Cameron Mackay

Cameron was elected to the Board in November 2024. 

He spent 12 years on the board of the Australian Banana Growers Council, with 2 years as Chairman. He has also completed the Mt Eliza Produce Executive Program and has been a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors since 2009. 

He is a non-Executive Director of his family business, Mackay Group Holdings, which has been running for almost 80 years, being a third-Generation member of the Board. After completing qualifications as a Mechanical Engineer (Automotive), he joined the family business and after 5 years’ work in all aspects of operations, he progressed through a range of management positions. During the last 30 years, he has been an integral contributor as the business has grown to a vertically integrated agri-business with over 500 employees, growing bananas, papayas, avocado, lychees, passionfruit, cocoa, and coffee.

His role has also been closely involved in research collaborations in Central America, together with the development of sustainability programs the business has committed to as a significant agricultural operation in the Wet Tropics catchment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.