Our Board

Citrus Australia is governed by an enthusiastic skills-based board comprising of four grower member directors and three independent directors.

	Tania Chapman Chair Tania manages a citrus and grape growing business, and provides specialised bookkeeping services to horticulturists in the Sunraysia region. In addition, she has been Secretary to the Sunraysia Table Grape Growers Association and the Murray Valley Table Grape Growers Council. Tania holds a Diploma of Accounting, Advanced Diploma in Business Management, MAICD and MAIM.
	Kevin Parr Deputy Chair Kevin’s business is one of the largest citrus growing operations in Australia and the largest in Queensland. He has 30 years of experience in citrus growing, packing, exporting and marketing. Kevin has extensive experience in industry leadership roles, and served previously as a board director of ACG and a board member and treasurer of Queensland Citrus Growers Inc. He is also chairman of Sweetee Citrus and managing director of Central Fruit Packers, a horticultural packing enterprise in the Central Burnett.
	Greg Dhnaram Director Greg is an independent Director and brings expertise in retailing and fresh produce. Greg has 30 years experience in retail through a variety of senior roles with Woolworths Australia. He is presently Chief Executive Officer of the Favco Group, a fruit and vegetable marketing company. He has a Graduate Certificate in Management, a Diploma in Finance and a Diploma in Business Knowledge.
	Kevin Cock Director Kevin has a citrus growing business in the Sunraysia region and was previously a director and vice president of ACG and was the inaugural Chair of Citrus Australia. He has extensive experience in citrus production over the past 40 years and has been an active representative of the industry through a variety of industry committees and boards, media relations and government and trade delegations, and in advancing industry policy issues with government.
	Greg McMahon Director Greg McMahon is currently Managing Director of Seven Fields which owns over 450 hectares of citrus across the Sunraysia region and the Northern Territory, as well as mango, wine grape and almond interests. Greg also brings extensive experience as a legal practitioner and Director, as well as business management having established his own legal firm and primary production enterprise. Greg has tertiary qualifications in law, commerce, Applied Finance and Investment and holds a MBA. Greg has held the position of President of the Australian Direct Property Investment Association and is currently Director for the Arthur Earle Youth Foundation.
	Michele Phillips Director Michele is an independent Director and brings strong marketing and board expertise. She has 20 years experience working in Australia and Asia in both strategic and operational marketing roles for major firms including Electrolux Asia Pacific, Nestle Australia/NZ, Kellogg Australia and Kimberly-Clark Asia Pacific. Michele is the President and Chair of a company that manufactures and markets a range of branded consumer food products and is executive director of a private equity firm. Her family owns a fruit farm in the Tweed Valley. She holds a Bachelor of Business degree, an MBA and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
	Neil Offner Director Neil Offner is currently self-employed providing citrus and apple sales and marketing services as well as serving as a Director on the International Pink Lady Alliance. Neil’s work with the Australian apple industry involves providing coordination resources for the Pink Lady export program and a member of the national Apple and Pear Export Committee. Neil brings extensive industry, commercial and government experience with his previous management role with Golden Circle/Excello; Export Development Manager with Australian Horticultural Corporation (now HAL) with a strong focus on citrus market access issues and a number of government operational and policy roles with AQIS and ABARE. Neil has tertiary qualifications in Applied Science.