John TyasChief Executive Officer
John has held the position of CEO since May 2012. Reporting to the board of Avocados Australia, John’s role is to lead all facets of the organisation and implement plans agreed with the board.Click here to read John’s full bio
Louise Dunker
Administration & Finance Manager
Louise joined Avocados Australia in 2021. She oversees the administration and finance, as well as providing project support. Click here to read Louise’s full bio
Administration & Finance Manager
Louise joined Avocados Australia in 2021. She oversees the administration and finance, as well as providing project support. Click here to read Louise’s full bio
Amanda MaddenAdministration Assistant
Amanda joined Avocados Australia in 2008, she provides administration, event and project support to the team. Click here to read Amanda’s full bio
Anna PetrouCommunications Manager
Anna joined the Avocados Australia team in 2021. She oversees the delivery of avocado industry communications, including the popular industry magazine Talking Avocados and the Guacamole newsletter. Click here to read Anna’s full bio
Flora ZhangExport Development Manager
Flora joined the Avocados Australia team in 2021. Her role is to manage a range of export development activities. Click here to read Flora’s full bio
Daniel MartinsData Analyst
Daniel joined the Avocados Australia team in 2019. He compiles and analyses the industry’s data, including for Infocado, OrchardInfo and other reports. Click here to read Daniel’s full bio
Anne LarardIndustry Development Manager
Anne is working with Avocados Australia in 2021, working closely with industry partners to deliver relevant and sustainable industry development results. Click here to read Anne’s full bio
Hayleigh DawsonMarket Development Manager
Hayleigh joined the Avocados Australia team in 2020. Hayleigh supports and leverages key industry activities surrounding quality, supply dynamics and category promotion to drive domestic market demand and growth with maximum impact. Click here to read Hayleigh’s full bio
Richard MagneyChief of Export – Market Access
Richard joined the Avocados Australia team at the end of October 2022. His role is to drive market access for Australian avocados into priority new markets. Richard’s main focus will be to develop and drive our export market access strategies. Click here to read Richard’s full bio
Grant TelfordProject Manager – Avocado Biosecurity Strategy Project
Grant joined the Avocados Australia team in July 2022 to oversee AAL’s new 5-year biosecurity strategy project. Grant’s 33 years in biosecurity, working across all facets of biosecurity, makes him the ideal candidate to take on the project management and coordination role for AAL. Click here to read Grant’s full bio