Experienced in agri-business, international finance and corporate banking, Sank is a forward thinker who brings strategy, finance, risk management and integrity into his business activities. Sank has a passion for the land and oversees Winterhome Farm in Kēkerengū, which has been owned by his family for five generations spanning 130 years, and was the first in the region to implement a sustainability plan. Sank has built an extensive and trusted network across finance and corporate business nationally and internationally.

With an honours degree in finance and economics, Tim worked in business and financial advisory before setting up his first business when he was in his early 20’s.  Since then, Tim has established and run several multi-million-dollar businesses across multiple industries.

Tim is a highly experienced Director with a deep understanding of business culture, market positioning and how to execute on strategy.  In 2018 Tim moved his focus to the medical cannabis and healthcare industry which he is deeply passionate about.

In 2021 Tim was appointed to the board of the New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council, working to support the Council’s mission to help the sector deliver the highest quality and most accessible medicinal cannabis products to New Zealanders.

Tom is among the world’s most respected experts in cannabis agronomy and brings to Puro the intimate knowledge and global learnings required to successfully produce pharmaceutical grade cannabis at scale.

Tom is a sought-after speaker and lecturer at international cannabis conferences, a Churchill Fellow for Cannabis Agronomy and publisher of a White Paper for the Australian industry on cannabis botany, global industry and cultivation.  He has spent time at over 50 cannabis cultivation facilities across 8 countries looking at differing approaches and optimal methods to growing cannabis. 

Tom provides strong guidance to the Board on cultivation strategy, risk mitigation and oversees the cultivation and breeding programme for Puro (alongside Anna Campbell).   He has an extensive network throughout the global medical cannabis sector and has formed valuable and trusted relationships with leading breeding, cultivation, manufacturing and distribution groups in established markets. 

In 2021 Tom was named Advocate of the Year at the Australian Cannabis Awards.

Dottie is a senior technical executive with a proven track record in new product development, including product design, patent portfolio development, preclinical and clinical testing, manufacturing and regulatory pathways for Class III implantable bioabsorbable materials.

Before joining Puro, Dottie spent 12 years establishing and growing US-based company Cohera Medical Inc. where she took an advanced surgical adhesive product from invention through regulatory approval and commercialisation. Equipped with a PhD in Neuroscience, Dottie is building Puro’s robust research and development program, with a focus on producing reliable, high-quality product in full compliance with regulations for our domestic and international customers.

Winston (Sank’s brother) has returned to his family home at Kēkerengū, where his experience in agriculture and farm management is being refocused as the property diversifies into growing medicinal cannabis.

Winston has had a highly successful career in professional sport, sailing for Team New Zealand and Team Japan in the America’s Cup. He is a natural leader who brings passion, hard work, tenacity and pride into everything he does.  Winston knows how to handle pressure and was superb in overseeing the largest harvest of medical cannabis in New Zealand, and potentially Australia, at Kēkerengū in April/May 2021.

Wendy has a Masters in Science and an M.B.A. She comes to Puro following 13 years’ experience in the viticulture industry, where she worked in organic and biodynamic agriculture across a range of compliance systems and certifications, including BioGro. Wendy’s knowledge of organic practices and protocols is second-to-none. It’s this expertise that has enabled Puro to fast-track its organic accreditation processes with BioGro.  Wendy oversees and manages Puro’s Quality Management System and Standard Operating Procedures and all auditing requirements for GACP, organics and pharmaceutical buyers.