Basis Commodities has over 70 years experience and knowledge in the international commodity industry making us global experts. We have built and enjoy strong relationships with a number of local and International partners, suppliers and traders, providing them with a first class service at every point of the supply chain from producer to consumer and everything in-between!!My responsibilities here include: • Manage key customer relationships and provide feedback to business owners, management and board members. • Improve business profitability by implementing marketing, trading, ocean freight, hedging and FX strategies• Develop commodity marketing & trading businesses to support underlying client processing businesses.• Provide advice and access to global procurement for raw materials• Provide advice and access to network of client demand for raw materials & finished goods.• Review purchase & sales contracts to improve profitability and reduce execution risk.• Develop supply chain solutions for the import and export of raw materials and finished goods for clients.• Develop risk management policies and procedures for clients to protect and improve their underlying operations.• Implement business process improvements to improve business functionality and improve origination & sales effectiveness.

Quadra Commodities aim to build and manage global supply chains for processors and distributors of agricultural commodities. We supply processors and distributors with raw materials of consistent quality and use our freight and logistics expertise to ensure smooth and timely delivery to their destinations.My Responsibilities • Establish, lead and manage the Australian business and drive performance and process improvements across a business unit with annual turnover of $160 million. • Manage key stakeholder relationships and provide feedback to Quadra management and board members.• Conduct research and develop then implement initiatives that improve business processes, policies and efficiencies. • Recruit, train and performance manage 50+ employees and $8 million overhead budget across Quadra’s Australian business• Development, implementation and maintenance of key customer sales and marketing strategies for the regions.• Build business cases for Quadra investment in assets both in Australia, New Zealand, FSU and the Middle East region.Achievements: • Established a profitable and successful Australian grain trading business from start-up to $160 million annual turnover in last 3 years. Quadra is a reputable and accepted counterparty to over 100 Australian and International businesses.• Successful completion of three major investments in the grain supply chain - Total expenditure of $31 million. Projects delivered under budget with zero lost time accidents and successful completion in time for the 2015 grain harvest.• Executed 3 major joint venture agreements for origination and supply chain access and investment during the last three years.• Commissioned, staffed and developed business plan for major grain export terminal in UAE for InvestAD during 2012. Project scope 240,000 metric tonnes of storage and capital expenditure of USD250 million. Managed key stakeholder relationships at Abu Dhabi government level, Macquarie Bank and Quadra key investors

In 2011 Cargill Australia acquired the AWB trading and origination arm and GrainFlow storage and handling business from Agrium. AWB is Cargill Australia’s grain origination business, with a network 40 grain marketers in 26 locations located throughout the Australian grain belt.Responsibilities:• Management of all grain sales to targeted customer base in the Middle East, Africa and European regions. Total sales volume approximately 3 million metric tonnes of all grains, equivalent to USD800 million in gross sales across the three regions.• Key account management of AWB’s three major customers within the Middle East region, total sales for the three accounts totalled USD560 million in the three key markets of Sudan, Yemen and Egypt.• Development, implementation and maintenance of key customer sales and marketing strategies for the regions.• Development, implementation and maintenance of a key supplier network within non-Australian grain origins for supply to customers and markets within region. • Post sales execution for both container and bulk shipping programs to all customers within the regions.Achievements: • Increased profitability across 3 major customers by 30+ % by developing global supply options as alternative to Australian origin commodities.• Implemented and managed sole supply agreement for USD300 million inventory to major Sudan based customer.• Increased PnL contribution by bundling customer solutions across origination, supply, freight and product finance options.