Bega Cheese Ltd (ASX: BGA) Share Price and News

Ms Kendall is a experienced company director with over 25 years board experience across industries including marketing, technology, media and retail. She has guided organisations through transformation, disruption, acquisitions, and global expansion, with a strong focus on strategy, risk, and governance. Her executive career in Australia and China spans marketing, digital innovation, operations, and leadership across multiple sectors. She is a member of Chief Executive Women. Other Directorships include Non-executive Director of KM Property Funds Limited.

Mr Margin has many years of leadership experience in major Australian and international food companies, including Executive Chairman of Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of Goodman Fielder Ltd and before that Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of National Foods Ltd. BGA Committees includes Chair of the Risk and Sustainability Committee. Other Directorships include Chairman at Golf Australia, Member of the Harris Farm Advisory Board and Member of the Geminder Family Advisory Board.

Mr Kilpatrick and his wife own a number of dairy farms in Australia. His career has centred around agriculture and agribusiness. His career in agribusiness included several senior executive roles with Glenfarm Holdings rendering business in the UK, and Deputy CFO / Head of Finance with Almarai Co., the market leading Gulf Cooperation Council food and beverage company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has held several Australian dairy industry positions including nine years as a non-executive Finance Director of the Australian Dairy Conference Pty Limited, three years as a non-executive director of West Vic Dairy Inc. and 18 months as a non-executive director of Murray Goulburn Co-operative Limited. BGA Committees includes Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee and Member of the Milk Services Committee.

Ms Murphy has over 35 years of experience in strategic, financial and operational leadership in both industry and professional advisory. In her professional advisory career, she specialised in operational and financial restructuring including merger and acquisition integration. She was formerly a Managing Director at Korda Mentha and a Partner in a national accounting firm where she led the corporate turnaround practice. Her industry experience includes Chief Executive Officer of the Delta Group and senior executive roles in the Mars Group. BGA Committees includes Chair of the Audit Committee and Member of the People & Capability Committee and Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee

Mr O Brien brings to the Board experience in the food industry, including a period of the Chairmanship of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and has been responsible for leading growth and acquisition strategies over many years in the industry. He was, from 2001 until 2017, the Managing Director of Simplot Australia Pty Limited, the US owned, but Australian-centric, food processor and marketer managing leading Australian brands including Birds Eye, Edgell and John West. After his retirement in early 2017, he took up a number of Australian company board positions, recently reducing these to two. An accountant by training, he has been active in finance and management roles in the textile industry for ten years and in the food industry for over 30 years. BGA Committees include Chair of the People & Capability Committee. Other Directorships includes Chairman of Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Pty Limited.

Ms Maan is an experienced Independent Director with over 20 years board experience across various sectors and geographies. She has significant insight and understanding of market development, business transformation, including digital and technological change and M&A and financial transactions. She also brings strong ASX, audit, risk management and governance experience. BGA Committees includes Member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee.

Mr Irvin is recognised globally for his experience in the dairy industry and has been Chairman of Bega Cheese Limited since 2000. His leadership has seen Bega grow from a small regionally based dairy company to now one of the largest dairy and food companies in Australia, supplying a large range of dairy and grocery products in Australia and around the world. His depth of knowledge of the industry includes a significant understanding of the issues affecting Australian dairy farmers, the key investments required to meet changing consumer needs and the management of long-term customer relationships. He is very aware of the importance of social responsibility, he has been Chairman of Giant Steps, an organisation providing services to children and young adults with autism since 2002. Other Directorships includes Chairman of Giant Steps Australia Limited and Chairman of the Regional Circularity Co-operative Limited.

Mr Cross was appointed to the Board following the merger of Bega Cheese Limited and Tatura Milk Industries Pty Ltd. He joined the Tatura Milk Industries Board in 2003 and was heavily involved in negotiating the initial subscription by Bega of 70% shareholding in Tatura Milk Industries. He also took a lead role in negotiating the scheme of arrangement for Bega to acquire the remaining 30% of Tatura Milk Industries in December 2011. He has represented dairy farmers in many various industry roles and was formerly the Chair of Murray Dairy. He has been a Supplier Director of the Group since December 2011. He ceased being a supplier of milk to the Group on 23 December 2023 and therefore has become an Independent Director of the Group from this date. BGA Committees include Chair of the Milk Services Committee and Member of the People & Capability Committee.

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