Catherine Beard Executive Director, ExportNZ & ManufacturingNZ DDI: 04 496 6560 Phone: 027 463 3212 Email: Email Catherine Beard LinkedIn Profile: LinkedIn Profile Twitter Profile: Twitter Profile Contact Catherine Beard Name required Company Leave this field empty Email required Enquiry required Send Catherine works with government and other key decision makers on issues of concern to exporters and manufacturers. Catherine has spent the last 20 years as a lobbyist and advocate for several industries, including on climate change issues for the energy-intensive sector, all aspects of the fire and general insurance sector and dairy issues in the agricultural sector. She represents BusinessNZ at the Global Federation of Competitiveness Council. Catherine co-founded a design and manufacturing business that won national design awards for children’s furniture.