Management

The Board delegates responsibility for the operation and administration of the Company to the Managing Director who, together with the executive team, is accountable to the Board.

Senior executives, their staff and technical specialists in Head Office support the Managing Director.

AWTA Ltd is organised for management and reporting purposes into functional units. Management responsible for those units must account for their performance within a framework of Strategic Plans, Budgets, Position Descriptions, targets, standards and policies.

Managing Director Michael Jackson Chief Financial Officer Peter Walsh General Counsel & Company Secretary Charles Englander Divisional Manager - Product Testing John Lewis National Information Services Manager Ray Duncan General Manager Raw Wool Ian Ashman Regional Manager - Western Australia Andrew Lindsay Sampling Operations Manager - WA Rob Hallion Laboratory Manager - Fremantle Brendon van Rensburg Laboratory Production Manager - Melbourne Rod Agar Data Processing Manager - Raw Wool John Billing Research Consultant Trevor Mahar Engineering Manager Keith Lane Research & Technical Manager David Crowe Sampling Operations Manager - Eastern Australia Tim Steere Sampling Supervisor - Newcastle George Koshapuhn Sampling Controller - Brisbane Pat Ryan Sampling Controller - Geelong Leo Fowler Sampling Controller - Portland John Buchanan Sampling Controller - Adelaide Owen Gillingham Sampling Controller - Launceston Carol Marshall Sampling Supervisor - Goulburn SSGOUL Sampling Controller - Sydney John Cheshire Business Development Manager Steven Kar Laboratory Operations Manager - Agrifood Technology Doreen Fernandez Customer Relations Manager Robert Rantino Customer Services Manager - FeedTest Rick Stadler