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Brismark

The Queensland Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Co-Operative Limited

Contact: Andrew Young
Address: PO Box 70,
Brisbane Market, QLD 4106
Phone: 07 3915 4222
Fax: 07 3915 4224
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.brismark.com.au

SA Chamber

South Australian Chamber of Fruit & Vegetables


Contact: George Giameos
Address: Adelaide Produce Market,
Burma Road,
Pooraka, SA 5095
Phone: 08 8262 1122
Email: [email protected]

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Fresh State

Fresh State Ltd

Contact: Jason Cooper
Address:  Market Box 36,
Store 36, 35 Produce Drive,
Epping,   VIC   3076
Phone: 03 94086627
Fax: 03 84013690
Email: [email protected]
Webmail: www.freshstate.com.au

Freshmark

The New South Wales Chamber of Fruit & Vegetable Industries Inc.


Contact: Meegan George
Address: PO Box 6,
Sydney Markets, NSW 2129
Phone: 02 9764 3244
Fax: 02 9764 2776
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.freshmark.com.au

Market West

The Chamber of Fruit & Vegetable Industries in WA Inc.


Contact: Rod McPherson
Address: Market City,
280 Bannister Road,
Canning Vale WA 6970
Postal Address: PO Box 1464,
Canning Vale DC, WA 6970
Phone: 08 9455 2742
Fax: 08 9455 4923
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.marketwest.com.au

SA Produce Market

South Australian Produce Market Limited

Contact: South Australian Produce Market Limited
Administration Building
Burma Road, Pooraka SA 5095
Phone: 08 8349 4493
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.saproducemarket.com.au

Brisbane Markets

Brisbane Markets Limited

Contact: Brisbane Markets Limited
Level 2, Fresh Centre
385 Sherwood Road, Rocklea
PO Box 80, Brisbane Markets 4106
Phone: 07 3915 4200
Fax: 07 3915 4291
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://brisbanemarkets.com.au

Perth Markets

Perth Markets Group Limited (PMGL)

Contact: Perth Markets Group Limited (PMGL)
280 Bannister Road,
Canning Vale WA 6155
Phone: (08) 9456 9200
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://perthmarket.com.au

Melbourne Market

Melbourne Market Authority

Contact: Melbourne Market Authority
1/55 Produce Drive
Epping   VIC  3076
Phone: 03 9258 6100
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.melbournemarket.com.au

Sydney Markets

Sydney Markets Limited

Contact: Ned Tesic
Public Relations & Branding Manager
PO Box 2,
Sydney Markets, NSW 2129
Phone: (02) 9325 6233
Fax: (02) 9325 6288
Mobile: 0419 326 233
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.sydneymarkets.com.au

Shane Schnitzler

Chairman

Shane is committed to ensuring the longevity of the fruit and vegetable industry and independent sector in Australia. Shane has extensive experience in the fruit and vegetable industry with over 35 years’ involvement, 13 of those years within the retail sector. He holds a BBus. and has been the President of Fresh State Limited for over 13 years. Shane is the FMA Chairman, holding the position since 2006. He is a strategic leader and played an active role in the creation of the A better choice! program, which drives support to the independent retail sector, ultimately sustaining the central market system for years to come. Since 2014, Shane has jointly owned and operated Produce Time P/L, a wholesaling business at the Melbourne Market.

Hamish Montague

Deputy Chairman

Hamish has been involved with the fruit and vegetable industry for over 25 years and has been an Executive Director of Montague since 2004. He has held Directorships on various industry bodies and is currently a Director of Brismark, private companies and is General Manager of Montague Queensland a leading wholesaling, logistics and pre-packing business in the Brisbane Markets.

