Leadership & Staff
Kathryn Adams
CRDC Deputy Chair
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Fellow
Richard Haire
Has held many leadership positions within the cotton industry, most recently as Managing Director and regional head of Olam International
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Fellow
John Simon
Chair, Forest & Wood Products Australia
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Fellow
Paul Espie
Paul is the founder and Vice Chairman of the Pacific Road Group, an investment banking business focusing on resources and infrastructure
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Fellow
Vanessa Guthrie
Retired managing director and CEO of Toro Energy Limited
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Member
Brian Martin Schwartz
Sydney, Australia accountant
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fellow
Board Members
Alison Watkins
Australian business person
Members
Margaret Moreton
Is a disaster resilience specialist, who has worked with communities, non-government, emergency services organisations, business & philanthropy
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Member
Jason Strong
Australia | Dedicated to producing the best beef in the world.
Jane Weatherley
Meat and Livestock Australia | Rural manager at Rabobank, Tasmania
John Barilaro
Australia | New South Wales - former Australian politician who served as the 18th deputy premier.
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Member
Deidre Willmott
Non Executive Director
Karen Green
Advisory Lead and Office Managing Partner Northern Territory, Deloitte
Sara Watts
Non-executive Director at multiple public and private organisations in Australia.
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FAICD*
John Richards
Australian business person
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Member
Andrew O’Brien
Australian business person
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Member
Memberships
Students
Jonathon Beesley
Ex ADF | Brigadier (retired) after a 28-year career leading Special Operations organisations in complex national security environments.
Marcus Thompson
Director at Cyber Compass | Former Head Information Warfare for the Australian Defence Force
Brad Emery
Director of communications, NSW Minerals Council | Former press secretary, Peter Dutton
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Graduate
Nigel Burnett
Australian farmer
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Graduate
Penny Winn
Australian business person
