GrainCorp has announced a restructure of its country Storage and Logistics and Ports business units.

 

GrainCorp Managing Director, Mark Irwin, said the company has decided to restructure the management of the business units to better position GrainCorp's country storage, rail and port assets to capitalise on business opportunities that have emerged following the wheat market deregulation last year.

 

As part of the restructure, Bruce Griffin will become General Manager, Storage and Logistics, effective March 17. Griffin will oversee Country Operations, Supply Chain Operations, Engineering Improvement and OH&S.

 

Griffin has held a variety of positions at BHP Billiton since 2002, most recently as the Vice President responsible for securing the global regulatory approvals for BHP Billiton's offer for Rio Tinto.

 

Kevin Lloyd, current General Manager, Storage and Logistics, will become the new General Manager, Country Operations. His role will be to manage a new regional structure and oversee Technical Services, Quality Assurance and Pest Control, and he will report to Bruce Griffin.

 

The current Storage and Logistics Divisions and Regions will be combined into six new Regions. The new Regions are Queensland, Northern NSW, Central NSW, Southern NSW, Eastern Victoria and Western Victoria''.

 

Existing Divisional or Regional offices will be structured to cater for the revised geographic coverage and responsibilities. Regional Managers will be better placed to capture new business opportunities as GrainCorp expands its range of supply chain services.

 

The Ports management structure has changed, following recent initiatives at Sunshine (Melbourne), Portland and Geelong port terminals to bring about the desired levels of best practice. The Port Terminal Managers will now report directly to Nigel Hart, General Manager Ports and New Business.

 

GrainCorp operates over 250 grain accumulation sites, receiving and storing grain for growers in Queensland, NSW and Victoria.