Stephen McCutcheon

Steve has extensive experience working with agriculture and food industries in private and public sector settings. This includes several years in rural lending with major banks and a 20-year career with the now Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry working initially with a number of horticultural industries to implement economic reforms and later, in senior executive roles, leading the Australian Government’s role in national biosecurity and food safety policy and programs.

Steve served as Chief Executive Officer of Food Standards Australia New Zealand from 2007-2017. Since then, he has been a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Plant Health Australia Limited  (2017-2023) and is currently a Governing Board Member of the Joint Accreditation System for Australia and New Zealand. He has recently been appointed as Chair of the Australian Government's Nature Repair Committee.

Steve has a Bachelor of Economics degree from Sydney University and a Graduate Diploma in Public Law from the Australian National University. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.