Agri-Food Industry Skills Council
Directors
The Agri-Food Industry Skills Council is a privately-registered company and the 14 directors reflect the interests of Australia's five major agri-food industry sectors:
- Food, beverages (including wine) and pharmaceuticals
- Rural and related industries
- Meat processing
- Seafood
- Racing
Chairman
JOHN BAKER
- NSW Harness Racing Club Ltd - Chairman
- Optimum Training Solutions Pty Ltd - Managing Director
Deputy Chairman
WAYNE CORNISH
- South Australian Farmers Federation, and associated entities -
President
- Rural Skills Australia - Chair
- National Farmers Federation - Council Member
- Chemcert Australia - Chairman
- Institute for Trade Skills Excellence - Director
- Industry Waste Reduction Scheme (drummuster&chemclear) - Chair
- AGSAFE -Director and Deputy Chair
- Primary Industry Skills Council of SA - Board
Member
- Adelaide & Mt. Lofty Ranges N.R.M. Board - Board Member
- Farmbis SA- State Planning Group Member
- SA Farmers Industrial Association - Deputy Chair
- National Agricultural Monitoring Systems ARG
- Chair
JENNIFER DOWELL
- Australian Manufacturing Workers Union - Federal Secretary (Food
Division)
KATH EVANS
- Australian Meat Industry Employees Union – Federal President
and Secretary, Newcastle and Northern Branch
- National Meat Industry Training Advisory Council - Director
PETER GRIFFIN
- Rural Training Council Australia – Chairman
DONALD HAYES
- Australian Workers Union – Secretary
- Rural Skills Australia – Deputy Chairman
SYLVIA HEALY
- Pernod Ricard Pacific Pty Ltd - Employee Development
Manager
- Wine Makers' Federation of Australia Workforce Development Committee - Chair
- Food Training SA - Deputy Chair
- SA Food Tourism and Hospitality Skills Council
- Board Member
- SA Training and Skills Commission
- Deputy Commissioner
MICHAEL HORNE
- Rural Industry Training and Education (Tasmania) - Chairman
- Department of Primary Industries and Water - Manager, FarmBis program
- Rural Training Council of Australia - Member
- Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology - Vice
President, Tasmania
JOHN HUGHES
- National Meat Industry National Training Advisory Council - Chairman
- Teys Bros (beef processing and exporting company) - General Manager, Operational Improvements
RALPH LEUTTON
- NSW Rural and Related Industries Skills Advisory Committee - Chairman
- National Quality Council - Member
- TVET Australia Ltd - Director
BOB PENNINGTON
- Seafood Services Australia - Director
- Primary Industries Skills Council SA - Director
- Fisheries Research Advisory Board - Member
- Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme - Director
- Abalone Council of Australia - Director
- National
Marine Safety Council Industry Advisory Council
- Member
- Standards Australia SF017 Occupational
Diving Committee - Member
- Marine Innovation Steering
committee (SA Limited) - Member
- Abalone Association
of South Australia - President
GEOFF RICHARDS
- Nursery & Garden Industry Australia - Board Member
- Nursery & Garden Industry Western Australia - Board Member
- NGIA Training Committee - Chair
- Greening Australia Ltd - Board Member
- Greening Australia Western Australia - Chair
- Compost Australia - Committee Member
- Waste Management Board (WA) - Board Member
- Richgro Garden Products - Managing Director
DOUG STEVENS
- National Union of Workers - National President
- Manufacturing Industry Skills Council - Member
ROD THIRKELL-JOHNSTON
- Racing Information Services Australia - Director
- Australian Racing Board - Director
- Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council - Chairman
- Tasmanian Turf Club - Chairman
- Tasmanian Framers and Graziers - Environment
Policy Council - Member
- Primary Employers Tasmania
- Director
- Australian Wool Education Trust -
Trustee
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