Section 2 - Sugar Research and Development Corporation

SRDC Directors May 2011
SRDC PEOPLE
Mr Ian Causley
Chair
Appointed 1 October 2010 – 30 September 2013
Mr Ian Causley was appointed SRDC Chairman on 1 October 2010
for a three year term. He has a distinguished career in politics and
grassroots knowledge of the sugarcane growing and milling industry.
Mr Causley’s political career began in 1984 when he was elected to
the NSW State Parliament to serve seven years in coalition ministries.
In 1996 he entered Federal Parliament to lead several committees
before taking on the role of Deputy Speaker until he retired in 2007.
Mr Causley has a long history of representing the interests of sugarcane
growers and millers. At age 26 years, he was appointed to the Clarence
River Canegrowers Executive and became president ten years later.
He was a director of the NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative in 1978 and
later appointed Chairman in 2009.
Mr Stephen Guazzo
Deputy Chair (non-executive)
Appointed 27 May 2011 for a three-year term.
Mr Stephen Guazzo is a canegrower from the Herbert River region
with more than 35 years experience in the industry. He has held
various industry positions since 1982 and is currently a Director of
Sugar Terminals Ltd, Canegrowers Herbert River, and CANEGROWERS
Queensland. He is also a Director of a cane farming and harvesting
business. In 1988 Mr Guazzo was awarded the Incitec Bicentennial
Award for Agriculture. In 1996 he graduated from the Australian Rural
Leadership Programme.
Mr Guazzo was fi rst appointed to SRDC as a non-executive Director
on 28 April 2006 and appointed Deputy Chair on 15 June 2011.
Dr Kleanthes (Anthos) Yannakou
Director (non-executive)
Appointed 27 May 2011 for a three-year term.
Dr Yannakou is a consultant for private and government sector
organisations in innovation, research and development, strategy and
sustainability issues. Dr Yannakou has held senior positions including
CEO of Food Science Australia, Chair of the CSIRO International Council
and the Chief Scientist (Food Manufacturing) for the Department of
Primary Industries, Victoria.
On 15 June 2011 Dr Yannakou was appointed Convenor of the SRDC
Audit Committee.
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