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DIRECTORS' REPORT The Directors of Dairy Australia Limited submit their report for the year ended 30 June 2007. DIRECTORS The names of each person who has been a director of the company at any time during or since the end of the financial year and the period for which they were a director are set out below together with details of each Directors’ qualifications, experience and special responsibilities and organisations in which each of the Directors has declared an interest. MAX ROBERTS, CHAIRMAN Max has been dairy farming in the Bega valley since 1982. He is a Director and Deputy Chair of Bega Cheese. He has held several other Board positions including the Australian Dairy Herd Improvement Scheme and New South Wales Farmers Federation. Max has been active in industry organisations as a former Chair of the NSW Farmers Dairy Section and vice-president of Australian Dairy Farmers Ltd. Before becoming a dairy farmer, Max had a long career as an ABC journalist and broadcaster. Appointed July 2003 DR MIKE GINNIVAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR Mike is an experienced agribusiness executive. He joined Dairy Australia following an extensive career in senior management roles with international and Australian companies, including Bunge Industrial Pty Ltd (meat, smallgoods and industrial cereals), Tassal Ltd (aquaculture) and Sirius Biotechnology Ltd (biotechnology). Early in his career, Mike worked for Victoria’s then Department of Agriculture as a research scientist. Appointed July 2003 GEOFF AKERS Geoff is a dairy farmer from Tallygaroopna in Northern Victoria. He has over 10 years dairy farming experience and extensive experience in dairy research, development and extension. Geoff worked for Victoria’s then Department of Agriculture (Target 10 and operation mid lactation) and the Kyabram Research Institute. He spent four of six years on the Murray Dairy Board as chairperson and two years on the National Dairy Alliance Board. Geoff was also a director on the Australian Dairy Farmers Board, a Central Councillor of the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria, and was active on the Council farm sub-committee. Appointed November 2005 Member – Audit and Risk Management Committee DR ANNE ASTIN Anne has been the Chief Executive Officer for Dairy Food Safety Victoria since its establishment in 2000. Her background in chemistry and biochemistry led her to education and research before spending almost 20 years in the Victorian public sector in roles as diverse as public policy, chemical and pharmaceutical assessment, and change management. Anne has previously been a Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. Appointed July 2003 Chair – Human Resources Committee JOHN DOYLE John has had an extensive career in corporate development and business planning with companies such as Kraft and Kodak. John was a director of Kraft Foods for more than 17 years and served as a member of the Australian Dairy Products Federation management committee and on the Australian Dairy Industry Council for 8 years. Soon after being appointed as a Director of the Australian Dairy Corporation (ADC) in 2002, John was appointed Acting Managing Director and managed the ADC’s transition to Dairy Australia. Appointed July 2003 Member – Audit and Risk Management Committee KELVIN JACKSON Kelvin is a Director and Deputy Chairman of Bonlac Foods and is currently Deputy Chairman for Bonlac Supply Company. For the past 15 years he has been a Director of Toora and District AB Co-operative. Kelvin is also a dairy farmer who has run his own agricultural contracting business for 20 years. Appointed 24 November 2006 Member – Human Resources Committee DR BARRY KITCHEN Barry’s career has spanned R&D, and commercial management. He was a member of the Board of Management for Cadbury Schweppes Australia (1985-2003) and a Director (2001-2003). He has been Managing Director, Innovation and Science for the Asia Pacific region and was previously Managing Director of Cadbury Asia. Before joining Cadbury Schweppes, Barry was Director of the Gilbert Chandler Institute of Dairy Technology and previously held senior scientific R&D positions in dairy research in Queensland’s Department of Primary Industries. He is currently a Director and Chief Operating Officer of Horizon Science Pty Ltd and a Director of Farm By Nature Pty Ltd. Appointed July 2003 Member – Human Resources Committee