Board Members
Elected Directors
Mr Aeger Kingma
Mr Kingma has been involved in the Australian pig industry for the past 19 years. During this time he has perfomred a number of different roles. These include President of the Victorian Farmers' Federation Pig Group (2002-04, 2007), Director of Auspork Ltd, and member of the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (Ministerial appointment). He is currently part owner/manager of Gunpork Joint Venture. Mr Kingma is on the Audit, Risk and Corporate Governance, Feed Grains and Animal Welfare Committees.
Mr Neil Ferguson
Based in Western Australia, Mr Ferguson is the General Manager of Westpork Pty Ltd. He also chairs the WA Agriculture Produce Commission (Pork Committee) and is on the Committee of Pork Training WA.
Mr Kenneth Cameron
Mr Cameron is the General Manager of Cameron Pastoral Co, a family owned mixed farming operation including a 5,500 sow piggery production enterprise based at Goondiwindi Queensland. He also has equity interests throughout the supply chain including grain production, feed milling, genetics (Pig Improvement Company (PIC)), and commercial production, slaughter/boning (Swickers) and marketing (Sun Pork Foods) and is a member of the CHM Alliance. Cameron Pastoral Co is also a member of the CHM Alliance, Swickers, Sun Pork Foods and Hans pork supply chain. Mr Cameron is a member of the Board R&I and Animal Welfare Committees and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dr Ian Parish
Dr Parish is a pork producer operating a 1,300 sow piggery in northern Victoria. He is also chairman and shareholder of Australian Pork Farms Group Ltd that operate 12,000 sows in South Australia and a shareholder and director of sow farms totalling 5,000 sows in South Australia and Victoria. Dr Parish is chairman of Auspork Ltd, the wholesale marketing arm that handles 7,000 pigs per week on behalf of the above farms and other shareholders and a director of Big River Pork Abattoir. Dr Parish is also a veterinary consultant. He is a member of the Board R&I Committee.
Mr Paul Pattison
Paul is the Chief Executive Officer of QAF Meat Industries Pty Ltd and has the responsibility of overseeing the entire integrated pork production business carried out by QAF Meats. Paul has been with QAF Meats for more than 33 years and has played a major role in building the company into the largest pork business in Australia.
Specialist Directors
Mr Enzo Allara (Chairman)
Mr Allara has been involved in the food and grocery industry both in Australia and internationally for over 40 years with most of that time being with the Unilever Group of companies. His previous roles have included Chairman CPC/AJI Asia in Hong Kong and Chairman of Unilever Australasia. He is currently Chairman of Foodbank Australia and a Director of Pork CRC, Food Science Australia, Foodbank Victoria, National Food Industry Strategy Ltd and a Member of the National Food Industry Council. He has served on numerous industry and Government bodies including the Prime Minister's Supermarket to Asia Council, as well as Chairman of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. Mr Allara is on the Board HR & Remuneration and Market Development Committees.
Mrs Kathy Grigg
Melbourne based specialist director Mrs Kathy Grigg has a background in finance and operational management. She is currently the Chair of CoINVEST Ltd, a director of Navy Health Ltd, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation and a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee of Melbourne Health. Previously she has held positions as Deputy Chair of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation and Southern Health, and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee for Berren Asset Management Ltd. She was formerly Finance Director of the Woolmark Company/Australian Wool Research and Promotion Corporation. Kathy is a fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dr Robert van Barneveld
Dr van Barneveld is a Consultant Research Scientist specialising in nutrition of pigs, poultry and fish.
He has be
en actively involved in the pork industry for 18 years and has a range of current roles
including General Manager of the CHM Alliance Pty Ltd. He is a Director of the Pork CRC Ltd, a past President of the Australasian Pig Science Association and is currently Chairman of the Board of Autism Queensland Inc. Dr van Barneveld holds adjunct Associate Professor status at the University of New England and the University of Queensland. He has been awarded the Australian Society of Animal Production Young Scientist Award, the Batterham Memorial Award and the Nutrition Society of
Australia Research Award. Dr van Barneveld chairs the Board R&I Committee and the Pan Pacific Pork
Expo Committee. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mrs Kay Carey
Mrs Carey is Manager Industry Liaison of the University of NSW, Co-op Scholarship Program. She liaises with many of Australia's leading companies to partner with UNSW in the development of top-performing students and involves active participation in the leadership training and professional development of these students. Mrs Carey's current positions include Board member of Peter Lehmann Wines and Board member of the International Advertising Association. Other positions Mrs Carey has held include Brand Development Director Unilever Australasia, Food Director Unilever Indonesia and Chairman Unilever Singapore.
