Dr Holly Ludeman is presented with the 2017 Landmark/ALEC Young Achiever Award by ALEC Director (and former Young Achiever) Troy Setter and Landmark’s Leon Giglia.
AUSTRALIAN livestock exporters have celebrated two of their highest achievers at the industry’s annual Gala Dinner in Perth, held as part of the LIVEXchange 2017 conference.
Dr Holly Ludeman, Harmony Agriculture and Food Company’s Manager (Compliance and Welfare), was named Landmark International/ALEC Young Achiever of the Year, while Graham Daws, Emanuel Exports Managing Director, was confirmed as the industry’s 2017 LiveCorp Hall of Fame recipient.
Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council chairman Simon Crean said the industry’s recognition of its stand-out achievers reflected the trade’s commitment to innovation, leadership and world-leading practices.
“Australia’s livestock export industry relies entirely on the professional men and women employed in our supply chains. I congratulate Holly on her outstanding contribution to our industry and wish her further success in the future,” Mr Crean said.
LiveCorp Chairman Terry Enright said that Mr Daws had made an extraordinary contribution to the industry over almost five decades.
“Graham and his family have had a huge impact on Australia’s livestock export industry, especially as a driving force in the live sheep trade from Western Australia to the Middle East.”
“His place in the industry’s Hall of Fame is thoroughly deserved.”
2017 Landmark/ALEC Young Achiever of the Year
Dr Holly Ludeman is an experienced livestock export industry professional, working in compliance and welfare roles. The live trade allows Holly to combine her veterinary qualifications with her passion for high animal welfare standards and working with livestock.
Dr Ludeman’s first taste of the livestock export industry came when she was awarded the Wellard Livestock Welfare scholarship in her final year of her Veterinary Medicine and Surgery studies. The scholarship enabled Holly to travel with a consignment of cattle from Townsville to Jakarta, and then onto feedlots, abattoirs and local markets in Indonesia.
After some time in private practice, Dr Ludeman started working in the livestock export industry in 2013 as Livestock Shipping Services’ Operations and Compliance Manager. She joined Harmony Agriculture and Food Company earlier this year.
The roles enabled her to gain extensive experience working in importer supply chains with veterinarians, quarantine officials and other in-market stakeholders to uphold the control, traceability and welfare of Australian livestock.
“It’s inspiring to think about how we are constantly working with our partners in importer markets to improve education and knowledge of animal welfare and efficient, ethical food production,” Dr Ludeman said.
