Council.

His interests include surfing, fishing, sailing and family. Gavin is on the Bay of Plenty regional advisory board for the Sustainable Business Network and he also volunteers with the Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust, helping with predator control, to ensure a future for the North Island Brown Kiwi.

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