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QWP DIRECTORS
 | John Brooke OAM John is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He has wide experience in business and finance. He is currently a consultant to Brooke Bird & Co. Chartered Accountants, and a Director of Goulburn-Murray Water, Coliban Water and the North Central Catchment Management Authority. He chairs the audit committees of Goulburn-Murray Water and North Central Catchment Management Authority. He is a former Mayor and Councillor of the Loddon Shire With his wife, Christine, he runs a beef cattle and walnut enterprise on an irrigated property near Pyramid Hill in Northern Victoria |
 | Bryan Goble Bryan offers this company a broad range of experience, having a trade background and tertiary qualification in both management and horticulture. Bryan has a practical and technical approach to business, complimented by extensive experience in personal and resource management and horticulture. He currently runs his own large orchard and is also involved in the walnut industry as an executive member of the Australia Walnut Industry Association and represents AWIA on the Australian Nut Industry Council. |
 | Colin Jack Colin is Managing Partner of Somerset Park, a sizeable walnut orchard near Bendigo, with a larger plantation under development. Following a 30 year career in Health and Human services as a clinician, manager and Regional Director, he brings substantial project and management expertise to QWP. Colin has a Bachelors Degree in Health Services Management with post-grad studien in Finance and Assoc Fellowship of ACHSE. His contribution to the walnut industry includes preparation of the successful walnut study tour to France in 2004, a precursor for local growers to build a processing plant. Colin is an Executive Member of AWIA participating in the marketing, and the International Symposium committees. |
 | Lachlan McKenzie Lachlan is co-founder and current managing director of one of Australia's largest fruit and nut propagation and supply businesses. He is often called upon by horticultural industry bodies to deliver workshops and lectures on both orchard establishment and produce processing. Lachlan has a history of being involved with the establishment of both commercial and community based projects that are to ensure the prosperity and longevity of rural and regional communities |
 | Laurie Maxted As a second generation primary producer, Laurie's extensive enterprises cover livestock, cropping and horticulture. His walnut orchard was planted in 1999 and his is now harvesting nuts from his trees. His success in farming has been recognised with a major shire of Loddon award. As a multi-talented sportsman he uses the skills that he has honed on the field and in club administration to benefit his extended community through water service bodies. |
 | Robert Atkin Robert has a breadth of active interests across the arts, tourism and agriculture with a diploma of Agricultural Services. More recently he has taken lead positions in organisations concerned with landcare and water. His past self-employment in broad-acre primary production enterprises backgrounds his current horticulture ventures, which include walnut growing |
 | John McLinden John is the Chief Executive Officer of a rural Victorian municipality with an annual turnover in excess of $20 million. He has interests in agriculture and operates a small walnut farm in central Victoria. John holds a degree in Civil Engineering, a graduate diploma in Municipal Engineering and Management, and an MBA from Deakin University. |
 | Hilary Jankelson With thirty years in the Health industry, Hilary brings to the QWP Board an understanding of human motivation and its impact on production and performance. In partnership with her husband, she owns a number o nut orchards in Victoria and Southern NSW and has hands on involvement in the management, processiing and marketing of the produce. She pursues an interest in the expanding walnut industry and the estalishment of further orchads. A creative and innovative cook, Hilary uses her knowledge of ingredients to enhance the appreciation of food and to refine its appeal to consumers. |
 | Arthur Hayes Arthur brings to this company a business competence and 'hands on' food retail experience from over 40 years of running his own supermarkets and more recently as founding CEO of Foodworks (Aust). This followed an earlier career in various educational and management roles. In 'retirement' he has started a small commercial walnut orchard. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Latrobe), Dip Hol. Counselling (TAFE) |
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