John Lloyd

John Lloyd is the former CEO of Horticulture Innovation Australia/HAL, leading both organisations over a nine-year period of significant growth, change and transition. He is a current director of Meat & Livestock Australia, Grains and Legumes Nutrition Council and is a member of the governing council of Charles Sturt University.

Having previously served on the boards of both Agribusiness Australia and Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, John has extensive experience with research, innovation and portfolio management within the primary industries sector, as well as a deep understanding of funding mechanisms and governance requirements.

John’s career has spanned most parts of the Australian agribusiness sector with senior leadership positions including Managing Director Case IH/New Holland ANZ; General Manager Commercial Incitec Pivot; and General Manager Merchandise Wesfarmers Dalgety. More recently John has led a significant restructure of the research corporation for the $10 billion horticulture sector, creating new funding models that have catered for its longer-term strategic issues as well as accessing broader and non- traditional sources of investment. These issues include Asian export markets, biosecurity, health and nutrition, pollination, major pests, intensive farming systems and urban greening. John has a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of NSW as well as an MBA from Macquarie University, and lives on a small holding in Borenore NSW.