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John Cooper

Non-Executive Chairman

John CooperJohn has been with Sanger since its inception in 1973. He has been a major player in the Australian meat industry throughout his career, dedicating his experience to many industry bodies.
 

Richard Rains

CEO

Richard RainsRichard has a rural background, and initially acquired his meat trading experience with a major Australian agricultural company. He joined Sanger in 1975 and has been a major contributor in the company's growth.
Skype:Richard-rains
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Graham Greenhalgh

Director

Graham GreenhalghA graduate of Orange Agricultural college, Graham joined Sanger in 1987. He also brought with him valuable industry knowledge gained through his family's involvement in cattle and sheep production and butchering.
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Stewart Hanna

Director

Stewart HannaStewart joined Sanger in 1990 and, previously had worked in the shipping industry. Initially he was employed in a Logistical role and then some 3 years later moved into the trading area. Since moving into the trading area he has built up an extensive knowledge of the industry and represents Sanger in the Chinese, Taiwanese, European, Russian markets as well as the Americas.
Skype:stewart.hanna
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Alister Ferguson

Director

Alister FergusonAfter growing up on a large cattle station in central QLD and several years working on cattle and sheep stations in QLD and the Northern Territory Alister completed a degree in Rural Business at Sydney University Orange Campus. Alister joined Sanger Australia to undertake a Traineeship in 2000. This together with an Agricultural upbringing gives him a solid understanding of the industry. Alister heads up Sanger Australia’s organic meat program, please feel free to contact him to discuss your Organic meat requirements.
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Mark Bennison

Specialist Japanese Representative

Mark BennisonMark has been specialising in meat exports to Japan since 1990, developing many new products and business initiatives. He joined Sanger in 1998.
Skype:mark.bennison
Email:benmh@ozemail.com.au
 

Campbell Basnett

Campbell BasnettFollowing graduation in Agricultural Commerce at Orange Agricultural College in 2002, Campbell joined the Sanger ranks in 2003 and following time in the Logistics, Accounts and Documentation areas of the company joined the trading desk a year later. Having built up an extensive supply and customer base, Campbell concentrates on several of Australia’s export commodity Markets. Campbell also looks after the halal markets from South East Asia through to the Middle East handling the trade from Mutton & Lamb through to all grades of Veal & Beef.
Skype:campbellbasnett
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Tim Sullivan

Tim Sullivan Tim attended New England University in Armidale, NSW and in 2000 Graduated with a Commerce degree majoring in Agribusiness and Marketing. He has a strong rural back ground and spent a year jackarooing on a station in Western Australia after leaving school. After university he traveled to Ireland where he spent 3 valuable years in the Meat Industry with the Linden Foods Group, working in production and then sales and logistics. On returning to Australia he continued his career in the meat industry as Sales Manager for a number of Queensland based beef processors. Tim joined the Sanger team in 2006 and initially worked on a retail project before moving to the export desk.
Skype:timsullivan78
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Ilonka Eijsink

Manager Sanger Brazil

Ilonka Eijsink Ilonka attended university at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1996 Graduating in Agriculture Engineering, and went onto do her Masters in Agribusiness in the Netherlands and in France. Ilonka then focused her career on the Meat Industry in 2001 where she worked for Socopa in Europe and South America until 2005. Ilonka then moved to Australia joining Sanger's trading team in 2006 before moving to Brazil in 2008 where she manages our South American operation based in Sao Paulo concentrating in the exporting of Brazilian poultry for a number of chicken processors.
Skype:Ilonka1013
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au
 

Debbie Burt

Debbie BurtFollowing a career working in different aspects of the meat industry, Debbie started with Sanger in 2002 and works in a support role on the trading desk.
Email:sanger@sanger.com.au