Gray Baldwin and his wife Marilyn winter milk 850 cows, on an all-autumn calving system, on their 707ha property near Lichfield in South Waikato.
The property includes substantial areas of maize
and forestry land.

Having started his career in rural banking and the fertiliser industry, Gray went on to work in a variety of senior management and executive roles for BNZ Agri, Carter Holt Harvey and Summit Quinphos, where he was Chief Executive Officer. Gray’s past co-op governance roles include nine years with Ballance and ten years with LIC. Gray is also a director of Manaaki Whenua and Alliance. His qualifications are a Masters in Agricultural Science and a Diploma in Business Administration (Massey) and a Masters in Theology (Otago). In 2015 he attended the Summer Institute of Co-operative Leadership at the University of Missouri. Gray also completed the Fonterra Governance Programme in 2010.