Resolutions announced for the MLA AGM
20 September 2011
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) today announced the resolutions to be voted on by MLA members at the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in Longreach on 17 November 2011.
MLA members will be asked to vote on three new Board director nominees and a special resolution submitted by a group of members. Further resolutions including independent nominees to the MLA Selection Committee will be announced when AGM packs are distributed in late October.
The three new MLA Board director nominees to be voted on by MLA members are Dr Michele Allan, Queensland cattle producer Geoff Maynard and NSW sheep producer Rodney Watt. Retiring from the Board at this year's AGM are Chairman Don Heatley and directors Peter Boyden and Grant Burbidge.
A special resolution has again been put forward by a group of members proposing that MLA be wound up. The same resolution was proposed at the 2010 AGM and defeated by 84.7%.
MLA Chairman Don Heatley said all MLA members have the right to vote and propose resolutions at the AGM.
"I encourage all MLA members to get involved and have a say in their company through voting either by proxy or by attending the AGM in Longreach.
"It is disappointing that our members will be asked to vote again on the same resolution that was put forward last year. However, as all members have the right to propose resolutions, it will be put to the vote again," he said.
All MLA members are automatically allocated a single vote, however to receive their full voting entitlement members must complete and return their levies notice, or lodge their levies online, by the 5 October deadline. Levies notice packs were mailed to all MLA members in late July. To order a replacement notice, members should phone MLA on 1800 675 717.
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Notes to Editors:
The three new MLA Board director nominees were chosen from a field of 124 candidates by the nine-person industry Selection Committee based on the skills and experience that the Committee was seeking. Profiles of the three candidates follow:
Dr Michele Allan brings strong expertise in corporate governance and strategy, with a background of executive and board positions. Dr Allan is a past executive director and non executive director of Patties Foods Limited and was previously a non-executive director of the Dairy Research & Development Corporation. Current Board positions include director of Food Standards Australia and New Zealand and Forest and Wood Products Australia, and Chair of William Angliss Institute, and Go Grains Health and Nutrition Limited.
Mr Geoff Maynard runs a 10,000-hectare cattle stud seedstock operation near Jambin, Central Queensland. He has 35 years experience in northern production systems, and has had significant involvement in collaborative research and genetics programs. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Beef Australia Board and has been a member of Beef Australia since 2004. He is a past member of the Beef Co-operative Research Centre Advisory Board (Beef CRC 2).
Mr Rodney Watt is the owner of a family farming partnership based near Cowra NSW, producing Poll Dorset and White Suffolk rams, prime lambs and crops. Mr Watt is past vice president and treasurer of Sheepmeat Council of Australia. He is also a past member of the Sheep Genetics Australia Advisory Committee which oversaw the establishment of Sheep Genetics and the development of Merinoselect.
Released by: Belinda Roseby, MLA Media Affairs Manager - ph. 02 9463 9269
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