The Team
PENINSULA PORTS BOARD
CHAIRMAN
JOHN CROSBY AM, Diploma in Agriculture (RDA)
Chair of the Agribusiness Advisory Board of Adelaide University, Chair of Stoney Pinch Sands Pty Ltd; General Manager of own farming and investment business in SE South Australia; and Managing Director of C&F International (exporting Australian produce into Vietnam). Previously Chair of a number of wheat and meat industry bodies; senior roles with the NFF and Agribusiness Association of Australia; and Board member and General Manager of Elders.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
KEVIN O’DRISCOLL
Former Chairman of Board of Directors, Ausbulk Ltd 1995 – 2004, Chairman of Ausbulk finance and Audit Committee, Nominations and Remuneration Committee and Listing Committee. Founder and Chairman of Semaphore Container Services, 2006 – 11.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DAVID GIDDINGS, B App Sc (Agriculture)
Farmer based at Wanilla / Wangarry on the lower Eyre Peninsula. Previous Chairman of the Wanilla Ag Bureau and Chairman of LEDA (Lower Eyre Ag Development).
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TREVOR GILMORE
Farmer based at Streaky Bay on the western Eyre Peninsula. Former Councillor of District Council of Streaky Bay, Member of Eyre Peninsula Water Resources Advisory Committee, Member of Streaky Bay Tourism Committee.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GORDON TOLL, FAusIMM , MBA, Columbia
Corporate Career of 27 years with Consolidated Goldfields, BHP, Texasgulf, Atlantic Richfield & Rio Tinto – primary focus on iron ore, coal, copper and industrial minerals. Followed by over 23 years as an entrepreneur exploring for major ore bodies and developing significant new port and logistics infrastructure, and new mines.
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JOHN DAWKINS Bachelor of Economics
John Dawkins was previously Treasurer of Australia retiring from politics in 1993. The Honorable John Dawkins AO had a long career in politics from 1974- 1993. After leaving politics John has had an active business career. In 2000 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the reform of international trade as foundation Chairman of the Cairns Group, to the reform of the Federal budget, Education and Training, and to the Australian Parliament
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REX FOSTER Farmer based at Wudinna in the mid Eyre Peninsula
Farmer based at Wudinna on the Central Eyre peninsula for the last 46 years. Former Wudinna School Council secretary.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
COMPANY SECRETARY
ASHLEY ROFF, FGIA, Master of Laws (LLM) (Hons 2)
Over 25 years of governance and legal experience in agriculture, including as legal counsel and company secretary of ABB Grain Ltd (now Glencore / Viterra), Ausbulk Ltd, Emerald Grain (a Sumitomo subsidiary) and Berri Ltd. Currently, Non-Executive Director of Port Lincoln based Angel Seafood Ltd (ASX: AS1).
HEAD OF PEOPLE AND ADMINISTRATION
ELAINE EHMANN, Dip Management HR/IR, Dip Vocational Educational Training, CAHRI Member Australian HR Institute
Over 20 years experience as both a hands on and strategic People and Culture professional in sectors such as engineering, defence, FMCG, automotive, optical laboratories, pharmacy, retail, manufacturing, communications, IT, telecommunications, finance, non for profit and consultancy organisations. Elaine also has experience as a WHS Manager and holds a Diploma of Management HR/IR, Diploma of Vocational Educational Training and is a certified professional member of the Australian Human Resource Institute.
PENINSULA PORTS PROJECT TEAM
BRIGG MACADAM
The board has expanded the Financial team with the appointment of international firm Brigg Macadam as Joint Lead Manager with local South Australian firm Baker Young. Brigg Macadam are specialists in infrastructure funding for emerging markets and have the networks to support the final financing leg of the $200M Port Spencer project.
WALLBRIDGE GILBERT AZTEC
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (WGA) is an Australian multi-disciplinary, award-winning engineering and project management company with an ethos based on delivering long-term collaborative client relationships, and delivering innovative, buildable and economical solutions. With more than 38 years’ experience across diverse sectors, WGA provides a wide range of consulting services including structural, civil, maritime, mechanical, geotechnical, heavy lifting, temporary works, project management, electrical, pressure vessels, hydrogeology and demolition.
PIPER ALDERMAN
Piper Alderman is a multi-disciplinary Australian law firm, having been lead advisers to commercial interests across Australia for over 175 years. Piper Alderman is arguably Australia’s leading agribusiness legal firm, representing clients in many of the largest agribusiness transactions in rural and regional Australia.
PACIFIC MARINE
Pacific Maritime has extensive experience in project and asset management, maritime incident investigation and support, maritime compliance, audits, risk assessments, commercial dispute resolution, negotiations, due diligence and business management. PML is providing the maritime expertise to Peninsula Ports, ensuring that the proposal satisfies shipping best practice and compliance with the myriad of nautical and port-related regulation.
