S E C T I O N 3 : F I N A N C I A L R E P O R T
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