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Gordon Davis
Managing Director, B Forest Sc (Hons), MAgSc, MBA
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Joined AWB Limited in September 2006. Prior to joining AWB Limited, Gordon held positions with Orica Mining Services in the Australia Asia region, was General Manager of Incitec Fertilizers and held roles at ICI Australia and then Orica in public affairs and chemicals businesses. Gordon was Science and Environment adviser to the federal Leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1993 and worked for the Tasmanian Forestry Commission as a research and field forester. He also attended the Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School in 2003. |
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Philip Gentry
Chief Financial Officer, BSc MBA
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Joined AWB in 2007 as Head of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. Philip was appointed Chief Financial Officer in May 2008. He has 19 years experience in financial services across Australia and New Zealand in corporate banking, strategic planning and development, commodity and international trade finance and investor relations. Philip was most recently Head of International Trade Finance and has also worked as Head of Investor Relations and Regional Executive Corporate Banking with the ANZ Bank. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of NSW, a MBA from the International Management Development Institute in Switzerland and is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon. |
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Colin Taylor
General Manager, Financial Services, FFin, MAICD, MNIA
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Joined AWB Limited in March 2006. With over 32 years of banking experience, Colin was previously General Manager for Commercial and Regional Banking, Bank SA. Colin held senior roles in network management, property, marketing and finance prior to his appointment in 1995 as General Manager. As well as managing a distribution network, Colin was responsible for driving the product strategy and managed the expansion of St George Bank’s Rural Financial activities in regional New South Wales and Victoria. Colin's knowledge of the rural sector, combined with commercial acumen, puts him in good stead to lead the growth of the Landmark Financial Services business. |
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Robert Hadler
General Manager, Corporate Affairs, BEc
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Joined AWB Limited in July 2006. Before joining AWB, Robert was head of Corporate Affairs at National Australia Bank and was previously head of Corporate Affairs at Goodman Fielder. He has also worked in a number of roles in Canberra and Melbourne, including Deputy Director of the National Farmers Federation, Government Relations Manager for the ANZ Bank and as a Policy Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Department. Robert worked for five years as economics writer for The Australian in the Canberra Press Gallery and as that newspaper’s London correspondent. |
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Byron Collins
General Manager, Technology and Business Services, BSc, MBA
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Joined AWB Limited in 1998. Byron was appointed General Manager, Technology and Business Services in February 2008 with responsibility for the Group’s information technology, property management, corporate procurement, payment operations and HR services. He was most recently Head of Shared Services. With broad experience in consulting, process improvement, business reengineering, operations and IT, Byron has worked in a range of roles with AWB Limited, and in business consulting across the technology and utilities industries. |
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David Johnson
General Manager, Pool Management, BAgSc, Grad Dip SIA
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Joined AWB Limited in 2001. David is responsible for management of the National Pool, including crop forecasting, world wheat supply and demand analysis, risk management and wheat pricing, management of the supply chain and the International Sales and Marketing team. Prior to this, David was National Purchasing Manager for Ridley Agriproducts and has more than 15 years experience trading in the domestic grains industry. |
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Adviser to Management Team
Chris Davie
General Counsel, BA, LLB
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Joined AWB Limited in November 2006. Before joining AWB Limited, Chris was with Clayton Utz for over 18 years, 17 of them as a partner advising clients on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, energy and natural resources, infrastructure development, Aboriginal native title and commodity sales. Before that, Chris spent ten years as in-house counsel with Shell in Australia and London, advising on petroleum exploration production and marketing, mining, infrastructure project development, project finance and international trading of crude oil, petroleum products, coal and minerals. |
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Mitch Morison
Acting General Manager, Commodities
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Joined AWB Limited in 1993. Mitch was appointed Acting General Manager-Commodities in April 2008 with responsibility for AWB’s trading operations in Australia, Brazil, India and Geneva. With broad experience in agribusiness, Mitch started his career as a commodity trader, then moved to the US to manage AWB’s commodity hedge books and execute price risk management strategies on both the Chicago and Kansas City Board of Trade. Mitch has also managed AWB’s grain marketing activities and Landmark’s strategy development for Wool and Livestock. He was General Manager of Australian Commodities before taking up his current role.
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Graeme Jacobs
General Manager, Landmark
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Joined AWB Limited in February 2007. Graeme spent 27 years in Orica Limited in roles including General Manager of Dulux, General Manager of Orica Chemnet, Australia's largest chemical trading business, General Manager/Director of Crop Care and Managing Director of Australian Vinyls a PVC manufacturing and marketing joint venture between Orica Limited and PolyOne Corporation, USA. Graeme has extensive experience in successfully executing growth strategies, business re-engineering and building organisational and customer alignment. |
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Kate Hughes
Chief Risk Officer, BComm (Ec & Fin), GDip AppFin, AACI
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Joined AWB Limited in June 2006 as Manager, Compliance and Risk Reviews. Kate was appointed Chief Risk Officer in December 2007 with responsibility for market, credit and operational risks, as well as the Internal Audit function. With broad experience in financial services, risk management, governance and public administration, Kate has worked with the NSW State Treasury, Sydney Futures Exchange and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Kate has also provided risk management and compliance consulting services on trade practices, employment and environmental issues. |
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Peter Patterson
Company Secretary, LLM, FCIS
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Joined AWB Limited in November 2006. Peter is responsible for compliance, corporate governance and board relations for AWB Limited. He has more than 12 years experience in ASX listed companies and prior to joining AWB Limited, Peter was the Deputy Company Secretary at Coles Myer Limited and General Counsel and Company Secretary of Bonlac Foods Limited. |
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John Russell
General Manager Strategy and Operations, MBA, BEc (Hons), GAICD
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Joined AWB Limited in May 2008. John was previously Group General Manager-Operations Tabcorp Holdings Ltd and has held senior executive management positions across both private equity and public ownership companies. With experience as both CFO and COO, his past roles include finance, strategy and operational responsibilities, incorporating company float and takeover defence and M&A experience. Prior to Tabcorp, John held senior executive roles at Ausdoc Information Management, Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group, Foster’s and KPMG Consulting. |
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