Chris Dennison has extensive experience as a director, including Chair of Network Waitaki. He was formerly Deputy Chair of Ravensdown Fertiliser, Chair of the Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company, and Chair of Tracmap Ltd. He and his wife Kay run a 450-hectare arable farm, with an adjacent dairy farm milking 800 cows and producing 360,000 kilograms of milk solids.

Chris holds world records for wheat and oilseed rape production and was awarded the AC Cameron National Award for Faming Excellence.

Chris has a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture) from Lincoln University and is a graduate of the Rabobank Executive Development Programme. He is a Chartered Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Directors