Doug is an accomplished public company director with over 40 years’ experience in agriculture and within food industries. His background spans chemical engineering and commerce. He is Chair of Rathbone Wine Group, a family-owned business that includes Victorian wineries Yering Station and Mount Langi Ghiran, and Xanadu Winery in Western Australia, together with a temperature-controlled […]
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James Lowrey
Based in London, James has over 25 years’ experience in international banking and the financial services sector, successfully structuring complex local and cross border transactions across key industries. He has broad international board and governance experience, including in business and economic development, social enterprise and the private sector. He is currently the Global Head – Research & Analysis, […]
Karen James
Karen has a 30-year background in engineering, banking, IT, consulting and change management. She specialises in helping companies solve complex issues and develop strategic opportunities. In her role at Business for Development, she has helped define the business vision and strategy and formed relevant partnerships and stakeholder relationships to ensure the target communities get the […]
Andrew Guthrie
Andrew has dedicated his career to agriculture, having spent more than three decades working with Syngenta; one of the world’s leading agriculture companies, driven to help safely feed the world while protecting the planet. Growing up near the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Andrew developed an affinity for agriculture and studied Agricultural Science at La Trobe […]
Peter Horton
Peter is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of IAG.Peter’s career has included a number of senior legal counsel and governance roles. Prior to joining IAG, Peter’s roles included Executive Manager Legal, Governance and Risk for TransGrid, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary for QBE Insurance Group Limited, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary […]
Chris Lynch
Over his career, Chris has held a number of senior positions in the resource and infrastructure sector. Currently, Chris serves as a Non-Executive Director at Westpac. His last Executive position was as CFO of Rio Tinto, based in London, and prior to that, he was CEO of Transurban. Chris also held several Senior Executive positions […]
Gerry Karam
As a Director of Food, Beverage and Agribusiness in ANZ Bank’s Institutional division, Gerry assists corporates in the food and agriculture chain to access debt capital, banking services and risk management support. He has worked with banking institutions in agriculture, soft and hard commodities, and associated supply chains throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific. Gerry […]