Company Secretary
Mrs Christine Quick
Mrs Quick has acted as company secretary since 23 November 2005. She is responsible for financial management and reporting, HR and payroll, internal policies and procedures, information and communication technology, office administration, company secretarial and corporate governance assistance to the Board and CEO; and Board and Audit Committee reporting. Mrs Quick commenced with APL in June 2003 as Finance Manager and acted as Chief Financial Officer for five months in 2004 and again from April to November 2005 at which time the Board endorsed her promotion to General Manager, Finance and Administration and Company Secretary. Prior to commencing with APL Mrs Quick spent several years working in private practice in taxation and business services, before being
appointed National Finance and Administration Manager for the Australian Property Institute. Mrs Quick
has a Diploma of Business (Accounting), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
and is currently studying Bachelor of Business (Accounting) through Charles Sturt University.
Mr Allara has been involved in the food and grocery industry both in Australia and internationally for over 40 years with most of that time being with the Unilever Group of companies. His previous roles have included Chairman CPC/AJI Asia in Hong Kong and Chairman of Unilever Australasia. He is currently Chairman of Foodbank Australia and a Director of Pork CRC, Food Science Australia, Foodbank Victoria, National Food Industry Strategy Ltd and a Member of the National Food Industry Council. He has served on numerous industry and Government bodies including the Prime Minister's Supermarket to Asia Council, as well as Chairman of the Australian Food and Grocery Council. Mr Allara is on the Board HR & Remuneration and Market Development Committees.
Melbourne based specialist director Mrs Kathy Grigg has a background in finance and operational management. She is currently the Chair of CoINVEST Ltd, a director of Navy Health Ltd, Chair of the Audit Committee of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation and a member of the Human Research Ethics Committee of Melbourne Health. Previously she has held positions as Deputy Chair of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation and Southern Health, and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee for Berren Asset Management Ltd. She was formerly Finance Director of the Woolmark Company/Australian Wool Research and Promotion Corporation. Kathy is a fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Dr van Barneveld is a Consultant Research Scientist specialising in nutrition of pigs, poultry and fish.
He has be
en actively involved in the pork industry for 18 years and has a range of current roles including General Manager of the CHM Alliance Pty Ltd. He is a Director of the Pork CRC Ltd, a past President of the Australasian Pig Science Association and is currently Chairman of the Board of Autism Queensland Inc. Dr van Barneveld holds adjunct Associate Professor status at the University of New England and the University of Queensland. He has been awarded the Australian Society of Animal Production Young Scientist Award, the Batterham Memorial Award and the Nutrition Society of
Australia Research Award. Dr van Barneveld chairs the Board R&I Committee and the Pan Pacific Pork
Expo Committee. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mrs Carey is Manager Industry Liaison of the University of NSW, Co-op Scholarship Program. She liaises with many of Australia's leading companies to partner with UNSW in the development of top-performing students and involves active participation in the leadership training and professional development of these students. Mrs Carey's current positions include Board member of Peter Lehmann Wines and Board member of the International Advertising Association. Other positions Mrs Carey has held include Brand Development Director Unilever Australasia, Food Director Unilever Indonesia and Chairman Unilever Singapore.
Mrs Christine Quick
Mrs Quick has acted as company secretary since 23 November 2005. She is responsible for financial management and reporting, HR and payroll, internal policies and procedures, information and communication technology, office administration, company secretarial and corporate governance assistance to the Board and CEO; and Board and Audit Committee reporting. Mrs Quick commenced with APL in June 2003 as Finance Manager and acted as Chief Financial Officer for five months in 2004 and again from April to November 2005 at which time the Board endorsed her promotion to General Manager, Finance and Administration and Company Secretary. Prior to commencing with APL Mrs Quick spent several years working in private practice in taxation and business services, before being
appointed National Finance and Administration Manager for the Australian Property Institute. Mrs Quick
has a Diploma of Business (Accounting), is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
and is currently studying Bachelor of Business (Accounting) through Charles Sturt University.
