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      DIRECTORS & MANAGEMENT
      DIRECTORS
    John Pressler
(Non-Executive Chairman)

Mr Pressler has had a highly successful involvement in the agricultural and horticultural industries for over 40 years, and is recognised as one of the industry’s leading participants in both the Bundaberg and Emerald regions.
Mr Pressler has been a non-executive director of Wide Bay Australia Limited since 1988, and its Chairman since 1997. Mr Pressler is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia in 2004 for services to the horticultural industry.


    Kim Lindsay
(Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer)

Mr Lindsay has over 30 years experience in the Australian transportation and rural merchandising industries. From 1974 to 1983 he worked for Lindsay Transport, gaining a hands-on knowledge of the transportation industry through an involvement in all areas of the Company’s operations.
In 1983 Mr Lindsay established Lindsay Rural, a specialist rural merchandising business with operations in central and southeast Queensland. As managing director of the Company he was responsible for expanding it from a small local operation to a major regional business.
Mr Lindsay is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.


    Richard Anderson
(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Anderson is a former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers having served as the firm’s managing partner in Queensland for nine years and also as a member of the firm’s national committee.
Mr Anderson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Queensland and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of CPA Australia.
Mr Anderson is the current chairman of Data #3 Limited having been a director since 1997, a member of the board of Namoi Cotton Cooperative Limited (appointed 2001) and current Chairman of GEO Property Group since 22 January 2008 having been a director since November 2006. He is also a member of the Council of the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation and is the current president of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Queensland and Patron of the Brisbane Polo Club.
Mr Anderson was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia in 1997 for services to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association of Queensland and the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation.


    Samuel Doumany
(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Doumany has worked for over 40 years in both the government and private sectors in economic research, agribusiness management, public affairs, corporate governance and strategic planning.
Mr Doumany holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Sydney.
He was elected to the Queensland Parliament in 1974 and subsequently served as Minister for Welfare and Minister for Justice and Attorney General.
Mr Doumany has had a long and extensive involvement in rural industry, including more recently the Chairmanship of the Queensland Rural Adjustment Scheme Review Committee (1996/97), the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority Board (1997/2000) and the Queensland Dairy Legislation Review Committee (1997/1998).
Mr Doumany is currently a director of Frontline Defence Services. He is the principal of a corporate and government relations’ consultancy, Sam S Doumany and Associates. Mr Doumany is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is currently Chairman of FSA Group Limited and has been a director since 2002.


    Gregory Farrell
(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Farrell is the Managing Director of Mulawa Holdings Pty Limited - a family company with interests in the Australian tourism, gaming and road transport industries.
In 1988 Mr Farrell was appointed to the position of Managing Director of Mulawa Holdings following his transfer from the IPEC Transport Group.
Whilst at IPEC, Mr Farrell participated in all areas of the business, gaining valuable experience and insight into every department. He held senior positions, including those of Industrial Relations Manager and National Freight Manager and was a key member of the IPEC Board of Management.
In 1990 Mulawa Holdings established, and still operates, Cope Transport a significant road transport company operating in all states and Territories throughout Australia.
Mr Farrell has a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of New South Wales and in 1999 successfully completed a three-year executive education program at the Harvard Business School.


    Leslie Hancock
(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Hancock has been a solicitor since 1973, specialising in the areas of employment and industrial relations, and commercial and corporate matters. As a partner in BCI Duells and as the principal of other legal firms he has provided legal advice to the Company for the past 13 years.
Mr Hancock has an in-depth understanding of the commercial aspects of the Company, and has had significant exposure to the horticultural industry, representing a number of the industry’s leading growers in southern and central Queensland. Mr Hancock is currently a director of the Bundaberg Friendly Society Medical Institute Limited. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Business Law Council of Australia.


    Thomas Lindsay
(Non-Executive Director)

Mr Lindsay co-founded Lindsay Brothers Transport in 1953 and, until 2002, was that Company’s joint managing director. Mr Lindsay was instrumental in directing the ongoing expansion of the Company to its status as one of Australia’s largest refrigerated transport companies.
Mr Lindsay has over 50 years experience in the Australian transport industry and is widely regarded as one of its most influential figures. Mr Lindsay has served on numerous industry organisations for over 30 years, including the North Coast Road Transport Association and Newcastle Road Transport Association (after its amalgamation with that body), the Long Distance Road Transport Association and National Roads Association. He was inducted into the Transport Hall of Fame in 2003.


      SENIOR MANAGEMENT
    Graham Johnston
(Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary)

In his capacity as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary Mr Johnston is responsible for the financial management of all group operations, as well as statutory reporting and treasury functions. Mr Johnston has over 25 years senior management experience in all aspects of finance and administration.
Mr Johnston has held senior positions with a number of ASX listed companies involved in the tourism / leisure, development and construction, and retirement village industries. These positions entailed responsibility for financial management, accounting, ASX reporting and company secretarial requirements.
Mr Johnston holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration, and is a Certified Practising Accountant.


    Glen Lindsay
(General Manager - Transport)

Mr Lindsay is responsible for managing and expanding the national transport operations.
Mr Lindsay has been employed by Lindsay Transport since 1971. He was previously Business Development and Industrial Relations Manager with responsibility for customer service and rate negotiation, as well as industrial relations.


    Wayne Bunker
(Commercial Manager)

Mr Bunker is responsible for the financial, administration, personnel and risk management of the group. He joined Lindsay Transport in 1988, and has an extensive understanding of the transport industry, particularly from the perspective of administration compliance and regulation issues.