Our People
The AAA(WA) Executive Committee is elected each year at the AAAC(WA) Annual General Meeting. The Committee is responsible for implementing the Associations strategic direction, professional development and industry and government liaison on behalf of our Members.
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Brent Searle – President Brent has had a long career in the agricultural and finance sectors since graduating from University. Brent is now consulting with BJW Agribusiness to a wide range of broad acre, dairy and horticultural clients in WA focusing on farm business management services to growers, assisting clients to achieve their goals. M: 0407 271 174 E: brent@bjw.net.au |
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Stephen Curtin – Treasurer / Vice President Stephen is an Agricultural Consultant with ConsultAg in Lake Grace. Steve offers a wide range of farm advisory services to clients to help them achieve their business and personal goals. Steve has 36 years experience in low and medium rainfall farming systems originally with the Department of Agriculture and 21 years as a Private Farm Consultant with a background of agronomy, finance, research, resource management and succession planning. These days, Steve specialises in Budgeting and Financial Management and Analysis for farming businesses. M: 0427 651 626 E: sc@consultag.com.au |
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Martin Anderson
Prior to joining Planfarm in 2022, Martin built a successful career in Agribusiness Finance for the past 29 years. During this time he has specialised in broadacre mixed cropping & livestock production. Martin brings a broad experience in financial management, cashflow budget and financial data analysis to provide farm business advice & analysis, to assist clients with understanding the financial drivers of their business & strategic planning for future requirements. E: martin@planfarm.com.au |
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Richard Brake Richard has over 30 years extensive international agribusiness experience providing consulting services in business analysis, and farming systems management to corporate and family owned grain, livestock, and horticultural enterprises in the UK, New Zealand, and Australia. M: 0458 416 602 E: richard@richardbrakeconsulting.com.au |
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Stacey Bell Stacey is a farm management consultant with Farmanco based in Moora. She has in-depth and wide-ranging expertise in analysis enterprise and rotational margins, benchmarking business performance, developing finance plans and farm business plans and feasibility studies, looking after farm businesses into the future. M: 0416 204 507 E: stacey@farmanco.com.au |
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Carly Veitch Carly Veitch is a Farm Management Consultant at AgAsset, working with farming clients in the Central and Eastern Wheatbelt. Carly combines 15 years experience in agricultural consulting and finance roles with a passion for helping people and their businesses to grow and develop. Her areas of expertise are in farm business management and strategic planning. Carly is also actively involved in her family farm business at Balkuling. M: 0429 966 678 E: carly@agasset.com.au |
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Nic McGregor Based at the Merredin office, Nic joined Agvise as a Senior Consultant in 2011 after a successful career in Agribusiness and finance. He now manages a portfolio of very successful and sizeable Agri-businesses. Nic is very much a part of the Merredin community, is approachable and easy to deal with. This helps him maintain very good relationships with his clients and to work through the different challenges that growing a business presents. He has a Bachelor of Agribusiness (majoring in Farm Management) from Muresk Institute of Agriculture and spent a year overseas working in various agricultural regions of the UK and travelling throughout Europe. E: nmcgregor@agvise.com.au |
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Sara Hector Executive Officer M: 0429 043 493 E: admin@aaacwa.org.au |