Shippers announce new Board for 2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

On Tuesday 26 February 2019, the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) held their Annual General Meeting. The AGM included the election of a new Committee of Management to lead the Association in 2019. 

On behalf of FTA / APSA, we would like to sincerely congratulate the following shippers on their appointment:
 
Chair: Sean Richards (Executive General Manager– Visy Logistics)
Vice-Chair: Olga Harriton (Global Logistics Manager- Manildra Group)
Kurt Wilkinson (Commercial Manager- Fletcher International Exports / Australian Meat Industry Council)
Flaminio Dondina (General Manager Procurement/ Distribution- Casella Family Brands)
David Werner (Trade Execution Manager- Cargill)
Patrick Hutchison (CEO- Australian Meat Industry Council)
Eimear McDonagh (Director- Australian Cotton Shippers Association)

Andrew Wilson (Director- Australian International Movers Association)
Peter Morgan (CEO- Australian Council for Wool Exporters and Processors)
 

(LtoR: Flaminio Dondina (Casella); Kurt Wilkinson (Fletcher International Exports); David Werner (Cargill); Patrick Hutchison (Australian Meat Industry Council); Eimear McDonagh (Australian Cotton Shippers Association); Andrew Wilson (Australian International Movers Association); Peter Morgan (Australian Council for Wool Exporters and Processors); Olga Harriton (Manildra Group); Travis Brooks-Garrett (FTA / APSA)

Representing industry leaders from major commodity groups, this is one of the strongest leadership teams APSA has ever assembled. There is no doubt that Australian shippers will have a strong voice in freight, logistics and trade issues in the year to come. 

 

FTA / APSA would also like to acknowledge Paul Blake (Cloud Global) as our outgoing Chairman, Dominic Dillon (Cargill), Michael Lamperd (Bega) and Caylene Carmody (Barrett Burston) for their enormous contributions in 2018. 

WiseTech Global used the APSA AGM to announce their acquisition of Containerchain to the market
Major importers and exporters attended the Executive Forum that preceded the AGM


Travis Brooks-Garrett - FTA / AP