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  • Ian Wilton
    Ian Wilton
    Chair
    MSc, FCCA, FCPA, FAICD, CA

    Appointed Chair on 11 September 2019 and Non-Executive Director since 2014, Mr Wilton is also Chair (appointed 11 September 2019) of the Work Health and Safety Committee and Nomination and Prudential Committee.

    Mr Wilton is a member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (former Chair) and the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee.

    Mr Wilton is an experienced non-executive director and former senior executive with extensive knowledge of the agricultural sector. He has held Chief Financial Officer positions with Ridley Corporation Limited, CSR Sugar and GrainCorp Limited.

    He was President and Chief Executive Officer of GrainCorp Malt.

    Mr Wilton is a Non-Executive Director of Namoi Cotton Limited (since June 2020).

    Mr Wilton was previously Chair of the advisory board of Mackay’s Banana Marketing and Non-Executive Director of Sheep CRC Ltd (Nov 2015 – Sept 2020).

    Mr Wilton is a resident of New South Wales.
    • Mark Allison
      Mark Allison
      Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
      B.Agr.Sc, B.Econ, GDM, FAICD, AMP (HBS), DUniv (hc) (Adel)

      Mr Allison joined Elders Limited as a Non-Executive Director in November 2009, serving as Chairman and Executive Chairman, before being appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in May 2014.

      Mark’s 43-year agribusiness career spans technical, manufacturing, supply and distribution roles and businesses. Previous roles include Managing Director/CEO of GrainGrowers Limited, Jeminex Limited, Farmoz Pty Ltd, Wesfarmers Landmark Limited, Wesfarmers CSBP Limited, CropCare Australasia Pty Ltd and General Manager of Incitec Fertilisers.

      Mark is currently Chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources End-User Advisory Board of the SmartSat CRC, the Agrifood and Wine Advisory Board of the University of Adelaide, and a member of the Rabobank Food and Agriculture Advisory Board.

      He is the previous Chair of Agribusiness Australia, AuctionsPlus, CropLife, Agsafe, the APVMA, as well as a number of other agricultural and industrial and safety businesses.

      Mark oversaw the development and implementation of the four Elders’ Eight Point Plans from 2014. This strategic plan returned the company to a pure play agribusiness and resulted in the first shareholder distribution in nearly a decade in 2017. Since 2014 Elders has grown from a market capitalisation of $50 million to a peak of $2.2 billion.

      On 19 September 2023 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Adelaide for his experience and lifelong contribution to agriculture and agribusiness.

      Mark is from far north Queensland, and is a passionate advocate of agriculture, and regional and rural Australia.
      • Robyn Clubb
        Robyn Clubb
        Non-Executive Director
        BEc, CA, SF Fin, MAICD

        A Non-Executive Director since September 2015, Ms Clubb is Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (appointed 11 September 2019) and a member of the Remuneration and Human Resources Committee (former Chair), the Work Health and Safety Committee and the Nomination and Prudential Committee.

        Ms Clubb is an experienced Non-Executive Director, a Chartered Accountant and Senior Fellow of the Finance and Securities Institute of Australia.

        She has over 20 years’ experience as a senior executive in the financial services industry, working for organisations including AMP Limited and Citibank Limited.

        Ms Clubb is currently a Director of Craig Mostyn Holdings Pty Ltd (since Feb 2017, retiring Dec 2 022), Chair of the Australian Wool Exchange Limited (since Aug 2016, retiring Nov 2022), Chair of ProTen Limited (Director since Apr 2019), Non-Executive Director of Essential Energy (since Apr 2018), Chair of FCFA Leasing Limited (Director since Aug 2021) and a Director of Australia Post (since Sept 2022).

        Ms Clubb is a resident of New South Wales.
        • Raelene Murphy
          Raelene Murphy
          Non-Executive Director
          BBus, FCA, GAICD

          Non-Executive Director since January 2021, Ms Murphy is a member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, Remuneration and Human Resources Committee, Work Health and Safety Committee and Nomination and Prudential Committee.

          Ms Murphy holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also has many years’ experience as a senior executive, having previously been the CEO of The Delta Group and Managing Director of 333 Management.

