Robert (Bob) Cottrell

Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga

Robert (Bob) is a businessman and proud Māori agribusiness supporter. Currently, he is Chairman of Te Awahohonu Forest Trust, Director of Awhina Management Ltd and a member of the Māori Primary Industry Forum (MPIF). Spanning his career, he has been a member of a number of agency advisory groups including Chairman of AgResearch's Iwi Futures Governance Group, Director of the Red Meat Profit Partnership’s - Project Steering Group (PSG), and past executive member of FoMA (1997-2009).

He has worked in rural finance and real estate and farmed in Taupō in partnership with his wife Lesley between 1981 and 2001. In addition, he has also advised Māori entities in agriculture and forestry.