Michael Craig Norgate

PGG Wrightson Finance Ltd. engages in the business of providing financial products and banking services. The company provides its financial products and rural banking services to farmers, which are delivered through a network of rural finance managers. It operates as a subsidiary of Heartland Building Society. The company was founded on March 31, 2006 and is headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sealord Group Ltd. catches, processes, and markets seafood. The firm imports canned seafood products including salmon from Canada and Alaska and tuna from Thailand. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Penrose, New Zealand.

Whareroa Site produces milk and other dairy products. The firm serves wholesale groceries, supermarkets, retail, food service customers and institutional accounts through distributors and brokers. The company is located in Hawera, New Zeland.

Rural Portfolio Investments Ltd. provides agribusiness investment services. The company was founded in August 2003 is headquartered Dunedin, New Zealand.

The Council on Competitiveness is a nonpartisan organization that has been advocating for a competitiveness agenda for over three decades. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization aims to attract investment and talent, spur the commercialization of new ideas, and enhance productivity to raise the standard of living for all Americans. The council's members include CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders, and national lab directors who provide real-world perspective to policymakers. The council believes that with the right policies, the strengths and potential of the economy far outweigh the current challenges the nation faces on the path to higher growth and greater opportunity for all Americans. Deborah L. Wince-Smith has been the CEO of the American company since 1993.

New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants operates as an institute of chartered accountants. The company is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand.