Dairy Australia has announced nominees to stand for election to its Board as Non-Executive Directors at the Annual General Meeting in November.
There are three vacancies this year, one for a director with research and development skills, one for a director with milk producer skills, and one for a director with finance and accounting skills.
Professor Paul Wood, who has over thirty years’ experience in agricultural R&D is standing for election for the first time.
Professor Wood has been successful as both a research scientist and as an R&D leader. He is internationally recognised for his research in veterinary immunology and tuberculosis and is the inventor on seven patents.
He has led increasingly larger R&D teams from CSIRO, CSL and Pfizer. He has been responsible for bringing a number of innovative products to the market, receiving recognition for his work including the Clunies Ross medal. He has served on several Boards with both R&D and commercial entities, and currently serves as the Chair of the Agriculture and Foodtech Committee for AusBiotech and is an Adjunct Professor at Monash University.
Jeff Odgers, who was first appointed to the Dairy Australia Board in 2013, has been nominated for re-election as a Director to fill the vacancy for a director with milk producer skills. Jan West, who was first appointed to the Dairy Australia Board in 2014, has also been nominated to fill the vacancy for a director with finance and accounting skills.
Dairy Australia invited applications for the vacancies earlier this year. An Industry Selection Committee conducted the formal process leading to the recommendation of the three candidates to the Dairy Australia Board.