Murray Irrigation begins recruitment

The directors voluntarily resigned as a result of the company’s April 10 general meeting which saw their resolutions to remove non-member directors Trisha Gorman and Robert Burbury fail to pass.

Murray Irrigation is calling for nominations to fill at least two director vacancies.

The remaining directors - chair Phillip Snowden, deputy chair Lachlan Marshall, Mrs Gorman and Mr Burbury - convened a formal board meeting on Thursday and resolved to call for nominations to appoint at least two new directors.

An independent selection committee will be established to consider eligible nominations and recommend preferred candidates to the board for approval.

Those appointments will then be ratified by shareholders at the company’s 2024 annual general meeting in November.

Mr Snowden said the company is seeking candidates who are the right fit for the organisation.

“All nominations will be independently assessed for the skills and experience they can bring to the board,” he said.

“It is our hope that a number of women and the younger generation of irrigators put their hands up for the roles, as the diversity this will bring to the current skill set of the Board will bring great value to the future of MIL.

“We don’t want to rush the process and we want to ensure we find people who are the right fit for the board.”

Murray Irrigation’s constitution requires a minimum of six directors on the board, which is why the company is starting with recruitment of at least two directors to achieve that minimum quota.

Nominations are welcome for both member director and non-member director roles.

Nominations will remain open for about two weeks, with the company’s target to have a new board in place by May 8.

For more information on nominated, view the April 12 shareholder announcement at www.murrayirrigation.com.au/news#CompanyAnnouncements.

A candidate information session is being planned, with details to be released as soon as finalised.