Academic and Professional Background

• Personal Resume:

  Barry graduated from Massey University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science. He worked in a private veterinary practice for many years, and as a clinical veterinarian he travelled extensively overseas.
  
  In 1991 Barry accepted a four-year diplomatic secondment with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as Veterinary Counsellor at the New Zealand Embassy in Brussels. In this position he was responsible for New Zealand's veterinary affairs in the European Community, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
  
  On his return to New Zealand in 1994, he took up the position of Chief Veterinary Officer within MAF. Responsibilities involved determining New Zealand's import standards for animals and their products, surveillance and response capability for exotic animal diseases, animal exports, and animal welfare.
  
  Most recently, in 2007, Barry led a project to bring MAF Quarantine Service and Biosecurity New Zealand together into a single organisation to provide leadership of the New Zealand Biosecurity system, and is currently the Deputy Director-General of MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ).
  
  Barry is also President of the Administration Commission with the Office international des epizooties (OIE - World Organisation for Animal Health).