Alistair McFarlane has been appointed by the Dairysafe Board as its new Chief Executive Officer. Alistair commenced at Dairysafe on 18 September following a national recruitment and selection process by the Board.
An experienced agribusiness and corporate finance manager executive, Alistair was previously the General Manager of Asset Development at Beston Pacific Asset Management, responsible for the origination and performance of high-quality agricultural food and beverages for the Beston Global Food Company.
Alistair also formerly served as Acting Director of the Beston Technologies subsidiary, overseeing the development of technology to provide more sophisticated anti-counterfeit traceability and authenticity solutions for an international market.
He has also held senior positions at CB Richard Ellis, Rivergum Homes Group, McGees National Valuers and KPMG Corporate Finance. He has a Master in Applied Finance and Investment, a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science.
“The Dairysafe Board is delighted to welcome Alistair as its next CEO. He is passionate about agribusiness and food security and has been very much involved in the delivery of safe dairy, food and beverage products,” said Dairysafe Chair Roseanne Healy.
“Alistair has executive leadership experience in large globally focussed customer-facing companies as well as the necessary operational credentials to continue to build on the exceptional work of Dairysafe through continuous improvement of regulatory services and active industry engagement.
“The Board looks forward to working with Alistair to ensure that food safety standards are maintained, and South Australian dairy products are safe for consumption.”
