CBH welcomes new Growers' Advisory Council appointments
The CBH Group is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new growers to our Growers’ Advisory Council (GAC).
The GAC was formed in 2003 when CBH and the Grain Pool of WA merged and the then highly regarded Producers Council of WA transitioned to become the GAC.
It comprises 16 Western Australian grain growers who help to facilitate communication between the co-operative’s Board and growers at grass roots level.
Due to the expiry of the terms of sitting Councillors, there were seven open positions on the Council this year.
The following growers will commence their term on 1 July 2019:
District Two
Michael Caughey from Merredin
Stephanie Clarke from Bolgart
District Three
Craig Doney from Kulin
District Four
Gerard Paganoni from Broomehill
Jeffrey Stoney* from Gnowellen
District Five
Daniel Sanderson from Esperance
Andrew Chambers* from Ravensthorpe
Please note that there were no appointments in District One as the minimum number of candidates had been met.
Following a review of the GAC Charter last year, a Councillor’s term is now a single period of four years. *Jeffrey Stoney and Andrew Chambers will complete three-year terms to stagger the terms of Councillors in each District.
The GAC Selection Committee also agreed to extend the term of Neville McDonald for a further two years, as the incumbent Chair.
Mr McDonald was appointed GAC Chair in April 2019, replacing Michelle Barrett who has retired from the Council.
CBH Chairman Wally Newman paid special tribute to Ms Barrett for her work in leading the GAC for the past two years and congratulated the new grower members on their appointments.
“The GAC is essential in providing the CBH Group Board and senior management team with invaluable insights and knowledge at the grass roots level, particularly on issues that directly impact growers’ businesses,” Mr Newman said.
“To that end, we would like to thank the outgoing GAC Councillors – Michelle Barrett, Barry West, Royce Taylor, David Cox, Andrew Nixon, Francis Panizza and William Bailey – for their contributions.
“We trust they will continue to play an active role in sharing their knowledge and experience through the GAC alumni.
“In particular, our thanks go to Michelle Barrett who served as GAC Chair from February 2017 to April 2019. Michelle was the first female GAC Chair, and a great asset to the co-operative in providing real world experience and farming insight.
“I also warmly welcome the seven successful candidates to the Council, and I look forward to working with each of them as CBH continues to focus on returning value to Western Australian growers.” The first meeting of the new GAC will take place in August 2019.