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No, he's not the rock singer, but Carter Holt Harvey's Dave Dobbin, with a Bachelor of Industrial Technology (Hons) plus a Master of Technology (Hons), is a star in his own right. It's the size of the industry, he says, that attracted him. "Once you get some level of skill there's room to develop and grow."

An all-round high achiever Dave has also built his own log house on 14 hectares of native bush and relaxes with several martial arts and kayaking. "The opportunities, in the forest industries, for career advancement and personal development", he enthuses, "are huge".