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Appointed as operations manager for Hunter Valley nursery

Greg and Jo Griffin's Lime Country Thoroughbreds has announced the appointment of Mark Nevin as operations manager, in a newly created role. 

"As Lime Country's growth goes from strength to strength in line with our strategic plan, we were at the point when an Operations Manager had become a necessary development," Greg Griffin said.

"We have known Mark since 2018 and we were delighted when he applied for the role from his base in England. It was a long and thorough recruitment process with some strong candidates, both locally and internationally.

"With Mark's experience across all sectors of the thoroughbred industry in both the Northern Hemisphere as well as his many years in a management role here in the Hunter Valley, we decided he was the perfect candidate for the role with us."

Nevin has joined Lime Country from Barton Stud, near Newmarket, where he oversaw the daily running of boarding broodmares and young stock, foaling, sales preparation. 

"I'm definitely thrilled to be back and in the Valley with a farm that's growing and going the right way," he said. "I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead," Nevin said. 

"As Operations Manager, I'm charged with running the farm on a day-day basis and liaising with Greg and Jo. They've been putting together a select and talented team of staff and we're still looking to add to the staff for the prep season, but on a global scale they are very hard to find."

In Australia Nevin previously worked for Vinery Stud and then Rheinwood Pastoral before he returned to the UK.