Independent Non-executive Director

John Gillam joined the Board on 31 July 2020 and was appointed Chair on 24 September 2020.

John has extensive commercial and leadership experience from a 20-year career with Wesfarmers where he held various senior leadership roles including CEO of the Bunnings Group, Managing Director of CSBP and Chairman of Officeworks.

Other directorships and offices (current and recent):

• Chairman of VetPartners (since March 2024)
• Chairman of BlueFit Pty Limited (since February 2018)
• Director of Lendlease (since October 2024) and chairman-elect
• Director of Clontarf Foundation (since 2017)
• Former Director and Chairman of CSR Limited (from December 2017 until July 2024)

Board Committee memberships:

• Chair of the Nomination Committee
• Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
• Member of the People, Safety and Remuneration Committee

Non-Independent Executive Director

Greg Hunt joined the Board on 5 May 2015.

Greg joined Nufarm in 2012 and was Group Executive Commercial Operations prior to being appointed acting chief executive officer in February 2015.

Greg has considerable executive and agribusiness experience. Greg had a successful career at Elders before being appointed managing director of Elders Australia Limited, a position he held between 2001-2007. After leaving Elders, Greg worked with various private equity firms focussed on the agriculture sector and has acted as a corporate advisor to Australian and international organisations in agribusiness related matters. 

BA (Hons) Science, PhD

David Jones joined the Board on 23 June 2021.

David has held Chairman and Director roles in large global agricultural businesses. His experience includes as Head of Business Development at Syngenta and former Chairman of Zeneca China, Arysta Life Science, and Plant Impact. David has broad leadership experience in operations, strategy, mergers and acquisitions and intellectual property in multiple jurisdictions including Asia, Latin America, Europe and the United States.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Chairman of BigSis (since 2020)
• Chairman of Enko Chem Inc (until June 2023)
• Chairman of Commercial Advisory Board of Enko Chem Inc (2019 to July 2021)

Board Committee memberships:

• Chair of the Innovation Committee
• Member of the People, Safety and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

LLB(Hons), BSc(Hons)

Marie McDonald joined the Board on 22 March 2017.

Marie is widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading corporate and commercial lawyers having been a Senior Partner at Ashurst until 2014 where she specialised in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and commercial law.

Marie was Chair of the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia from 2012 to 2013, having previously been the Deputy Chair, and was a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel from 2001 to 2010.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Director of CSL Limited (since 14 August 2013)
• Director of Nanosonics Limited (since 24 October 2016)
• Director of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (since October 2016)
• Member of Melbourne University Law School Foundation Board (since October 2021)

Board Committee memberships:

• Chair of the People, Safety and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee
• Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

BSc, MSc, PhD

Adrian Percy joined the Board on 1 July 2023.

Adrian is currently the inaugural Executive Director of the NC Plant Sciences Initiative at North Carolina State University.

He has more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural sector, with previous roles as Chief Technology Officer of UPL Ltd and Head of Research and Development for the Crop Science Division of Bayer. In the latter role, he was a member of their Executive Committee with responsibility for internal and open innovation activities in the areas of crop protection chemistry and biologicals, as well as seeds and traits. During his 25-year tenure at Bayer, he also held numerous positions in agricultural research and development.

Adrian is a Venture Partner at Finistere Ventures LLC, a technology and life sciences venture capital investor. 

Adrian holds a BSc from University of Liverpool, an MSc in Toxicology from University of Birmingham and a PhD in Biochemistry from University of Birmingham.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Director at BioLumic
• Director at AgPlenus
• Director at FA Bio
• Director at Evogene

Board Committee memberships:

• Member of the Sustainability and Environment Committee
• Member of the Innovation Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

BCom, GradDip Ed Studies, FCPA, FAICD

Lynne Saint joined the Board on 18 December 2020.

Ms Saint has broad financial and commercial experience from a global career including more than 19 years with Bechtel Group where she served as Chief Audit Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Mining and Metals Global Business Unit. Her expertise encompasses strong financial skills, corporate governance, enterprise risk, supply chain risk and project management.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Director of Iluka Resources (since 21 October 2019)
• Director of Ventia Services Group Pty Ltd (since 25 October 2021)

Board Committee memberships:

• Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
• Member of the Sustainability and Environment Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committe

BAgronomic Engineering, MBA

Federico Tripodi joined the Board on 19 June 2023.

Federico has close to three-decades of involvement in the agri-food sector with his experience spanning general management, research and development, corporate strategy and the commercialization of novel plant biotechnologies targeted for consumers and farmers.

Federico is the Founder and CEO of Blacktop Holdings, a boutique venture lab that offers strategic and operating partnership services to rapidly growing Ag Tech, Food and Agribusiness companies, their investors and research institutions.

From 2016 to 2018, Federico served as the CEO of Calyxt Inc. (NASDAQ:CLXT), a company that develops healthier food ingredients by applying a new breeding technology.

Prior to Calyxt, Federico worked at Monsanto Company for nearly two decades where his primary focus was developing health, sustainability and renewable energy crop products in the United States and Latin America.

Federico holds an MBA from Washington University’s Olin Business School, as well as an agronomic engineering degree from Buenos Aires University.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Chairman at the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)

Board Committee memberships:

• Member of the People, Safety and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Innovation Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

BSc (Resource & Environmental Management)

Alexandra Gartmann joined the board on 23 September 2022.

Alexandra brings over 25 years of deep industry experience in rural, agriculture and community focused organisations and is the former CEO of the Rural Bank, a division of the Bendigo & Adelaide Bank. Her executive career includes roles such as Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Executive Marketing, Partnerships & Corporate Affairs and CEO of Rural Bank and as CEO of the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal and The Birchip Cropping Group.

Alexandra serves on boards across agriculture, banking and the environment. As the current Chair of the Victorian Agriculture & Climate Change Council and the Australian Farm Institute, her experience will bring invaluable insight to our Board.

Other directorships (current and recent):

• Chair of the Victorian Agriculture & Climate Change Council
• Chair of the Australian Farm Institute
• Trustee of the Helen MacPherson Smith Trust
• Former Chair of the CSIRO Agriculture and Food Advisory Council
• Member of the National Rural Advisory Council

Board Committee memberships:

• Chair of the Sustainability and Environment Committee
• Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

LLB (Hons), BSc and LLM (Intellectual Property)