Sydney Markets Limited Board

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   
John Pearson - Chairman of the Board
John Pearson
Chairman of the Board
   
 
Colin Gray
Colin Gray
Expertise Director

Bill Lynch
Bill Lynch
Expertise Director

David Hynes
David Hynes
Independent Director
 
Bill McMahon
Bill McMahon
Nominee Director

Growers Market
David Whiteman
David Whiteman
Nominee Director

Warehouses
Cos Cremona
Cos Cremona
Nominee Director

Wholesale Market
Alvisio Olivieri
Alvisio (John) Olivieri
Nominee Director

Flower Market
Neil Mathews
Neil Mathews
Nominee Director
Retail Markets

Information on Directors

John C. PEARSON   Non-Executive Director & Chairman
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 2003
  • Experienced and successful finance executive with significant banking, building society and management exposure at senior levels.
  • Director of Balmain Leagues Club
  • Director of Tigers Advisory Group Pty Ltd
  • Director of R.P. Cricket Pty Ltd – T/A Randwick Petersham Foundation
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SML Committees:   Finance & Audit, Remuneration
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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Colin H. GRAY   Non-Executive Expertise Director
Qualifications:  
  • Qualified Accountant (CPA)
  • Associate Fellow, Australian Institute of Management (AFAIM)
  • Member, Australian Institute of Training and Development (MAITD)
  • Associate Fellow, Australian Society of Association Executives (AFSAE)
  • Graduate, Australian Army Command and Staff College (the Army's highest training institution)
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Experience:  
  • Board Member since 1997
  • Worked as an accountant in private industry
  • More than 20 years service with the Australian Army in command, training and operational appointments in Australia, South East Asia and Europe and with the United Nations in the Middle East.  Achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel
  • Over 13 years experience in the Fruit & Vegetables Industry
  • Past Chairman, Sydney Markets Industries Group
  • Chief Executive Officer, The NSW Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc.
  • Executive Director, The Australian Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Ltd.
  • Secretary, Chamber (Holdings) Pty Ltd
  • Secretary, NSW Chamber (Services) Pty Ltd
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SML Committees:   Finance & Audit, Fresh for Kids
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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William L. LYNCH   Non-Executive Expertise Director
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 1998
  • Director of several companies in the flower industry, including:
  • W & D Lynch Pty Ltd
  • Carismatic Pty Ltd
  • Past President, Australian Flower Growers Association
  • Past President, Flower Growers Group of NSW Inc
  • Associate Member, NSW Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc.
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SML Committees:   Remuneration
Interest in shares:   10 Retail Markets Ordinary; and 7 Flower Market Ordinary Shares
     
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David W. HYNES   Non-Executive Independent Director
Qualifications:   B.Ec / LL.B (Sydney Uni)
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 2005
  • Executive Director of Winston Langley Pty Limited, a property development and property advisory organisation
  • Director of Manchester Unity Australia Limited
  • Director of the Australian Baseball Federation
  • Member, Sydney University Senate/Sports Liaison Committee
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SML Committees:   Remuneration
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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William E. McMAHON   Non-Executive Nominee Director – Growers Market
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 1998
  • Over 50 years experience as a fruit and vegetable grower
  • A lifetime’s experience as an industry representative at executive level on grower organisations
  • Secretary, NSW Free Growers Horticultural Council
  • Secretary, Lower Nepean /Hawkesbury Water Users Association
  • Member, Coastal Valleys Customer Service Committee of State Water
  • Past Member, Sydney Markets Industries Group representing sixteen Markets organisations
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SML Committees:   Property
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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David J. WHITEMAN   Non-Executive Nominee Director – Warehouses
Qualifications:   BA (Macquarie University) majoring in Economics & Financial Studies
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 2004
  • Over 41 years experience in the fruit and vegetable industry
  • Director of several companies in the fruit and vegetable industry, including:
    • C J Lewis Pty Ltd
    • C J Lewis Aust Pty Ltd
    • Mount View (Batlow) Pty Ltd
    • Davic Investments Pty Ltd
    • Chamber (Holdings) Pty Ltd
    • NSW Chamber (Services) Pty Ltd
  • Vice President, The NSW Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc.
  • Chairman, S.M.C.S. Co-operative Ltd
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SML Committees:   Chairman, Environment Management
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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Cosimo CREMONA   Non-Executive Nominee Director – Wholesale
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 2002
  • Over 29 years experience in the fruit and vegetable industry
  • Director of several companies in the fruit and vegetable industry, including:
  • Cremona Bros Pty Ltd
  • Loftden Pty Ltd
  • S.M.C.S. Co-operative Ltd
  • Member of the Lions Club, Flemington
  • Member, NSW Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc.
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SML Committees:   Environment Management
Interest in shares:   3 Wholesale Ordinary Shares; and 2 Warehouse Ordinary Shares
     
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Alvisio (John) OLIVIERI   Non-Executive Nominee Director – Flower Market
Experience:  
  • Board Member since 2008
  • Over 30 years involvement in the commercial cut flower industry
  • Director of A & L Property Developments Pty Ltd.
  • Former President of the NSW Flower Growers Group
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Interest in shares:   10 Flower Ordinary Shares
     
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Neil W. MATHEWS   Non-Executive Nominee Director – Retail Markets
Qualifications:  
  • Engineering Trade – Sydney Technical College
  • Production Engineering – University of Technology
  • Post Graduate Subjects – University of NSW
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Experience:  
  • Board Member since 1997
  • Foundation Committee original Paddy’s Association
  • Representative, Paddy’s Advisory Committee
  • Past Representative, Sydney Markets Industries Group
  • Co-founder, Bessemer Party Plan
  • Co-founder, Supreme Industries Pty Ltd
  • Past General Manager, Raco-Bissell
  • Past Product Manager, Rex Aluminium
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SML Committees:   Environment Management and Chairman, Property
Interest in shares:   Nil
     
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