Barley Council

Barley Council members include:

• Chair: Drew Robertson – Experienced in grain trading, particularly barley, as well as supply chain management and risk management. Drew is based in Western Australia.

• Amanda Box – Experienced plant breeder and senior manager of Australian barley and other cereal programs including commercial releases. Amanda is based in South Australia.

• Mark Goldsmith – Experienced in brewing including roles in quality assurance, R&D and production. Mark is based in Victoria. 

• Jack King – Experienced in domestic and export-orientated agribusiness with involvement in grain operations, logistics and commercial sales. Jack is based in Victoria.

• Haydn Kuchel – Experienced in commercial plant breeding and R&D for wheat and barley. Haydn is based in South Australia.

• Luke O’Connor – Experienced in grain trading, particularly of barley, as well as experience across logistics. Luke is based in New South Wales. 

• Paul Rigoni – Experienced in malting processes, including production and technical functions, as well as operations and management. Paul is based in Victoria. 

• Simon Robertson – Experienced in grain trading across a number of cereal commodities as well a background in business development, consultancy and brokerage. Simon is based in Victoria. 

• Jeff Stewart – Experienced in brewing, particularly raw material quality and specialist laboratory support for breweries in Australia and New Zealand. Jeff is based in New South Wales.

• Jeremy Thiblet – Experienced in malting processes, food science, operations, trade, quality and safety. Jeremy is based in Victoria.

• Simon Tickner – Victorian grain grower with council experience including on the South Eastern Australia Barley Council.

• Tresslyn Walmsley – Experienced in commercial plant breeding programs and technical drivers for grains industry success. Tress is based in Western Australia.