Our Team

Advancing New Zealand agriculture.

Meet the Team

  • Matt Johnson

    GENERAL MANAGER

    Matt has dedicated his career to advancing agriculture in New Zealand. Leading large scale commercial farming businesses for over a decade.

  • Suzie Clifford

    FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT (BCom, CA)

    A Chartered Accountant with a background in commercial and farm accounting, Suzie helps to drive Focus Genetics’ financial performance.

  • Digby Philip

    EXTENSION MANAGER

    Digby leads the Sheep of the Future programme, working to connect farmers with the insights and genetics they need to future-proof their flocks.

  • Hine De Clifford

    SERVICE MANAGER

    Hine’s multi-faceted role sees her managing our administration, animal data, branding and marketing, all while liaising with customers and suppliers.

  • Dr. Natalie Pickering

    HEAD SCIENTIST (PhD, BAppSc(Honsl))

    With a PhD in quantitative genetics, Natalie leads and collaborates with both our research community and commercial farmers across both Pamu and industry.

  • Dr. Ana Marshall

    ANIMAL BREEDING SCIENTIST - TERMINAL SHEEP AND DEER (PhD, MSc, BVSc)

    Managing genetic breeding programs for Pamu Deer Herds and Terminal Sheep Genetics Flocks, as well as supporting methane research trials.

  • Anna Shortall

    ANIMAL BREEDING ASSOCIATE

    Anna assists with the management of our breeding programmes across sheep, deer and cattle.

  • Dr. Duncan McLean

    DATA ANALYST

    Strong expertise in recurrent selection, prediction accuracy, and balancing genetic gain with inbreeding over long breeding cycles.

Genetics to shape the future of your farm