Craigmore CEO, Che Charteris began with Craigmore in 2010, initially to build Craigmore’s first forestry business. Before Craigmore, Che was with the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), focusing on trade relations and agricultural cooperation, including implementation of agricultural aspects of the NZ-China Free Trade Agreement, and managing New Zealand’s programme of agricultural cooperation with trading partners. He also had roles in three other central government departments, covering environmental regulation, competition regulation, and funding infrastructure projects. Che has built two significant forestry businesses with Craigmore.

Contact Che: Che.Charteris@craigmore.com

Head of Investor Relations, Nick Tapp joined Craigmore in 2013 to lead the Client Advisory team, based in London, after heading up the Agribusiness team for Bidwells, leading agricultural consultants in the UK. Nick brings with him farming expertise with a global perspective, having grown up in the West Highlands of Scotland, managed a large arable and vegetable farming business in Kent, and invested in central European agriculture. He sits on the Board of Magyar Farming Company, operating a large-scale diversified farming business in Hungary and, until 2014, Serbia and Ukraine. Nick recently served on the Potato Council, as a Director of the Oxford Farming Conference, and for 6 years sat on the Policy Committee of the Country Land and Business Association. He qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, is a Nuffield Farming Scholar, and a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies. Nick is a Trustee of The Royal Agricultural Society of England, and a Trustee of the Society Pension Fund.

Contact Nick: Nick.Tapp@craigmore.com