Director's and Senior Management's Profiles
The Responsible Entity of the Agricultural Land Trust is Agricultural Land Management Limited.
The Directors and senior management of Agricultural Land Management Limited comprise:
Peter Zachert
B.Bus M.Com M.Geoscience FCA FAIM
(Chairman, Non Executive / Non Independent)
Mr Zachert is a Chartered Accountant and Company Director. He is currently a director of Terramin Australia Limited and a number of private companies. His executive background is primarily in resources and diversified industrials in Australia and overseas, most recently as CFO of Elders Limited (ceasing June 2009). Previous positions held by Mr Zachert include director and CFO of Cyprus Australia Coal Company, CFO of Delta Gold Limited and senior roles in Prodeco SA and Exxon Coal and Mineral Company Limited. Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He was appointed an executive director of Agricultural Land Management Limited on 2 July 2007 however has assumed a non executive and non independent role since 1 July 2009. Mr Zachert was appointed chairman of the board of directors on 4 September 2009.
Matthew Ellis
LLB (Hons) (age 36)
(Director, Non Executive / Independent)
Mr Ellis is a Principal of the law firm MGB Legal in Perth. He practices primarily in the area of Commercial, Corporate & Property Law and was appointed director of Agricultural Land Management Limited on 9 June 2008.
Max Ormsby
FFSIA FAICD ANZIIF (senior assoc.)
(Director, Non Executive / Independent)
Mr Ormsby is a Company Director and experienced executive with a background in the corporate sector and major trading banks. He is currently a director of Rural Bank Limited, Master Fund (WA) Pty Limited, NM Superannuation Pty Limited, Hifert Pty Limited and Seed Technology & Marketing Pty Limited. His executive background includes roles of director finance and director risk management at Elders Limited (ceasing July 2006).
Max is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and the Australian Institute of Directors and a senior associate of the Australian Institute of Exports. He was appointed a director of Agricultural Land Management on 22 January 2009.
Ian Wigg
B.Ec CA SAFin
(Chief Operating Officer, Joint Company Secretary, Compliance Committee Member, Responsible Manager)
Mr Wigg was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Agricultural Land Management Limited in October 2007. His experience prior to that was predominately obtained in the field of corporate recovery in both Australia and the UK having been a director at PPB, Adelaide since June 2006. Ian is a Chartered Accountant and a Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.
Simon Olesen
B.Comm LLB(Hons) CA FTIA
(Joint Company Secretary, Responsible Manager)
Mr Olesen was appointed joint company secretary of Agricultural Land Management Limited in September 2008. He is a trust and taxation expert having worked within the Deloitte, Adelaide taxation consulting team for 7 years. Simon is a qualified lawyer, Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia.
Peter Taylor
(Responsible Manager - Property)
Mr Taylor was appointed Responsible Manager (property) in May 2008. He has in excess of 35 years experience in rural property sales and holds real estate licences in SA, Vic, NSW and NT. Peter is a member of the Real Estate Institute of South Australia.
Ross Kestel
B.Bus CA FCPA MAICD
(Compliance Committee Chairman, Independent)
Mr Kestel is a Chartered Accountant, Company Director and principal of Nissan Kestel Harford Accountants and Business Advisors. He is a Registered Company Auditor and a member of the Institute of Company Directors. Mr Kestal was appointed to the Compliance Committee in December 2002.
Neil MacKenzie
BA (Hons) FCA
(Compliance Committee Member, Independent)
Mr Mackenzie is an experienced executive and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is a former Commercial Director and COO of Simeon Wines and the current Chairman of Blaxland Vineyards Limited. Mr Mackenzie was appointed to the Compliance Committee in January 2008.