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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
Jeffrey Billing
Title
Lead, Seminis ANZ
Responsibilities
Leads the Vegetable division of Monsanto in Australia and New Zealand.
Work History
  • Vegetable Lead, Monsanto ANZ
  • TD lead ANZ , Asia Pacific Root and Bulb TD Lead and Regional Product Manager
  • Lead, Seminis Australia
  • General Manager, Fairbanks Selected Seed Company
  • Small seed product Manager, Yates Vegetable Seeds
  • Research Manager, Henderson Seed Company
Name
Daniel Kruithoff
Title
Marketing & Stewardship Lead
Responsibilities
Manages the marketing operations for Monsanto’s cotton seed and genetic trait businesses
Work History
  • Cotton Marketing & Strategy Lead, Monsanto Australia
  • Marketing Manager, Monsanto Australia
  • Territory Business Manager – Toowoomba QLD, Monsanto Australia
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
Ian Taylor
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
  • Manager - Farming Systems Investments, CRDC
  • Research Program Manager - Crop Protection & Farming Systems, CRDC
  • Research Scientist, Weed Ecology
  • Post Graduate Researcher
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