Nicola Shadbolt


Nicola Mary Shadbolt is a New Zealand farmer, academic and company director. She is currently a full professor at the Massey University and Chair of Plant & Food Research.

Academic career

After degrees from the University of Nottingham and Lincoln College and a diploma from Massey University, Shadbolt worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and then in a variety of farming roles before moving to Massey University, rising to full professor.
From 1998 to 2000, Shadbolt was on the board of Transit New Zealand. She held multiple roles, including director, within the Fonterra group of companies from 2009 to 2018.
In 2017, Shadbolt won the rural section of the Westpac Women of Influence Award, and in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to agribusiness.
On 17 December 2019 Shadbolt was appointed as a member of the Climate Change Commission.

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