Chief Executive Officer – Oceania, PGG Wrightson Seeds/DLF
Lincoln
- Executive leadership with global contribution to the DLF Group
- Member of the Executive Management Board
- Implement the new global strategy
- Competitive remuneration package
About the Companies:
DLF is a global leader in the production of grass, turf and specialty seed for agricultural, commercial and consumer applications worldwide. Owned by a cooperative of Danish grass seed farmers and headquartered in Denmark, DLF has revenues of NZD$1.8B annually and employs more than 2000 people in its 22 operations across the globe. Leveraging its devotion to innovation and environmental sustainability, DLF is intent on its continued, aggressive growth through both product suite expansion and acquisitive strategies.
DLF acquired PGG Wrightson Seeds in 2019. PGG Wrightson Seeds are a seed and grain business supplying proprietary grass, forage and cereal seeds to farmers; seed and related agronomy products to the turf sector; and edible grains for human and animal nutrition. They operate across New Zealand and Australia and export seed to more than 40 countries around the world.
About The Role:
Based in Lincoln and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer – DLF Group in Denmark, the Chief Executive Officer – Oceania will provide strategic and operational leadership to 550 people across the Oceania SBU business. As a member of the DLF Group Executive Management Board, the Chief Executive Officer – Oceania is also responsible for strategic development of the entire global DLF group.
With the long serving CEO – Oceania retiring, this is a rare opportunity to lead this highly respected and thriving Oceania business on the next part of its journey. Key areas of focus will be to:
- Implement the new strategy “Connecting to Grow”;
- Strengthen market leadership while creating value for customers;
- Optimise operations to improve business performance;
- Develop the people, culture and organisation to match the needs of the business.
There will be regular international travel requirements as a member of DLFs Executive Management Board, including global travel.
Skills & Experience:
As the ideal candidate you are a visionary strategic leader focused on both leading and developing a business and an organisation. You have solid experience from within the agricultural industry understanding the full value chain from the science behind our products to the application of them with our customers and end users. You are an experienced leader with a strong focus on innovation, empowerment, organisational development and engagement.
In addition, you will:
- Be motivated by the global nature this opportunity presents;
- Be known as a visionary and aspirational leader with the ability to lead this business into the future, utilising market trends, new scientific opportunities, technologies and the sustainability agenda;
- Have exceptional communication skills, able to navigate challenging situations with diplomacy and tact;
- Have high levels of commercial and financial acumen, ability to understand the commercial environment related to the industry and agricultural sector globally;
- Have experience leading sustainable change and growth;
- Have exceptional relationship building skills across all levels of interactions.
Results from the latest global employee survey (May 2024) indicate the culture at PGG Wrightson Seeds is excellent and staff engagement is high with a 96% response rate for Oceania, Loyalty at 80% and Satisfaction in high 70s. Here’s an opportunity to take this proud organisation to the next level and make your mark on a global stage.
Culture
The global values are:
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Global Synergies
- Environmental Sustainability
- Empowerment