Michael Craig Norgate (14 April 1965 – 7 July 2015)[1] was a New Zealand accountant and business leader in agricultural processing, marketing and related areas.
His attempt to drive similar changes in the meat industry coincided with the advent of the global financial crisis and resulted in significant losses both for PGG Wrightson and his own private equity company.
His work life started when he took up a management role with the Department of Maori Affairs at age 21.
In September, RPI bid for shares in Wrightson and built their stake up to 50.01 percent following a hostile takeover in 2004.
He graduated from Massey University and was married with three adult children; Dylan, Jordan and Alexandria.