John Maher BAgSc (Hons), MBA, GAICD
Managing Director - Ruralco

Appointed to Ruralco Holdings Limited in October 2006, John is responsible for the parent company and branded entities that form the largest network of independently owned stores and regional companies in agribusiness and real estate throughout Australia.

Prior to joining Ruralco, John was the Group General Manager of one of the country's largest agribusinesses involved in the distribution of rural supplies as well as the logistics, marketing and sale of livestock and wool and the provision of services relating to finance, insurance, agronomy, real estate, grain acquisition and grain marketing. He has also held senior positions in organisations involved in the international marketing of Australian agricultural commodities and rural consultancy.

 

Janelle O'Reilly BEcLLB(Hons)
Company Secretary and General Counsel

Janelle is responsible for all of the Group's legal, company secretarial and risk management functions.  
Janelle was previously Company Secretary and General Counsel/Legal Counsel for a large building and industrial products company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Prior to this she worked as a senior associate in a national law firm working in corporate and mergers and acquisitions law.

 
Sue Shoobridge BComm, FCPA, GAICD
Chief Financial Officer


Sue is responsible for managing the Group's financial and statutory reporting, taxation and audit requirements. She joined Ruralco on the 3rd July 2007.

Sue has over 35 years experience in accounting, treasury, corporate finance and banking. Prior to joining Ruralco, Sue held the position of CFO with a Tasmanian financial services organisation for 9 years.

 
Hugh McKid B Fin Admin, M Comm, ASA, F Fin
Head of Finance

Hugh is responsible for the operations of the Group's Financial Services Division which provides finance and insurance services. Hugh joined Ruralco on the 9th July 2007.
Hugh has over 25 years experience in treasury, corporate finance, banking and investment banking and advisory for both international and domestic banks. Hugh was responsible for the strategic planning, commercial and financial services operations of a leading agribusiness company and prior to joining Ruralco, spent 8 years with Australia's largest construction, mining and infrastructure group undertaking various finance, commercial and strategic development roles.
 
Peter Homann
General Manager - General Manager Southern operations

Peter commenced with Ruralco on 1 December 2006 and is responsible for the Wool and Livestock Division of the Group and for the Victorian based diversified agribusiness Rodwells & Co.

Peter has over 25 years experience in the meat and livestock industry, having significant experience in stock agency and supply chain operations. His experience includes 10 years with a major meat processing, feedlotting and farming business that has interests across Australia including Tasmania and King Island. He was most recently National Livestock Manager for a significant Australian agribusiness. Peter is a Director and President of the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association Limited.

 

Frank de Bruyn AAICD
General Manager - General Manager Stock Feed, Seed & Grain

Frank is responsible for the Group's stock feed and grain operations. He is also responsible for the performance of two Tasmanian based businesses that concentrate on stock feed manufacture, as well as grain handling, storage and distribution.

Frank has spent over 10 years with Monds & Affleck where he began as Production Manager before being appointed as General Manager. He has recently added management responsibilities for Tasmanian Grain Elevators.

 

Peter Watkins
General Manager - General Manager Northern & Western operations

Peter is responsible for developing business opportunities across northern Australia, focusing on the core business activities of wool and livestock agency, rural supplies, real estate, insurance and financial services.

With a career spanning 30 years, Peter has worked for the past 10 years developing livestock and wool operations for a national agribusiness in South Australia, the Northern Territory, the Kimberley region of Western Australia, and in Queensland. He has held several senior management positions with key account responsibilities.

 

Travis Dillon Dip RBM
General Manager - Rural Supplies

 
Travis was promoted to the role of General Manager - Rural Supplies in November 2008. In this role he takes responsibility for the National Procurement Team, Administration functions, Growforce Fertiliser Operations and Terra Firma.
In a career spanning over 16 years, Travis has experience in Rural Merchandising having worked for several major national agribusiness prior to joining Ruralco in June 2007. Travis has experience in agronomy, branch management, product management and more recently as State Manager of our CRT operations in South Australia.
 

Greg O’Neil
General Manager - CRT

 
Greg has over 27 years experience within the rural industry and is responsible for the merchandise business of the CRT / Town and Country membership nationally. He has held various senior positions with the Ruralco (and previously Combined Rural Traders) group including marketing, category and state management and since 1996, general management.
After 25 years with the Company Greg posses a sound knowledge and understanding of the key drivers of the business and a good understanding of the market having worked in NSW, Qld and WA.
 

GLENN FINDLAY BBus, ACA
General Manager - Commercial

Glenn is responsible for corporate strategy and planning, and business development. He is also responsible for the Group's information technology infrastructure and application systems.

A chartered accountant with over 20 years experience, Glenn has held various senior commercial and financial positions across a number of industries including textile manufacturing, consumer goods manufacturing
and agribusiness. Glenn joined Ruralco in October 2006 having spent the previous 7 years in senior roles with a major national agribusiness.

 

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