South Australian dairy farmer Rick Gladigau is the new president of Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF), following an AGM that elected three new directors to the Board today.
Mr Gladigau, together with Queensland Dairy Organisation president Brian Tessmann, remain as sitting Business Directors of the ADF Board. They are joined by two new Business Directors, NSW Farmers Dairy Committee member and Norco director Heath Cook and Corangamite United Dairyfarmers of Victoria branch President Ben Bennett, and a new Independent Director Andreas Clark, the former CEO of Wine Australia.
Mr Cook and Mr Bennett fill the positions of outgoing President Terry Richardson who retired after a five-year term and NSW Farmers Dairy Committee chair Colin Thompson who was not returned to the Board. Mr Clark replaces outgoing Independent Director Victoria Taylor who did not stand for re-election.
The Board of ADF now comprises:
- Rick Gladigau, South Australia
- Brian Tessmann, Queensland
- Ben Bennett, Victoria
- Heath Cook, New South Wales
- Andreas Clark, from South Australia, a former commercial lawyer with experience in foreign affairs and trade, and the former CEO of Wine Australia
New ADF President Rick Gladigau praised Terry Richardson for his esteemed industry leadership and thanked Victoria Taylor and Colin Thompson for their outstanding service for Australian dairy farmers.
About Australian Dairy Farmers
Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) is the recognised national policy and advocacy organisation working to improve profitability and sustainability of dairy farming in Australia. Representing Australia’s six dairying states, Australian Dairy Farmers state membership comprises representatives from Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. These state bodies are known as State Dairy Farmer Organisations (SDFOs). ADF provides the SDFOs with support and representation on a national level.
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