Mitolo Farms names new CEO

Allan Hood has been appointed as the new CEO of Mitolo Family Farms.

Hood has more than three decades of experience in food and beverage production and manufacturing in senior roles across the globe.

Prior to joining Mitolo Farms, Hood was the CEO of Aurora Dairies and spent more than a decade as CEO of Bulla Dairy Foods, where he led the company’s corporate strategy, growth, transformation and strategic renewal.

Hood has also served in senior roles across the United Kingdom, including as the finance manager for Guinness and as the finance director for Serengeti Breweries in Tanzania.

“Allan’s leadership experience in the food industry will be a great asset as we continue to grow and evolve,” a Mitolo Family Farms statement said.

Senior appointment at Enerven

Enerven has appointed Carl Hogg as its new head of safety and environment.

Hogg is a qualified safety professional with more than 25 years’ experience, including senior roles at renewable energy construction company Consolidated Power Projects.

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He was executive general manager of health, safety and environment at Consolidated Power Projects for nearly a decade, where he led the health and safety functions and oversaw strategies to improve the performance of the business.

Hogg has also held senior health and safety roles at McConnell Dowell, Leed Engineering and Construction, and was the chairperson of the South Australian Construction Safety Alliance.

“Carl brings extensive industry knowledge, strong relationships with clients and delivery partners, and a practical approach to keeping people safe,” Enerven general manager of people and culture Alyssa Van Every said.

SRWRA’s new chair

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The Southern Region Waste Resource Authority (SRWRA) has announced the appointment of Roberto Bria as its new chair.

Bria is a board director and former executive with more than 40 years’ experience across government, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

He is currently the acting CEO of Adelaide Hills Council, was previously the CEO at the City of Holdfast Bay for more than five years and held senior roles at Adelaide City Council and Burnside Council.

Bria has also served as a member of the audit and risk committees for Port Adelaide Enfield Council, City of Whyalla, City of Walkerville and Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority. 

“Having been involved with SRWRA for a number of years, I’ve seen the sector evolve beyond the traditional view of simply managing waste to recovering resources, reducing what goes to landfill, extracting greater value from materials and adopting new technologies,” Bria said.

Manager, Customer Experience (CX) for Lutheran Homes Group, a contemporary not-for-profit provider of Residential Aged Care, Retirement Living and Home and Community Support services across South Australia and regional Victoria. With Customer Experience a key strategic pillar, this newly created role will develop and direct the CX strategy and framework, establishing a consistent, connected enterprise-wide approach across the end-to-end customer journey.  Exceptional career opportunity for a proven CX leader.

Vintage Energy senior appointment

Vintage Energy has announced the appointment of Cath Norman as a non-executive director.

Norman has more than 35 years’ experience in senior leadership roles in the international oil, gas and resources sector across Australia and internationally.

She was previously the managing director of FAR Limited for more than a decade, where she led the company during its discovery of the Sangomar oil field offshore Senegal.

Norman is currently a non-executive chair at both Kingston Resources and BOA Resources, and has previously been a non-executive director of Volleyball Victoria and chair at Lincoln Minerals.

“Cath brings proven, direct experience in the tasks before Vintage and I expect her capabilities and judgement to be a valuable asset to the board of directors,” Vintage Energy chairman Reg Nelson said.

New board members at Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium

The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium has made three senior appointments to its governing board.

Emeritus Professor Christopher Daniels, former university academic and now government scientist, has joined the board.

Daniels is a leader in science and science education across Australia and is the current chair of Green Adelaide and was previously the director and chair of Koala Life.

He was previously a professor of biology, professor of urban ecology at the University of SA and was a director of the Barbara Hardy Institute.

David Fairweather has also joined the board and brings more than 35 years’ experience across the engineering sector to the role.

He is a current director at Coachbuilder, which provides executive and organisational coaching, project management and engineering services to individuals, public and private sector clients.

Fairweather is a senior project manager at Australian Naval Infrastructure and was previously a technical director at Aurecon.

Catherine Baldwin has more than four decades of experience in business, leadership, philanthropy, and governance across the not-for-profit and commercial sectors.

She is currently chair of Ngutu College board and has previously held roles as chair of Adelaide Youth Orchestras and interim CEO of Ku Arts.

Baldwin has also been the managing director of Red Sky Performance in Toronto, Canada and was interim CEO of The Australian Centre for Photography.

“Not only do all our Board members, past and present, bring a highly sophisticated range of expertise, business nous, and experiences to contribute to the strategic management of the Gardens, they are all passionate about this well-loved Adelaide institution,” presiding member Judy Potter said.