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The Board
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The Molecular Plant Breeding CRC is governed by a Board of Directors which determines strategy, sets performance criteria and monitors the obligations of participants.
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Dr Tony Gregson
Chair |
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Tony Gregson is a grain grower from Victoria's Wimmera region. He has an extensive science and corporate research management background. He has PhD and DSc degrees from the University of Melbourne and has held academic positions at the University of New England, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Oxford. Tony is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He is Chairman of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute based in Rome, a member of the CGIAR Alliance Board and the CGIAR Genetic Resources Policy Committee. He is also Deputy Chairman of Plant Health Australia, Chairman of the University of Ballarat Water In Drylands Collaborative Research Program, a member of the Crawford Fund Board of Governors and Chairman of the Victorian Crawford Fund Committee. He was an inaugural Board member of CSIRO and the GRDC, and a Board member of the Rural Finance Corporation of Victoria, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and of CIMMYT in Mexico.
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Dr Glenn Tong
CEO
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Glenn Tong graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Science (Hon) and PhD (specialising in the chemical synthesis of modified DNA). Since transitioning from research to biotechnology commercialisation in the mid 90's, Glenn has established a successful track record in the negotiation and execution of commercial transactions, including collaborative R&D agreements, joint ventures, in and out licensing agreements and capital raisings. Previously, Glenn was Managing Director and CEO of Pacific Oligos Pty Ltd (subsequently Genset Pacific Pty Ltd, Proligo Australia Pty Ltd and now part of the Sigma group), Managing Director (Commercial) of AgGenomics Pty Ltd and Director and Principal of BiotechSmarts Consulting. Glenn is a member of the AusBiotech Ag Bio Advisory Group and a Fellow of the Australian Institute for Company Directors.
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Dr Rob Lewis
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Rob Lewis is the Executive Director of the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). His career has covered marine research, research management, government policy, intellectual property management and commercialisation. He holds a BSc (Hon) from Adelaide University and a DSc (honoris causa) from Flinders University for his contribution to the marine sciences and industries. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and is Chair of the SA Division. Rob currently sits on several Boards including the SA Premier’s Science and Research Council, Australian Genome Research Facility Pty Ltd, AGT Pty Ltd, Airborne Research Australia, CRC for Viticulture, CRC Environmental Biotechnology, Crawford Fund SA Division, Chair A W Howard Memorial Trust Inc, and the South Australian Advisory Board of Agriculture. Significant former positions include South Australian Director of Fisheries, Chair Council Australian Maritime College, Board Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Chair Commonwealth Fisheries Research Advisory Committee, Chair Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Management Advisory Committee and the South Australian Primary Industries Research and Development Board.
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Dr Clive Noble
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Clive Noble is the Executive Director of PIRVic, the Research and Development Division within the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. Clive has overall managerial and leadership responsibility for the resources and activities of PIRVic. He is also a Director of Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd, the commercial arm of PIRVic. Clive has extensive experience in rural Victoria and in science leadership, having been a Regional Manager for DPI and the Institute Director of the Tatura/Kyabram/Cobram based Institute. He has had extensive roles with industry and the community through representing government on catchment management boards, industry associations and commonwealth committees. Clive’s research background is associated with plant breeding and plant physiology, particularly associated with irrigation management.
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Dr Thomas Lumpkin |
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Thomas Lumpkin is Director General of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre based in Mexico. He holds a Bachelors degree in agronomy from Washington State University and Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Hawaii in agronomy. Thomas gew up on a farm in eastern Washington State and as a young man served in the USA Peace Corps in India. Subsequently he carried out his doctoral research in mainland China and then served for more than 20 years on the faculty at Washington State University. Prior to joining CIMMYT, Thomas was Director General of the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre in Taiwan. He is widely known among the agriculture and development communities for his books and publications on azolla, azuki, edamame, wasabi, marketing, bioconfinement of GMOs, global horticultural needs and approaches to poverty alleviation in the developing world.
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Mr Rob Delane |
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Rob Delane is Deputy Director General (Biosecurity and Research) with the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA). He has extensive experience and skills in agricultural policy, strategic planning, research strategy, resource management, regulation and service delivery. He has held key positions in research management and biosecurity policy, regulation and program delivery. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a director of Plant Health Australia and a member of the national Quarantine and Exports Advisory Council, and is closely involved in development and implementation of national research collaborations for Australia's primary industries.
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Mr Gary Cornelius
Independent
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Gary Cornelius is a Senior Adviser and Director of Leadenhall VRG, corporate advisers, specialising in the valuation of companies, businesses and intellectual property. He is a Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association and the Institute of Company Directors. His background includes over thirty years in consulting, banking, finance and international trade in Australia and overseas. He undertook a part-time secondment to the South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet as an adviser on economic and financial issues to the Micro-Economic Reform Unit from 1994 to 1998 and regularly consults to Governments at a high level. He is also a director of a number of companies including Flinders Bioremediation Pty Ltd and Technology Investment Corporation Pty Ltd.
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Mr Philip Weickhardt
Independent
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Philip Weickhardt has been a Commissioner with the Productivity Commission since 2004, having previously served as an Associate Commissioner (2002-03). Prior to this, Philip was CEO of Orica (previously ICI Australia), a Director of ICI Australia and Chairman of Incitec and ICI NZ. This experience with ICI Australia and Orica gave him extensive experience relevant to leading a large international group with a significant R&D program and in the international commercialisation of new technology. Philip is a visiting lecturer in the Executive Education area for Melbourne Business School and is Chairman of two not-for-profit organisations: the Earthwatch Institute and Pilotlight Australia. Philip also sits on an Advisory Board for the Anglo American Group in Australia and chairs a CEO Roundtable for CEDA. He has a Master of Science from Melbourne University and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School. |
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Mr Jeff Arney Independent
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Jeff Arney is a commercial grain and seed producer with broad experience in industry policy development and R&D, including experience in varietal testing and evaluation. Jeff has a mixed farming property near Bordertown, South Australia, where he grows wheat, barley, pulses, oilseeds, irrigated lucerne and other seed crops. He is highly regarded across the state as a progressive farmer, and through his involvement with many state and national industry organisations has an extensive knowledge of the field crops industries. Jeff has held numerous leadership roles in the grains industry. He has served as president of the Grains Council of Australia and chairman of SA Farmers’ Federation Grains Council. Jeff is currently a panel member of GRDC for the Southern Region (SA, Victoria and southern NSW) and is a serving member of the Plant Breeders Rights Advisory Committee.
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