Ashley Wiese
Chair, GIWA Board and Chair of GIWA Oat Council
Ashley owns and manages a family farming operation in Narrogin WA, with his wife Jo and a team of wonderful staff. Originally beginning his career as an accountant, Ash went on to pursue his passion of growing food on his property which has been in his family for four generations.
Tress Walmsley
Deputy Chair GIWA Board and Deputy Chair of GIWA Wheat Council and Independent
Tress was appointed as the InterGrain CEO in 2012. InterGrain is a national cereal breeding business. Having joined the business at inception in 2007 as the first staff member, Tress played an integral role in governance, developing operating systems and building the company’s commercial platform.
Lyndon Mickel
Chair, GIWA Barley Council
Lyndon is a broadacre cropping farmer in the Beaumont region east of Esperance. Farming 6,000 ha with his wife, Nikki and his parents, they crop barley, wheat, canola and field peas.
Michael Lamond
Chair, GIWA Oilseeds Council
Michael is currently self employed as a consultant. Previously, he was National Leader Agronomy with Eurofins from September 2013 to January 2016. Michael was a Director of Agrisearch Services and Principal Plant Breeding and Biotechnology from August 2000 to September 2013 until the business was sold to Eurofins.
Neil Wandel
Chair, GIWA Pulse Council
Neil and Mary Wandel co-own Esperance Quality Grains, an incorporated company established in 2002. Together, they also own a farming operation in the Esperance area.
Neil Hooper
Treasurer and Independent Executive Member
Neil grew up on the family farm in Merredin before heading to Perth where he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1988. Neil worked as an accountant in Perth until returning to Merredin in 1992 to join Byfields. Neil has been servicing farmer clients since that time
Pete Rees
Chair, GIWA Wheat Council
Despite growing up in the city, Pete stumbled in to agriculture at UWA and discovered he loved it. He now has over 15 years’ experience working in grain trading, fertiliser and agricultural research.
Mark Narustrang
Independent
Mar is Principal Consultant and Director at Pivotal Point Strategic Directions (PPSD). He works with Boards and Executive in improving their business performance and resolving complex problems through strategic and commercial analysis and independent advice.
Rob Dickie
Independent
Rob is currently the Government and Industry Relations Advisor with CBH Group. Prior to this Rob has 3 years’ experience at Joe White Maltings (Cargill Malt) in Adelaide, SA as the Malt Marketing Manager, Asia Pacific.
Kerry Regan
Independent
Kerry manages the Grains Research and Industry Innovation branch’s R&D sections with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), which focus on improving grain productivity and profitability for sustainable farming systems in WA.