Rod McPherson

Executive Director

Rod joined Market West as CEO in 2015. Initially, he played a leading role in the successful industry bid to buy the Perth central markets from the State Government. Prior to that he spent 5 years at the Perth Market Authority as Manager Finance and Administration. Rod works closely with Perth Markets Group Ltd on site and industry matters, serving on a number of sub-committees. Rod spent many years in community sport including appointment as an inaugural District Chair by the WA Football Commission. He also served a term as Acting CEO of the WA Turf Club. Rod has extensive experience within finance and management roles in the private sector focussed on stakeholder relationships and industry development through a changing environment.

George Giameos

Executive Director

George has over 30 years employment in the fruit and vegetable wholesaler industry. He is the General Manager of the SA Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inc, SA Produce Credit Pty Ltd and a director of Market Fresh SA Pty Ltd.

Jason Cooper

Executive Director

Whilst relatively new to the fruit and vegetable industry, Jason has brought to his role considerable knowledge in relationship management and stakeholder engagement, with over 25 years’ experience in senior roles in industry sectors including Telecommunications and Leisure and Entertainment. Jason is the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Fresh State Limited and Executive Director on the Board of Fresh Start Holdings.

Andrew Young

Executive Director

Andrew has a history of employment at a senior management level with extensive experience in policy and strategy formulation, service development, Market operations and development and industry representation. He is currently CEO of Brismark, and Brisbane Markets Limited. Andrew is also a Director of both Brisbane Markets Limited and Perth Markets Group Limited. His experience in the fresh produce industry includes engaging with relevant stakeholders at a State and Federal level and addressing national issues through both FMA and CMAA. He has had an active involvement in addressing issues impacting on the wholesaling sector of the horticultural industry and has conducted extensive research on Central Markets in Australia and parts of Asia, Europe and the USA. He played a leading role as part of the project team responsible for what became the successful bid to purchase the Brisbane Markets and as CEO, coordinated the seamless transition of ownership of the Brisbane Markets site to BML.

Megan George

Executive Director

Meegan has more than 20 years of international experience in global custody, financial planning, insurance and superannuation, with the last ten years specialising in membership associations.  Meegan is a fierce member advocate and has led a suite of transformational initiatives in commercial and not for profit environments that help organisations grow and maintain relevance despite competitive, ever-changing market conditions.  Meegan’s current role is the CEO of NSW Chamber of Fresh Produce (trading as Freshmark).

Trish Skinner

Non-Executive Director

General Manager of Australian Produce Brokers in the Perth Markets, a leading fruit and vegetable wholesaler since 1996. President of The Chamber of Fruit and Vegetable Industries in Western Australia, Director of FPAA Credit Service Pty Ltd, Deputy Chair of Perth Markets Group Limited and a director of FMA.

Carlo Trimboli

Non-Executive Director

For nearly thirty years Carlo has walked the floors of Sydney Markets selling produce and supporting fellow wholesalers. It has put him in a strong and influential position that has allowed him to take on the role of Freshmark Chairperson since 2019. “I am extremely passionate about our industry and its prosperity and being a part of Fresh Markets Australia allows me to achieve this goal for the betterment of my fellow wholesalers and the fresh produce industry.”

Mark Brougham

Non-Executive Director

Mark operates a provedore business in SA Produce Markets as Managing Director, M & C Brougham Pty Ltd since November 1992.
Over the course of the last decade he has been involved with the SA Chamber as Committee member of SA Chamber since 2009; Director Credit Service (SAPC) since February 2012; Vice President of SA Chamber 2013 – 2017 and President of SA Chamber 2017.

Gail Woods

General Manager/Company Secretary

Gail has worked on behalf of the wholesalers for close to a decade, as General Manager for Brismark and now General Manager of Fresh Markets Australia. She is a CPA with over 30 years’ experience operating within executive management teams in multidisciplinary corporate positions with extensive experience in the functions of financial and management accounting; human resources; facilities and asset management; information technology; operations; risk and project management. Gail is a Freshcare Director and Chair of the Freshcare Finance Risk and Audit Committee and company secretary for various companies.

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