About Us

A visionary young man, completing a Masters degree in electrical engineering foresaw a gap in the rapidly expanding kiwifruit market in New Zealand.

He identified that the industry lacked a fruit sorting machine that combined mechanical, electrical and optical technologies, that would be faster and more accurate than conventional fruit grading machines available at the time. So he decided to build one.

That young man was Hamish Kennedy, the founder of Compac.

Hamish was the son of a kiwifruit orchardist and what he was about to build in the basement of his friend's house would revolutionize accurate, high speed sorting machines for the fresh produce market -  turning a part-time project into a global business.

Ken Moynihan

SVP Head of Compac

Ken has 15 years’ experience in technology executive functions including leadership roles in general management, product development and strategy. This includes roles in Compac as Chief Technology Officer and VP Engineering based in New Zealand and later as Senior Vice President and General Manager for North America at Compac/TOMRA based in California. Based in Auckland, New Zealand Ken’s focus is on the expansion of our global footprint dedicated to bringing world-class expertise and technology solutions to our customers in local markets around the globe.

Anthony (Ant) Self

Chief Financial Officer

Ant joined Compac in November 2016.  Previously he spent 20+ years at EY (Ernst & Young) working with some of the best talent and being directly exposed to some of the brightest ideas across industries.  Ant’s business experience has been diverse with work across many geographies and a large array of sectors including consumer products, power & utilities, telecommunications, media & technology, contracting and hi-tech manufacturing as an auditor, accountant, and transactions advisor. He is based in Auckland managing Compac’s global finance operations.

Chris Komatas

VP Product & Marketing

With a background in product marketing, supply chains and operational management; Chris manages Compac’s global product management and marketing team.  Chris has previously held senior positions at Endace, Juniper Networks, based in Silicon Valley and with Ericsson based in the United Kingdom and NZ.

Even Rekdal

Chief Operations Officer 

Even joins Compac from TOMRA Collection Solutions where he was formally Vice President, Supply Chain in Germany. Graduating with a Masters degree in Engineering Design, Even started his career in product development, service and operations. Even has more than 14 years’ service with TOMRA, and prior to his most recent role, Even was based in China for five years where he was the China Country Manager for TOMRA. He established and built their business organization and operations there including the establishment of the China procurement function for TOMRA.  As Chief Operations Officer, Even will be accountable for the optimisation of our Global Operations, our Supply Chain and our quality and new product introduction systems and processes. 

Maria Limbrick

Regional Director, People

Maria joined Compac in February 2017 as the Manager – People & Capability following over five years in the civil construction industry, including Fulton Hogan and CPB/Leighton Contractors. Based in Auckland and now Regional Director, Maria has the responsibility for operational people and capability support to the Oceania region, as well as overall leadership of Compac’s people and capability functions and strategy.

Darrell Smithson

VP Global Services 

Based in California, Darrell has a background in managed services within some of the world’s most recognized industry brands. He was previously VP - Strategy Global Solutions for Schnieder Electric, where he headed a team providing strategic planning and support to Schneider’s Global Solutions Business Unit, with a focus across the key segments of services, software and digital services. At Compac, Darrell has responsibility for Compac’s global services functions comprising of; pre-sales engineering, project management and implementation post sale, along with customer service, support and training globally.

Anthony (Ant) Self - Chief Financial Officer - Compac

Ant joined Compac in November 2016.  Previously he spent 20+ years at EY (Ernst & Young) working with some of the best talent and being directly exposed to some of the brightest ideas across industries.  Ant’s business experience has been diverse with work across many geographies and a large array of sectors including consumer products, power & utilities, telecommunications, media & technology, contracting and hi-tech manufacturing as an auditor, accountant, and transactions advisor. He is based in Auckland managing Compac’s and TOMRA Foods’s global finance operations.

Leen Osterloh - SVP Finance & Administration - TOMRA Food

Mr. Leen Osterloh is SVP Finance & Administration of TOMRA Food, the leading supplier of sensor based sorting equipment for the food, recycling and mining industry.

Mr. Osterloh is a German national and holds a Master of Economics degree from University of Potsdam (Germany). He started his career at Deutsche Bank AG and soon moved into the capital equipment industry, where he served in different CFO and CEO positions and held several board positions in a variety of companies, from small companies to stock listed enterprises, in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland and India. Prior to joining TOMRA Food, Mr. Osterloh was working in the textile machinery industry, focused on yarn-making and nonwovens applications.