Zespri International
Ashlea Stanford is an experienced finance professional currently serving as Shared Services Manager at Zespri International since March 2022. Prior to this role, Ashlea held multiple positions at RightWay Limited, including Senior Reviewer, Senior Accountant, and Regional Accounting Manager from May 2017. Ashlea also worked as an Accountant at Crowe Horwath New Zealand from July 2012 to May 2017, and earlier as an Accountant at Lellman Wearne Curragh Ltd from March 2010 to July 2012. The career began as an Assistant Accountant at Doyles & Associates Limited from January 2009 to March 2010. Ashlea holds a Chartered Accountancy degree from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (2010-2014) and a Bachelor of Business Studies in Accounting and Finance from Massey University (2006-2010). Educational background includes attendance at Wanganui Girls College from 2001 to 2006.
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Zespri International
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Welcome to Zespri, one of the world’s most successful horticultural marketing companies and NZ’s largest horticultural exporter, exporting more than 167 million trays of kiwifruit to more than 50 countries around the world, managing 30 percent of the global volume. We’re part of a global team of growers, post-harvest suppliers, employees, distributors and retailers dedicated to consistently providing quality, fresh kiwifruit. With sales revenues of $3.1 billion, the Zespri™ Brand is recognised as the world leader in premium-quality kiwifruit. Based in New Zealand, we are 100 percent owned by current or past kiwifruit growers, and employ approximately 550 people globally. On behalf of our 3,200 growers in New Zealand and 1,200 growers based elsewhere, we manage kiwifruit innovation, supply and distribution management and marketing of Zespri™ Green, Zespri™ Organic Green, Zespri™ Sweet Green, Zespri™ SunGold, Zespri™ Organic SunGold, Zespri™ Gold Kiwifruit and Zespri™ Red. Zespri invests heavily in the future of New Zealand kiwifruit. Our plant breeding programme is the world’s largest and most advanced, with 75,000 potential new varieties. We are also at the cutting edge of research on kiwifruit health and nutrition, on-orchard productivity and sustainability, to name a few. This passion, innovation and investment ensures Zespri’s position as the world’s premier kiwifruit brand.