Sarah Hindle

Independent Non-Executive Director with broad experience in food, beverage, consumer goods, technology and commercial law, currently leading Manufacturing, Technology and Services sector at NZTE.

Sarah was appointed as a director of My Food Bag in January 2021. She has a broad range of experience in management and governance across food, beverage and consumer goods, technology and commercial law. Sarah leads the Manufacturing, Technology and Services sector at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and prior to that was the founding general manager of Tech Futures Lab (now AcademyEX), where she helped grow New Zealand's most innovative, tech-led learning institute. Previously, Sarah was based in the UK where she held a number of roles including as Global Head of Business Delivery for Direct Wines. She began her career as a solicitor for Minter Ellison Rudd Watts in New Zealand. Sarah is passionate about helping businesses address the challenges facing our food system and has held governance roles as Chair of the Executive Council of AgriTech New Zealand and as a director and deputy chair for NZTech. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington, along with an MBA from BI Norwegian Business School of Management. She is enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court in New Zealand.