Michael Perich currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer at noumi since August 2020 and has been the Director of Perich Group since 2003. Perich held the position of President and Vice President of the Dairy Research Foundation at the University of Sydney from 2010 to 2021, supporting dairy production students and organizing a yearly dairy symposium. Previous roles include Alternate Director at Freedom Foods Group Limited (2009-2020), Director of Farm Operations at Leppington Pastoral Company (1995-2020), and Chairman of Dairy NSW at Dairy Australia (2006-2017). Perich also contributed as a Director for the Australian Dairy Conference and the Contract Beverage Packers of Australia. Perich studied Systems Agriculture at Western Sydney University and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.