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Board Of Directors
PCA's experienced team of directors has a strong background in agribusiness,
food production and marketing.
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Ian Langdon
BCom, MBA, Dip Ed, CPA, CA, FAICD
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
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Ian was appointed as Chairman in March 2008 having joined the Board in March
2005. Ian is also chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. He
was Chairman of Australian Co-operative Foods Ltd (the Dairy Farmers Group)
from 1989 until its sale in November 2008. Ian was also a director of Rabobank
Australia Limited between 1995 and 2004, Pivot Limited between 1993 and 2003
and Delta Electricity between 2000 and 2006. He has held various positions
in tertiary education including Associate Professor and Dean of Business
Faculty at Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Dean of Business at The
Darling Downs Institute of Technology (now University of Southern Queensland)
and Senior Lecturer in finance at Deakin University.
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Craig Mills
B Bus (Marketing), Dip App Sc (Dairy and Food Technology), MBA (Executive),
GAICD
Managing Director
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Craig was appointed a Non-Executive Director in July 2009 to fill a casual
vacancy, and to his current position with effect from 6 August 2009 following
the resignation of the former Managing Director. He is the former Chief Executive
Officer of Golden Circle Limited and positioned the company for its sale
to Heinz in December 2008. He has had 20 years experience in the food industry,
both domestically and internationally, with Dairy Farmers, Uncle Bens (Mars)
and Nestlé. Craig has a proven background in corporate turnarounds
and transformational change.
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Niven Hancock
Independent Non-Executive Director
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Niven was appointed as non-executive director on August 24, 1992. Until February
2009 he conducted farming operations at Kumbia in the South Burnett in
Queensland. Niven is also a harvesting contractor for PCA, dealing directly
with growers in the South Burnett and Bundaberg and contracts to PCA in the
Northern Territory. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee.
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Geoff Sawyer
Assoc Dip Bus (Management)
Executive Director
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Geoff is responsible for all sales (domestic and export) and marketing functions,
including new business and new product development. Geoff joined PCA on 21
September 2009 and was appointed an Executive Director on 4 May, 2010. He
is the former General Manager Sales and Business Development at Golden Circle
and prior to that was National Sales Manager Retail at Dairy Farmers. Geoff
also brings experience in change management and business turnaround strategies.
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Joint Company Secretaries
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Donald Mackenzie
FCA
Joint Company Secretary
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Don was appointed as Company Secretary in November 2004. He is a Chartered
Accountant and has held senior positions with public companies involved in
the rural and manufacturing industries. Since 1993 he has provided corporate
services predominantly to public companies involved in the manufacturing,
rural, mining and information technology sectors. Don is currently a Director
of Forest Place Group Limited and an alternate director of Silver Chef Limited.
He is also the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of Forest
Place Group Limited and Silver Chef Limited and a member of the Audit and
Risk Management Committee of Structural Systems Limited.
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Geoff Boynton
B.Sc, B.Bus, CPA, F.Fin
Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary
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Geoff is responsible for PCA's financial affairs including statutory and
regulatory reporting, corporate finance, taxation, treasury and risk management.
Geoff joined PCA on July 12, 2010. He has over 20 years experience in similar
roles including 12 years in the wine and citrus industries.
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