Our People - Red Meat Advisory Council

John McKillop commenced as the Independent Chair of RMAC in October 2020 bringing over 25 years of senior agribusiness experience to the board. Previous roles have included CEO of Hassad Australia, Managing Director of Clyde Agriculture and executive roles with Elders and Stanbroke Pastoral Company. During this period, John has been involved in beef and sheep production, feedlotting, processing, live export and meat exporting.

John is currently Chair of Black Box Co, CEO of S. Kidman & Co and Hancock Agriculture.

Previous board roles include LAWD, Compass Agribusiness, Dairy Farmers Milk Co-Operative, Meat & Livestock Australia, Dairy Australia, Cubbie Cotton and the Primary Industries Education Foundation.

Mr Andrew Spencer

Andrew is an experienced senior executive and company director. He finished up a fourteen year stretch as the Chief Executive Officer of Australian Pork Limited in August of 2019 and holds a number of directorships including Australian Farm Institute (Chair), Sheep Producers Australia (Chair), Grains Research and Development Corporation and PorkScan Pty. Ltd.

Andrew’s career as a senior executive of diverse agriculture/ agribusiness organisations, spans more than 30 years in four countries.

Mr Bryce Camm

Bryce was elected President of the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association in October 2018 and is the Chief Executive Officer of the Camm Agricultural Group; and the Vice President of Australia’s preeminent celebration of all things beef, Beef Australia.

Bryce has been actively involved with the Australian Lot Feeders’ Association as Councilor since 2007 and was the second ever chair of the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework Sustainability Steering Group.

Bryce holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Communications from Bond University, and was the 2014 recipient of the Rabobank Emerging Leader Award.

Mr David Galvin

Mr David Galvin was elected Chairman of the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council in October 2019, and officially commenced his role as chairman in February 2020.

David Galvin is the former chair of the Australian Livestock Export Corporation (Livecorp) and has extensive experience in the northern pastoral industry, land management, infrastructure and tourism development.

David served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Torres Strait Regional Authority from 1995 to 2000, CEO of the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) from 2001 to 2012 and the Director of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia from 2010 to 2012.

He is on the Advisory Board of the North Queensland Livestock Recovery Agency (NQLIRA), a non-member Director of the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory (Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee), an Advisory Board Member of Paga Hill Development Company in Papua New Guinea, Managing Director of Tubarao Investments Pty Ltd and Ex-Officio Board Director of LiveCorp.

David holds a Master of International Development from Deakin University, Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland, a Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Certified CEO.

Mr Gary Hardwick

Gary Hardwick of Hardwick Meats has been in the processing industry for both the domestic and export markets for over 40 years.

Gary is a qualified Accountant, a Director of the Australian Meat Processors Corporation (AMPC) and Director of Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST). Gary has held many positions on various boards sharing his experience in the production, processing and retail sectors of the red meat industry.

Mr Lloyd Hick

Lloyd Hick is a fourth-generation cattle producer from Northwest Queensland. Lloyd owns and manages Bezuma Pastoral Company Pty. Ltd. along with his wife, Wendy, and two sons. Bezuma Pastoral Company operates across Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Lloyd has served six years on the AgForce Cattle Board, with four years in the Vice President role, and he has been the AgForce Queensland representative on the Cattle Council Australia Board. During his time on the AgForce Cattle Board, Lloyd has been involved in live export, animal welfare and preg testing committees and discussions.

Having served four years as a director on Cattle Council Australia, two years as CCA Vice President, Lloyd stepped into the position of Cattle Council President on 30 June 2022.

Lloyd is a member of the Cattle Council Australia Policy Committee and previously was part of the Animal Health, Welfare and Biosecurity Committee.

Mr Terry Nolan

Terry Nolan is a Director of Nolan Meats Pty Ltd a family–owned, integrated meat processing company situated in Gympie SE Queensland. Terry has hands on experience in a range of activities including cattle breeding, backgrounding, feedlotting, beef processing, wholesaling and distribution of quality beef products to the Australian and International markets.

With over 40 years’ experience in our industry Terry has seen a lot of change, learnt some lessons and expect to see the rate of change only increase going forward. Terry is a past Chairman of AMIC (2005-2011) and been involved in a wide range of industry committees with an aim to improve the image and performance of our industry.

Mr Alastair James

Alastair James joined RMAC as Chief Executive Officer in November 2021. Prior to this, Alastair held senior roles with the industry representative bodies, Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council and CropLife Australia, and the former Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. This follows a career as an agronomist and a farmer.

Alastair holds a Bachelor of Applied Science – Agriculture and is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.