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The Monsanto Australia Leadership Team

Name
Peter O’Keeffe
Title
Country Lead
Responsibilities
  • Leads Monsanto Australia Seeds and Traits Business
Work History
  • Sales Lead, Monsanto Australia
  • Various sales/leadership roles over 12 year period, Nufarm Australia Ltd
  • Sales agronomist, Roberts Ltd.
  • Field research officer, SARDI
Name
Catherine Bulut
Title
HR Lead, Australia/NZ
Responsibilities
  • Implement the People Strategy in Australia/NZ that compliments the Business Strategy
  • Facilitation of people development
  • Leading the Human Resources & Facilities teams
Work History
  • HR Lead, Monsanto Australia/NZ
  • Finance Lead, Seminis Australia/New Zealand
  • Finance Lead, Seminis Australia
Name
James Neilsen
Title
Technology Development Lead ANZ
Responsibilities
  • Lead the Technology Development Team in Australia
  • Support the implementation and adoption of Monsanto traits in Australia
Work History
  • Canola Systems Specialist Monsanto Australia
  • Post Doctoral Fellow CSIRO
Name
Curtis Ni
Title
Australian IT Lead
Responsibilities
  • Lead the IT infrastructure team that supports core IT services and delivers key projects for the Asia Pacific region
Work History
  • Asia Pacific IT Infrastructure Lead
  • Asia Pacific Network Services Lead, Monsanto
  • Asia Pacific Systems Engineer, Monsanto
  • ANZ Systems Administrator, Monsanto
Name
Joanne Messing
Title
Finance Lead, ANZ
Responsibilities
  • Oversee financial and fiscal management aspects of company operations
  • Lead and coordinate FCPA, internal controls compliance, business planning and external reporting efforts
  • Interaction with the Cotton Seed & Trait, Canola Trait, Chemistry & Vegetable Seed businesses
Work History
  • Business Analyst , Seminis ANZ & South East Asia
  • Financial Analyst , Row Crop ANZ
  • Financial Accountant – Monsanto Australia
  • Assistant Accountant – Monsanto Australia
  • Assistant Accountant – Toll Holdings Ltd
Name
Michael Leader
Title
Regulatory Affairs Lead
Responsibilities
  • Lead the regulatory and stewardship function for Monsanto in Australia
  • Obtain and maintain product approvals, meeting compliance and stewardship obligations
Work History
  • Healthcare Director - EuropaBio (European Association for Bioindustries)
  • Director of International Regulatory Policy for Ag Biotech – CropLife International
  • Assistant Director, Trans-Tasman Therapeutic Goods Authority Branch
  • Departmental Liaison Officer – Office of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Federal Minister for Health and Aging
  • Assistant Director and A/g Director, Legal & Policy Branch – Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
Name
Keryn Mclean
Title
Corporate Affairs Lead
Responsibilities
  • Implement strategic public, industry and Government affairs activities to enhance ag-biotech awareness and understanding of need for ongoing innovation in Ag.
  • Co-ordinate with third parties to strengthen and align industry communication and promotion of science in agriculture.
  • Lead strategy to communicate biotechnology as an essential tool for sustainable productivity gains in Aust. agriculture
Work History
  • Corporate Affairs Manager, Monsanto Australia
  • Business Development Manager, Monsanto Australia
  • Marketing associate, Monsanto Australia