Internationally experienced and recognised agribusiness leader Jason Craig has been appointed managing director of Australian smallgoods producer, D’Orsogna Limited. Craig joins D’Orsogna with more than 25 years operating in all parts of the food supply chain.
CBH Marketing and Trading, which Craig has headed up since 2012, is Australia’s largest grain exporter, with an annual turnover in excess of $2.5 billion via its activities in grain accumulation, trading, financing, shipping and distribution.
D’Orsogna Chairman Tony Iannello said the transition would be effectively seamless.
“Current MD Greig Smith, along with existing senior management, will work closely with Jason from when he joins the company in early November until commencing as MD on 1 January 2024. Greig has decided to pursue new challenges, having led D’Orsogna for six years and we appreciate his ongoing commitment to enable a smooth transition,” Iannello said.
During Smith's tenure, he successfully managed significant challenges, including workplace and supply issues surrounding the 2020 incursion of COVID-19 and developing and expanding the company's state-of-the-art facility which opened in Merrifield Victoria in 2019.
More recently, Smith restructured critical transport and cold storage arrangements after changes in that industry space.
Iannello described Craig as a dynamic business leader, experienced in leading a large and complex business in tandem with a quality, outcome driven management team.
“D’Orsogna’s board saw these critical qualities as the right match for where our company is positioned at this time and where we see it moving in the future,” Iannello said.
“Jason has a proven ability to shape organisational strategy and deliver results in highly competitive business environments and we believe those skills will further enhance the already strong relationships D’Orsogna has with our customers, consumers, and suppliers,” Iannello said.
