Chris Dennison has extensive experience as a director, including as 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 450ha arable farm, with an adjacent dairy farm milking 800 cows, producing 360,000kg of milk solids.

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