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Staff

Staff are employed under section 87 of the PIERD Act, which provides that the terms and conditions of employment are to be determined by the GRDC.

As at 30 June 2008, there were 47 full-time employees, including the Managing Director. The gender mix consisted of 22 females and 25 males. A staff list is provided in Table 18.

Staff location

Five management groups, including the professional staff who manage research contracts and investment opportunities, are housed in offices at the following Canberra address:

Grains Research and Development Corporation
First Floor
40 Blackall Street
BARTON ACT 2600

The GRDC owns one floor of Tourism House at 40 Blackall Street. The GRDC does not own any research facilities.

GRDC staff stop for refreshments at the Dog on the Tuckerbox on their way to visit grain growers in Albury. Photo: GRDC

Table 18 Staff as at 30 June 2008
	Position	Occupant
Managing Director’s area	Managing Director Manager Communications Executive Assistant	Peter Reading Kylie Paulsen Wynette Neil
Corporate Services	Executive Manager General Counsel Corporate Lawyer Compliance Officer Manager Finance Accountant—Reporting Contract Payments Officer Accounts Payable Officer Manager Human Resources Records Management Coordinator Travel Coordinator Receptionist Administrative Assistant Manager IT Facilities Network Administrator Webmaster Network Support Officer	Gavin Whiteley Geoff Budd James Macintyre Noelia Freitas Danielle White Nino Divito Cathy Wells Kylie McLay Wendy Neil Ross Thompson Sarah Smith Ros Walton vacant Tavis Hamer Bhargav Prajapati Sam Livingstone Brendan Lawler
Corporate Strategy & Program Support	Executive Manager Impact and Business Analyst Corporate Strategist Evaluation and Reporting Manager Procurement and Contracting Contracts Coordinator Administrative Coordinator Panel Coordinator (National and West) Panel Support Officer (North) Panel Support Officer (South)	Iftikhar Mostafa Vincent Fernandes Zoltan Lukacs Cathy Stewart Klaudia Skazlic vacant Julia Polkinghorne vacant Carolyn Pearson
Varieties	Executive Manager Administrative Coordinator Administrative Coordinator Administrative Assistant Manager Gene Discovery Manager Germplasm Enhancement Project Manager Breeding Project Manager Pre-Breeding Manager Wheat and Barley Breeding Manager Pulse/Oilseed Breeding	John Harvey Merrilyn Baulman vacant Roberta Matesic Andreas Betzner vacant Sara Hely Juan Juttner Leecia Angus Brondwen MacLean
Practices	Executive Manager Administrative Coordinator Project Manager Practices Manager Agronomy Soils and Environment Project Manager Practices Manager Crop Protection Manager Validation and Adoption Manager Extension and Grower Programs Manager Publications	Greg Fraser Angela Ditton Ian McMaster Martin Blumenthal Tanya Robinson Rohan Rainbow Stuart Kearns Tom McCue Maureen Cribb
New Products	Executive Manager Administrative Coordinator Manager New Farm Products and Services Manager New Grain Products	Vince Logan Bettina Garrett Paul Meibusch John de Majnik