Zarmeen is an agricultural scientist by education and works in the vegetable industry as the National Manager of Engagement and Extension at AUSVEG, the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers. She previously held roles with global organisations like Monsanto, FrieslandCampina, Reckitt Benckiser and Coca-Cola.
Zarmeen has extensive leadership experience, holding multiple roles managing teams and projects across a wide range of disciplines, including agriculture, marketing, communications, business and policy development.
Recently, she has spent time in Pakistan to develop transformative solutions for the agricultural sector, working with multiple stakeholders from industry, government, finance, growers, academia and donor agencies to forge public private partnerships for the development of the agriculture sector.