One of the biggest beef shows in Australia is looking for a new CEO.
The board of directors of Beef Australia has announced it is actively searching for a new CEO to lead the organisation in the planning and delivery of Beef 2021.
Triennial elections for directors are already underway, with a new board to be announced in December. The CEO appointment is planned for the new year.
The former CEO, Denis Cox, had been in the position since October 2012.
Blair Angus announced at the completion of Beef Australia 2018 in May that he was officially resigning from the position of chairman, a role he’d taken on in 2012.
The challenge for the next committee and its new management team will be to build on this year’s record numbers of 100,000 people through the gates and to better the high water marks set for stud cattle entries and trade fair sites.
Following the recent board meeting, the directors indicated that they were eager to consider how Beef Australia might provide more regular support and impact for both the beef industry and local tourism not just every three years, but every day of the week.
As a national gathering, Beef Australia is a unique forum of education, trade and networking opportunities for all facets of the industry in one place at one time every three years.
As well as large and small cattle producers, stud breeders, meat processors and exporters it features the goods and services providers who keep Australia’s $11.4b beef industry a major player on the global stage.
Over 1200 international delegates from 43 countries attended the event in 2018 as current and potential customers, making it a global marketplace for both products and ideas.
There’s no shortage of consumers at the beef expo either, which serves as a regional tourism celebration for central Queensland, underpinning Rockhampton’s role as the beef capital of the nation.
A genuine collaboration between communities of interest across the country, the engine room of Beef Australia remains the grassroots contribution of hundreds of volunteers who advise on the program of activities and the general focus of the event.
As in previous years the overall target for Beef 2021 will be to continue to push the event to the next level in terms of reach, influence and benefit to the beef industry.
Beef Australia 2021 will be held in Rockhampton from May 6-12.
For more information please contact Beef Australia 4922 2989
