Meet the 2027 ANZCO Foods IRONMAN race team

Posted on Friday, 8 May 2026

We had an exceptional number of people across the business apply to be part of the ANZCO Foods IRONMAN 2027 race team.

The number of entries meant we had to turn down some applications for the first time, which is disappointing but also a reflection of what’s been achieved over the four years we've been associated with this epic event.

Our top priority was to make sure first-time athletes had the chance to experience Taupō next March, and we have 15 of those first timers in the list below.

It's also great to see more athletes keen to take on the challenge of the full distance IRONMAN race - and, even better, that half of those athletes will be our first female athletes to officially become an ANZCO Foods IRONMAN!

We're also pleased to have continued interest from our New Zealand and international sites, with representatives from Kōkiri, Waitara, Eltham, Manawatū, Five Star Beef, and ANZCO Foods UK in the mix.

So, without further ado, here is the ANZCO Foods IRONMAN New Zealand race team for 2027:

Full IRONMAN

  • Harriet Watson (ANZCO Foods UK)
  • Jayne Schaapveld (Payroll)
  • Ryan Thompson (Logistics)
  • Ruan van Schalkwyk (Waitara)
  • Josh Bell (Kōkiri)
  • Becky Turnbull (Sales & Marketing)
  • Shawn Fernandes (Business Improvement)
  • Cherie Richardson (Business Improvement)
  • Annabel Heney (Human Resources)

IRONMAN 70.3

  • Sarah Rudolph (Sales & Marketing)
  • Violet Xu (Technology)
  • Nigel Corbett (NI Livestock)
  • Steve Hesp (NI Livestock)
  • Heike Schoultz (NI Livestock)
  • Rachel Burkhart (Five Star Beef)
  • Leigh Anne Furby (Sales & Marketing)
  • Richard Leonard (Technology)
  • Rose Mitchell (SI Livestock)
  • Charlotte Allen (SI Livestock)
  • Sean Wharton (Manawatū)
  • Sam Nossiter (SI Livestock)
  • Travis Gundry (Technology)
  • Bridget Hurrell (Procurement)
  • Charlotte Drummond (Sales & Marketing)
  • Tanya Da Costa (Human Resources)
  • Peter Conley (CEO)
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