A new Director has joined the Board of Hort Innovation, while another has been re-appointment, following voting for new Board members at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in November.
New candidate Cameron Mackay and re-nominating Director Robert Mullins were elected to the Hort Innovation Board, with Julie Bird later re-elected as Chair by the new Board, and John Said as Deputy Chair.
The elected Directors bring a wealth of experience and skills to the Board:
Cameron Mackay has been involved with his family business, Mackays, for more than 30 years, growing banana, papaya, avocado, lychee, passionfruit, cocoa and coffee. His career has led to him senior industry roles including 12 years on the board of the Australian Banana Growers’ Council, with two years as Chairman.
Dr Robert Mullins was raised on a wheat farm and has enjoyed an international career in technology-based businesses supporting high-value horticulture. He has broad business experience having held senior commercial and technical leadership roles in Australia, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, and the United States.
Ms Bird said the newly elected Directors join Hort Innovation at a time of significant opportunity for the organisation.
“We are proud to say that Hort Innovation had a record-breaking year, with more than $158 million invested in research and development, marketing and trade initiatives to benefit levy payers,” Ms Bird said.
“Our latest data showed that our projects returned $5.60 for every dollar invested in R&D over a year.”
Find out more about the current Hort Innovation leadership team here.
