Debby established the role of Inspector General Regulatory Systems for MPI in October 2019 and has held the role since then. She reports to the Director-General on the efficiency and effectiveness of the primary sector regulatory systems within the Ministry for Primary Industries remit.

Leading up to this role Debby had spent 8 years in three agencies as Director Audit & Risk in the New Zealand public sector.  Debby’s career has also included founding and managing her own corporate governance consultancy for 6 years, and before that she gained a wealth of commercial experience within the New Zealand energy and financial sectors.

She is a passionate global traveller and has represented New Zealand in her favoured sport of pétanque.