Geoff Rawcliffe has extensive experience in the rural banking sector where he is currently Client Director – Corporate Agribusiness at BNZ and a member of the Agribusiness Senior Leadership Team.

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Having grown up on a farm, Geoff has a real passion for the rural sector and has worked with farming businesses across a wide range of sectors throughout his career.

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He brings a strong financial and governance capability to the Waikato Farmers Trust and in his role as Finance Chair is focused on achieving well-planned outcomes for the Trust itself and wider rural communities within the Waikato region.

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Geoff also has an interest in attracting and retaining talent in the rural sector and its communities, as well as leveraging industry contacts to ensure the work of the Trust is well-known and contributing where it is needed most.