          Ms Murphy has strong Non-Executive Director experience in the Australian listed company environment, across a range of industry sectors.

          Her current ASX non-executive director roles are at Bega Cheese Limited (since June 2015), Integral Diagnostics Limited (since Oct 2017) and Altium Limited (since Sept 2016, retiring Nov 2022) and Tabcorp Holdings Limited (since Aug 2022). Ms Murphy was also previously a non-executive director of Clean Seas Seafood Limited (July 2018-Oct 2020).

          Ms Murphy is a resident of Victoria.
          • John Lloyd
            John Lloyd
            Non-Executive Director
            BSc, MBA

            A Non-Executive Director since 1 December 2023, Mr Lloyd is a member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee; the Remuneration, People and Culture Committee; the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Nomination and Prudential Committee.

            Mr Lloyd holds a Bachelor of Science, Wool and Pastoral, from the University of NSW and an MBA from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

            He has extensive experience in the agricultural industry, including current appointments as a Non-Executive Director of Meat and Livestock Australia, Wine Australia and the Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council. Mr Lloyd is also a council member of Charles Sturt University.

            Mr Lloyd's previous executive roles include CEO of Horticulture Innovation Australia, Managing Director of Case New Holland ANZ, General Manager Commercial at Incitec Pivot and General Manager Merchandise at Wesfarmers Dalgety.

            Mr Lloyd is a resident of New South Wales.
            • Damien Frawley
              Damien Frawley
              Non-Executive Director
              Mr Frawley commenced as a Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2024.

              Mr Frawley is an experienced CEO and Director, with extensive experience in the financial services sector and a strong passion for agriculture. He is currently Chair of Queensland Treasury Corporation and Chair of Host-Plus Pty Limited. Mr Frawley is also a non-executive Director of both Mirvac Group and Blue Sky Beef Pty Ltd.

              Mr Frawley brings to the Elders Board skills in CEO and leadership oversight, Board leadership, strategy and planning, talent and remuneration, customers and consumers and government relations. Mr Frawley also has a well-developed understanding of agribusiness through various professional and personal undertakings.
              • Glenn Davis
                Glenn Davis
                Non-Executive Director
                LLB, BEc, FAICD

                Mr Davis commenced as a Non-Executive Director on 2 September 2024.

                Mr Davis has extensive experience as a director, serving on both listed and unlisted company boards. He has also nearly 40 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, including, since 2002, as a principal and co-founder of DMAW Lawyers. As a lawyer, he has advised many corporate clients, including listed clients, on transactional and risk management matters.

                Mr Davis currently serves as chair of ASX listed Itech Minerals Limited since 27 April 2021 and a director of ASX and NZX dual listed SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (and acts as chair of SkyCity’s Adelaide based casino) since 8 September 2022. Mr Davis is also a non-executive director or chair of several large unlisted companies including in the primary production, seafood and manufacturing sectors.

                Company Secretaries

                • Peter Hastings
                  Peter Hastings
                  Company Secretary
                  BA, LLB, GDLP, FGIA, Grad Dip Applied Corporate Governance, GAICD

                  Peter was appointed Elders’ Company Secretary and General Counsel in 2010. He has responsibility for the Company’s legal, compliance, company secretarial, risk and insurance functions.

                  Peter was an integral member of the Elders’ team that worked hard to protect shareholder interests through many years of financial distress and which, subsequently, successfully implemented stabilisation, and now growth, strategies.

                  Peter has three decades of experience gained in legal and governance roles with Elders, other inhouse legal positions and in private and government legal practice.

                  Peter is also Chair of Walford Anglican School for Girls.
                  • Shannon Doecke
                    Shannon Doecke
                    Assistant Company Secretary
                    BAcc, Grad Dip Applied Corporate Governance, MAICD, AGIA

                    Ms Doecke was appointed as a Company Secretary in July 2020. Ms Doecke has served as the Assistant Company Secretary since April 2019.

                    Ms Doecke previously worked for AustCham Shanghai, between 2014 and 2019, as Governance Manager, then Company Secretary.