John McKillop
Chair @ Sea Forest
About
- Non-Executive Director & Respected Agribusiness Leader & CEO - Board & Executive appointments with Dairy Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia, Hassad Australia, Elders Ltd, Harvey Industries Group, Stanbroke Pastoral Company and more. - Subcommittee Chair and Member ~ HR; Audit & Risk Sub-Committees ----- My focus is helping the Boards and executive leadership of agri-sector operations to drive performance and market sustainability. With 25 years in Australian agribusiness contributing to Board direction, governance, strategy and investment for international organisations and joint ventures, and steering numerous agri-operations through the challenges of diversification, mergers and acquisitions, rationalisation and new market entry, I understand the complexities and opportunities the agri-industry faces. I also respect the outstanding contributions made by so many at all levels to drive industry growth and innovation. Over my career I have been fortunate to develop connections with many others who share my commitment to the industry and its development. This has included Board roles with stellar organisations like Dairy Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia and Marcus Oldham College who have worked to improve market access and sustainability, support industry research and innovation, and to create programs that build industry capability. Board Authority on : -> Agri-business market strategy & sustainability frameworks -> Guidance on establishment of solid governance & risk structures -> International trade and export market development -> Leadership mentoring, HR & talent strategies and capability development -> Cross-sectoral insights and connections for Identification of collective opportunities, investments & high-value strategic partners -> Guidance during M&As, Divestments, Rationalisations, Restructures & Transformation.
Australia
Greater Melbourne Area
Farming
Agriculture, Business Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Strategy, Sustainable Agriculture, Management, Agribusiness, Farms, Negotiation
Experience
Chair
Sea Forest
Australia
Chair
RLX (Regional Livestock Exchanges)
Chair
Manor Estates Holdings
Australia
Manor Farms is privately owned by Treis Family Office in the UK, operating a mix of cropping and livestock in Queensland, NSW and South Australia.
Chair
Black Box Co
Australia
Black Box Co was established by Shannon (Landmark) Speight and Emma Black, both recipients of the Zanda McDonald Award. This dynamic pair have a genuine desire to make data the centre of decision making in the beef industry and now has the largest base of phenotypic records which can assist with research, product development and genomic analysi.
Independent Chair
Red Meat Advisory Council (RMAC)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
RMAC is Australia’s only policy leadership and advisory forum made up of producers, lot feeders, manufacturers, retailers and livestock exporters representing 80,000 Australian beef, goatmeat and sheepmeat businesses and their interests to the community, industry and government. We are proud of the unique role we play for the Australian red meat industry, as the only policy leadership group of our kind representing the entire supply chain from paddock to plate.
Chair
Compass Agribusiness Management
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Compass is a fund and asset management company specialising in the dairy sector in Tasmania. Leading the way in environmental initiatives, innovation and technology and animal welfare practices, Compass has a proven track record in growing sustainable, value-add investments for its investor owners and its farmers.
Chief Executive Officer
Hancock Agriculture & S. Kidman & Co
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Hancock Agriculture is a division of Hancock Prospecting and S. Kidman & Co is majority owned by Hancock Prospecting.
Executive Chairman
LAWD
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
LAWD is a specialist valuation and transaction firm focused on agribusiness and the peri-urban development markets.
Non Executive Director
Dairy Farmers Milk Co-operative
Melbourne, Australia
DFMC is a major supplier of raw milk to Lion Dairy & Drinks.
Council Member
Marcus Oldham College
Geelong
Marcus Oldham College is Australia's leading farm business management, agribusiness and equine business Management College offering students the opportunity to study at the Diploma, Degree and soon at the Masters level. Being independent allows the courses to be developed in close consultation with the relevant industries and to incorporate new trends and technology into the teaching programs. The college has approximately 135 full-time and 60 distance education students.
Education
Australian Institute of Company Directors
The Role of the Chair
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Applied Risk Management
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Corporate Governance
Deakin University
General Management
University of Melbourne
Charles Sturt University
Accounting and Finance
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