Bob Mullins

Bob was raised on a farm and has enjoyed an international career in businesses that creates value through plant-based technology in Agriculture, particularly in high-value horticulture.  He has held senior technical and commercial leadership positions and is motivated by the challenge of leveraging R&D to deliver practical, profitable, and sustained change in agriculture.

After early roles as a plant breeder and R&D manager in sugar cane, he joined a plant biotech and robotics start-up before moving to Asia to join Syngenta Seeds.  He led vegetable seeds businesses across APAC and the Americas contributing to extended periods of profitable growth, business development, and commercialisation of new technologies.  He was based for periods in Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, and the United States.

Bob is an experienced director in commercial and not-for-profit businesses. He is a non-executive director of Future Food Systems Ltd, New Edge Microbials Pty Ltd, and InterGrain Pty Ltd. He serves on a number of committees to these Boards including Audit and Risk, a Research and Commercialisation Committee, and a Science Advisory Board.

Bob is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has degrees in Agricultural Science, Technology Management and Plant Breeding.