Eugene Brock obtained a BSc (Agri), MSc (Agri) and DSc (Agri) at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He also studied part time for a BCom degree which is incomplete.
During his business career he was employed by the Premier Group heading up their Egg and Poultry Division, Oils and Fats company and finally the Cotton Division. The company had a strong emphasis on the branding of their products with leading brands in margarine (include the Kraft franchise) as well as the very well known Farmer Brown Chicken.
Dr Brock was chairman of various Agriculture Boards including the Cotton Board which was the S.A Governments representative at the ICAC. Through this involvement he has been head of the South African delegation at ICAC plenary session since 1993 in India.
He has played an important role in the deregulation of agriculture in South Africa by acting as chairman of the Wheat, Wool and Poultry Industry forums to restructure these industry.
In 1997 he was appointed by the Minister of Agriculture as a member of the National Agricultural Marketing Council which is closely involved in marketing of agriculture products in a free market environment.