Board

Simon Stead was appointed as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2015, as Deputy Chair in April 2019, and as Chair in April 2020. He is currently a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.

Simon runs a mixed sheep, cattle and cropping operation in Cascade and Dalyup in the Esperance port zone. He is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the UWA Institute of Agriculture and is also a founding member and a past Chair of the Association for Sheep Husbandry, Excellence, Evaluation and Production (ASHEEP).

Simon holds an Executive Certificate in Agribusiness Marketing from Monash University and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Natalie Browning was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2018 and appointed as Deputy Chair in April 2020. She is currently a member of the Network and Engineering Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Natalie runs a continuous cropping operation on her property in Kondinin. She is currently a Director of Hockey WA, Chair of the Narembeen District High School Board and a member of the Asia Pacific Regional Board of the International Cooperative Alliance. Natalie has completed the Executive Leadership Program Co-operatives and Mutuals facilitated by University of Western Australia Business School and the Australian Institute of Management and is also a former member of the CBH Growers’ Advisory Council.

Natalie is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business Law) at Curtin University.

Michael was appointed as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2023. He is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee. 

Michael has extensive executive experience within the logistics, supply chain, retail and property sectors, having previously held positions of managing director of Toll Group and chief executive officer of both Coates Hire and Linfox. 

Michael is currently a non-executive director of National Intermodal Corporation, Sydney Airport Aviation Alliance, Ausgrid, NSW Ports and Peel Ports UK, as well as a Senate member of the University of WA. 

Michael has also served on numerous government boards advising on transportation, infrastructure, food security and security matters. He has also held board positions with Australia Post, OzHarvest and education committees for Victoria University and the University of Denver. 

Michael holds a Master of Science, Infrastructure and Transportation from the University of Denver and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

David Lock was appointed as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2019. He is currently Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a CBH Board appointed Director of Interflour Group Pte Ltd.

David is currently Chair of Odeum Produce Pty Ltd. He is Deputy Chair of Water Corporation, is a director of the Marine Stewardship Council and Chair of the Curtin Faculty of Business and Law Advisory Council. He was previously Chair of Australian Pork Limited and the West Australian Meat Industry Authority. He has extensive experience in agribusiness, gained through CEO roles at Craig Mostyn Group and Mareterram Limited from 2004 to 2017. David was named the 2012 National Australia Bank Agribusiness Leader of the Year.

David holds a Bachelor of Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Gareth Rowe was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in June 2021. He is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, a member of the Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee and a CBH Board appointed Director of Interflour Group Pte Ltd.

Gareth produces grain and cattle on his properties in Walkaway and Moonyoonooka. He is currently Chair of the Geraldton Grammar School Board and a Director of the Council of Grain Grower Organisations (COGGO) Ltd. Gareth has previously served on the Growers' Advisory Council.

Before developing his business interests in Western Australia, he acted as a consultant for the Milk Marketing Board co-operative in the UK and as a consultant for international accounting firm Grant Thornton. Gareth has built a number of businesses in the UK in consultancy, computer software, property development and construction and farm production activities.

Gareth holds an Honours Degree (BSc Hons) in Farm Business Management from the University of Reading and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Paul Sadleir was appointed as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2021. He is currently Chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a member of the Network and Engineering Committee.

Paul is a non-executive director of Perron Group Limited and chair of its Remuneration and Nomination Committee and is President of the WA Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

He has over 30 years of corporate, commercial and technical experience across ASX listed, government, private and not for profit organisations. Paul was Managing Director of Cedar Woods Properties Limited for 16 years until September 2017 and prior to that, held senior positions with Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust, Wesfarmers and Western Power.

Paul has a Bachelor of Engineering and an MBA from the University of Western Australia and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Property Institute.

Jeff Seaby was appointed as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2019. He is currently a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a member of the Network and Engineering Committee. He is also a member of the Growers' Advisory Council (GAC) Selection Committee.

Jeff runs a mixed cropping and sheep operation in Mukinbudin. He is a Councillor at the Shire of Mukinbudin, former Chair of the Mukinbudin Planning and Development Group and the Central Wheatbelt Football League Tribunal, and has held leadership roles at multiple sporting clubs throughout the Central Wheatbelt. Jeff is also a former member of the CBH Growers’ Advisory Council.

Jeff has completed the Executive Leadership Program for Co-operatives and Mutuals and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ken Seymour was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2020. He is currently Chair of the Network and Engineering Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee. Ken is also the CBH appointed representative of the Co-operatives WA Council.

Ken produces grain and sheep on his properties in the Miling district. He is a Councillor of the Shire of Moora and President of the Avon-Midland zone of the WA Local Government Association. Ken has held positions on many local committees, including community, agricultural and sporting groups.

Ken has completed the Australian Institute of Management's Co-operatives and Mutuals Strategic Development Program and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Royce Taylor was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in June 2021. He is currently a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee and a member of the Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee. He is also Chair of the Growers' Advisory Council (GAC) Selection Committee.

Royce produces grain and sheep on his farm in Lake Grace. He is currently Chair of the Lake Grace Community Cropping Group and is on the committee for the Lake Grace/Pingrup Football Club after serving as President. Royce has previously held positions as the Chair of Innovation Central Midlands WA Inc and President of the Ongerup Football Association. He has also served as a Councillor on the Lake Grace Shire and as Deputy Chair of the CBH Growers' Advisory Council.  

Royce is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, has completed the Australian Institute of Management’s Co-operatives & Mutuals Strategic Development Program and holds an Associate Diploma in Agriculture from the Muresk Institute of Agriculture.

Barry West was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in February 2022. He is currently a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Network and Engineering Committee.

Barry owns and operates a broad-acre grain-growing farm enterprise in the Central Wheatbelt, producing both grain and sheep.

Barry is currently the Chair of the Kulin Development Co-operative, the Kulin Representative of the Local Government’s Central Country Zone and has been a Councillor of the Shire of Kulin for over 32 years, including as Vice President from 2003 to 2015 and President from 2015 to 2021. 

Barry is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Barry is also a former member of the CBH Growers’ Advisory Council.

Helen Woodhams was elected as a Director of the CBH Board in August 2020. She is currently Chair of the Health, Safety and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. She is also a member of the Growers' Advisory Council (GAC) Selection Committee.

Helen produces grain and sheep on her properties in the Kojonup and Woodanilling Shires. She is a former Board Member of Rural Edge, former Deputy Chair of the CBH Growers' Advisory Council and has held positions as a Rural Financial Counsellor and Business Lecturer. Helen has been active on many local committees including community, agricultural and sporting groups.

Helen holds a Bachelor of Education (Business) and Diplomas in Teaching and Financial Counselling. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed the Executive Co-operatives and Mutuals Program, facilitated by UWA and the Australian Institute of Management.