Zespri International
Melanie Bagge currently serves as the Head of the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) at Zespri International, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Melanie accumulated extensive experience at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where from September 2003 to August 2021, Melanie held the titles of Executive Director and Consultant and was involved in project management. Earlier in Melanie's career, a Senior Manager role in Middle Market Advisory was undertaken at KPMG from February 2000 to August 2003. Melanie is a Chartered Accountant, qualified through Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and holds a Bachelor of Management Studies in Accounting and Finance from The University of Waikato.
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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.