Board of Directors
The Board is responsible for the direction and stewardship of the Company's business and has the responsibility to challenge, evaluate and adopt the best strategic approach for the business.
Director Profiles
Gerry Lawson, LDA MAICD
Mayrung rice grower. Director since 1985. Chairman since 2001. Directors’ Committees: Member, Remuneration. Chairman, Riviana Foods Pty Ltd. Director, Silica Resources Pty Ltd, SunRice Trading Pty Ltd, SunRice Australia Pty Ltd, Australian Grain Storage Pty Ltd, SunArise Insurance Company Limited, Aqaba Processing Company Ltd (Jordan), Sunshine Rice Inc. (USA), SunFoods LLC (USA), Member of the Rice Marketing Board for the State of NSW, SunRice representative to the Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc.
Mark Robertson, MAICD
Berriquin rice grower. Director since 1996. Deputy Chairman since 2001. Directors’ Committees: Member, Remuneration, Finance and Audit. Chairman, Trukai Industries Limited (PNG); Director, Solomons Rice Company Limited (Solomon Islands), Australian Grain Storage Pty Ltd, SunRice Trading Pty Ltd, SunFoods LLC (USA), Deputy Chairman, Murray Irrigation Ltd, Member, Rice Industry Co-ordination Committee.
Laurie Arthur, B Ag Sc, MAICD
Moulamein, Barham and Kununurra rice grower. Directors' Committees: Member, Finance and Audit, Grower Services, Commissioner of the National Water Commission. Former President, Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc.
Noel Graham, FAICD
Caldwell rice grower. Director since 2001. Directors’ Committees: Member, Finance and Audit, Due Diligence, Chairman, Solomons Rice Company Limited (Solomon Islands). Director, Trukai Industries Limited (PNG). Member, Rice Marketing Board for the State of NSW, Rice Marketing Board representative to Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc. Director, Murray Irrigation Limited.
Gillian Kirkup, MAICD
Yanco rice grower. Director since 2005. Directors’ Committees: Chairperson, Grower Services. Director, Rice Research Australia Pty Ltd. Member, Rice Marketing Board. Member, RIRDC Rice Research and Development Committee. Chairperson, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited. Vice Chairman, NSW Irrigators' Council. Director, Basin Community Association.
Grant F Latta, AM MBA BBus FAICD FAIM FAMI CPA
Director since 1999. Directors' Committees: Chairman, Remuneration; Finance and Audit. Executive Chairman, GCMCorp Pty Ltd. Chairman, Australian Capital Strategies Pty Ltd. Director Coleambally Irrigation Corporation Ltd, McWilliam's Wine Group Ltd, Sealy Australia. Member of the Australian Competition Tribunal (Federal Court).
Alan Walsh, FAICD
Berriquin and Coleambally rice grower. Director since 2000. Directors’ Committees: Member, Grower Services, Director, Rice Research Australia Pty Ltd. Riviana Foods Pty Limited. Member, Rice Research and Development Committee. Central Executive Delegate to Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Inc. Secretary, Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia Inc (Deniliquin Branch). Delegate to Irrigation Research Extension Committee. Member, Rice Industry Co-ordination Committee.
Russell Higgins, AO BEc FAICD
Director since 2005. Directors’ Committees: Member, Finance and Audit and Due Diligence, Director, Telstra Corporation Limited, APA Group (formerly Australian Pipeline Trust), St James Ethics Centre Foundation. Chairman, Global Carbon Capure and Storage Institute. Chairman, CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Advisory Committee. Former Chairman, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Member, Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading in 2006-2007.
Glen Andreazza, AAICD DipAgr
Willbriggie rice grower, Director since 2011. Directors' Committees: Member, Grower Services. Chairman, Ricegrowers Association of Australia Inc (Mirrool Branch), Delegate to RGA Central Executive.