Board of Directors

John Watson - AM, MAICD

Non-executive Chairman

John was appointed as a director on 15 December 1997 and was appointed Chairman in January 1998. John is the Chairman of Tasman Farms Limited and Governor of Van Diemen's Land Company, a director of Tassal Group Limited, Councillor of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria and a member of the Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Advisory Board for Australia and New Zealand. He is also a past Deputy President of the National Farmers' Federation, a former Chairman of PrimeSafe and a former non-executive director of Rural Press Limited. He was Chairman of the Export Wheat Commission, which was replaced by a new authority, Wheat Exports Australia, on 1 July 2008. In 2004, he was awarded a Membership in the Order of Australia for services to the agricultural and food production sectors.

Allan McCallum - Dip. Ag Science, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee

Allan was appointed as a director on 15 December 1997. Allan is Chairman of Tassal Group Limited, CRF Foods (Vic) Pty Limited and CRF (Colac Otway) Pty Limited, and is a director of Medical Developments International Limited. He is a former director of Graincorp Limited and a former Chairman of Vicgrain Limited.

Anthony Larkin - FCPA, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee

Tony was appointed as a director on 1 June 2003. He is a director of Corporate Express Australia Limited, OZ Minerals Limited and Oakton Limited. Tony was previously Executive Director Finance of Orica Limited, Chairman of Incitec Limited, Chairman of Ausmelt Limited and Director of Eyecare Partners Limited. During his career with BHP Limited, which spanned 38 years, he held the position of Group Treasurer, as well as various senior finance positions in its steel and minerals businesses and senior corporate roles. From 1993 to 1997, he was seconded to Foster's Group Limited as Senior Vice President Finance and Investor Relations. Until early 2006, he was a Commissioner of the Victorian Essential Services Commission.

John Marlay - BSc, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee

John was appointed to the Board by the directors on 20 December 2006. John is a Non-Executive Director of Boral Limited. John is a former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Alumina Limited, a former director of Alcoa of Australia Limited, Alcoa World Alumina LLC and the Business Council of Australia, the former Deputy Chairman of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals Strategic Council, and the former Chairman of the Australian Aluminium Council. He has formerly held executive positions with, and been a director of, Esso Australia Limited, James Hardie Industries Limited, Pioneer International Group Holdings and Hanson plc. John was a member of the 2007 Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading and is a member of the Chairman's Panel of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

Graham Smorgon - B.Juris LL.B

Non-executive director

Graham was appointed to the Board by the directors on 19 December 2008.

Graham is a non-executive director of OneSteel Limited, Chairman of Smorgon Consolidated Investments, the GBM Group and the Print Mint Group, and a Director of Fed Square Pty Ltd. His former roles include Chairman of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, President of the Carlton Football Club, Deputy Chairman of Melbourne Health, Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and partner of law firm Barker Harty & Co where he practised as a commercial lawyer for 10 years. 

James Fazzino - BEc(Hons), CPA

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director

James was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 29 July 2009.

James was initially appointed as a director on 18 July 2005, following his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in May 2003. Before joining Incitec Pivot, he had many years experience with Orica Limited in several business financial roles, including Project Leader of Orica's group restructure in 2001 and Chief Financial Officer for the Orica Chemicals group. Immediately before joining Incitec Pivot, he was Orica's Investor Relations Manager.