Australian Made Campaign elects new board

The Australian Made Campaign’s national Board consists of ten Directors, elected by the organisation’s 11 members – the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and its network of State and Territory Chambers, and the National Farmers’ Federation.

The Executive Chairman of the Gerard Corporation, Robert Gerard, and Former Chairman of the Australian Canegrowers Council, Alf Cristaudo, both stepped down from the Australian Made Campaign’s Board of Directors at the meeting.

The Vice President of the National Farmers Federation, Fiona Simson, and the CEO of Australian natural medicine manufacturer Martin & Pleasance, Richard Holyman were elected to fill their vacancies.

Australian Made Campaign Chief Executive, Ian Harrison, said that the strategic direction provided by its Board of Directors had been instrumental to the logo’s success.

“Trust and recognition of the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has never been higher – almost 2,500 businesses are now using this symbol on approximately 15,000 products sold around the world,” Harrison said.

The board consists of:

• Glenn Cooper AM (Chairman), Executive Chairman, Coopers Brewery Ltd (Adelaide)
• Allyn Beard (Deputy Chairman), Company Director, A.H. Beard Pty Ltd (Sydney)
• Neil Summerson FCA (Treasurer), Company Director and former Chairman, Bank of Queensland (Brisbane)
• Nicki Anderson, MD, Powerforce Group (Melbourne)
• Kate Carnell AO, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Canberra)
• David Gray AM, MD, David Gray & Co Pty Ltd (Perth)
• Richard Holyman, CEO, Martin & Pleasance (Melbourne)
• Robert Hutchinson, State Manager, ParexDavco (Australia) Pty Ltd (Brisbane)
• Michele Levine, CEO, Roy Morgan Research (Melbourne)
• Fiona Simson, VP, National Farmers Federation (Northern New South Wales)