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COMPANY OVERVIEW > Board of Directors

 

Chairman

Perry Gunner

Director (Non-executive), Age 57, BA (Agriculture) - was former Chairman and CEO of Orlando Wines. Also director of McGuigan Simeon Wines and Ausbulk Limited. Appointed director April 2003. Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. Interest in shares and options are 101,942 ordinary shares and nil options. The Remuneration & Nomination Committee of the Board comprises Messrs Grubb and Van Ryn being two non-executive directors.
 

Managing Director

Geoff Babidge

Managing Director (Executive), age 53
B.Comm., ACA – extensive public company experience within the food industry. Former CEO of the major milling and baking group, Bunge Defiance and many years Managing Director of the dairy interests of National Foods Limited. Appointed director in January 2002.
Interest in shares and options are 69,217 ordinary shares and 1,925,000 options.
 

Director

Mel Miles

Director - (Non executive) B.Sc. (Hons), F.I.B.D. – extensive domestic and international senior management experience in a number of major Australian public and private companies. Former Vice President of Carlton and United Breweries and Foster’s Group. Former director of C.U.B. and its subsidiary companies for 12 years and former chairman of South Pacific Distilleries, Fiji. Also held General Management positions with Visy Industries and Amcor Australasia. Member of the Strategic Planning Committee for the Institute of Brewing and Distilling, Asia Pacific. Appointed director November, 2006.
 

Director

Ron Perich

Director (Non-executive), age 63
Joint Managing Director of Arrovest Pty Limited, Leppington Pastoral Company, one of Australia’s largest dairy producers, and various other entities associated with Perich Enterprises Pty Limited. He is also a property developer, motor car racing promoter, farmer and business entrepreneur Former Director of United Dairies Limited. Appointed director April 2005. Interest in shares and options are 34,701,799 ordinary shares and nil options.
 

Director

Stephen Higgs

Director (Non-executive), Age 56 B Ec. - was founder and former director of UBS Australia. Also director of Primary Health Care Company Limited, Rural Press Limited, Peet & Co, IPAC Securities and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Appointed director April 2003. Interest in shares and options are 384,615 ordinary shares and nil options.
 

Director

Tony Perich

Director (Non-executive), age 65
Joint Managing Director of Arrovest Pty Limited, Leppington Pastoral Company, one of Australia’s largest dairy producers, and various other entities associated with Perich Enterprises Pty Limited. He is also a property developer, motor car racing promoter, farmer and business entrepreneur. Mr Perich is Past President of the Dairy Research Foundation, a member of the Narellan Rotary club, member of Western Sydney Development Board, Vice President of the Narellan Chamber of Commerce and is actively involved in charity fundraising for cancer research. Appointed director July 2006.

Interest in shares and options are 34,701,799 ordinary shares and nil options.