JOHN BALLARD

Director and Chief Executive Officer, Southcorp
Precis
Mr Ballard was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 28 April 2003. Prior to Mr Ballard's appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Southcorp he was Chairman, Wattyl Limited (Director since 1997) and a Director of CSR Limited, Woolworths Limited (since 1997) . Between May 1986 and January 1993, Mr Ballard worked as Managing Director of APD/Smith’s Snackfoods Company, and took on the role of Managing Director of United Biscuits Asia Pacific (when United Biscuits acquired the Smith’s Snackfoods Company from Coca Cola Amatil), from 1993 to 1997. Prior to this, Mr Ballard had senior management roles with Taubmans Industries Limited from 1983 to 1986, Wormald International Limited from 1977 to 1983 and with the Warner-Lambert Company and Kiwi International working in Australia, Asia and Europe. Mr Ballard was educated at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and gained his Masters of Business Administration (Marketing and International Business) from the Columbia University Graduate School of Management in the United States. Mr Ballard is a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust. He is 56, married, has two children and resides in Sydney, Australia.

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