Meet the Committee

The Committee elected to manage the Australian Blueberry Growers’ Association has eight current members, each bringing a unique blend of skills from a varied suite of backgrounds, united in a single purpose; to:

GROW THE MARKET
DELIVER IMPROVED VALUE TO GROWER MEMBERS
MANAGE RISKS ACROSS MAJOR AREAS – BIOSECURITY, FOOD SAFETY, MARKET ACCESS AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS

Jonathan Shaw

President

Jonathan is both a farmer and a consultant in the wider agricultural community based in south east Queensland. He has been a member of the ABGA Committee for a number of years and has stepped up into the President role at the 2018 AGM.

Brett Kelly

Vice-President

Brett was appointed as Oz Group’s CEO in 2018. He had previously served as CEO of Norco which is a 123-year-old 100% Australian farmer-owned dairy Cooperative based in Northern NSW.

Andrew Bell

Secretary

Andrew is the Managing Director of Mountain Blue - a diversified blueberry company, comprising a genetics company, farming operations, commercial nursery and a marketing company. Mountain Blue has a permanent workforce of approximately 70 people, with a seasonal workforce exceeding 1,200.

Mountain Blue has significant farming operations, along with a network of third party growers around Australia that grow genetics owned by Mountain Blue. Mountain Blue genetics are also grown in 22 countries around the world under licence.

Anthony Poiner

Treasurer

Anthony is the Executive Director of Fresh Produce Group who supply high quality fruit to customers across Australia and in Asia.

Their mission is to anticipate what customers and consumers will prize in eating quality, presentation and availability of premium fruit. In Australia the group grow grapes, citrus and berries based on the best genetics and smart farming practices for Australian and Asian customers.