Robbie McCormick
Robbie McCormick
Technical Manager, Mr Apple
Biography
After finishing schooling, I completed a National Horticultural Cadetship in 1994. I began working for EEC Horticulture in 1996 as a Permanent Orchard Worker and after the merger with Grocorp Pacific Ltd in 2001 to form the Company Mr Apple NZ Ltd, I held progressive management positions until reaching the position of Technical Manager for the Orchards in 2015. Mr Apple has 1200 Ha of Apples in Hawkes Bay and Central Hawkes Bay and produced 5.1m gross cartons of Apples for 2018.
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