AWRI Board

Robin Elliott Day
BAgSc, BAppSc(Wine Science)
Chairman of the Board, Director of Domain Day, former Board Member, Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, National and International wine show judge, 33 years of production and R&D experience in the Australian wine industry.
Paul David Conroy
LLB (Hons), Bcom
Legal Affairs Director, Foster's Group Limited, Member of Chartered Secretaries of Australia, the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and former Southcorp Ltd's representative on Executive Committee of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia. Admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Courts of NSW and Victoria and the High Court of Australia. Over 15 years legal and management experience working in Australia, Asia, United Kingdom and United States.
Peter James Dawson
BSc, BAppSc(Wine Science)
Senior Vice-President, Group Operations and Technical, Hardy Wine Company, Adjunct Professor Faculty of Science and Technology Deakin University, National wine show judge, Inspector Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Export Approval Panel, 28 years technical and winemaking experience in the Australian wine industry.
Timothy Wickham Bevan James
AssDip (Wine Prod)
Former Chief Executive and current Director, Wirra Wirra Vineyards, past President, SA Wine and Brandy Industry Association, past Deputy Chair Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation, Senior National Wine Judge, past Panel Chairman Sydney, McLaren Vale and Hunter Wine Shows, Deputy Chairman of the Adelaide Wine Show, past Chairman of the Barossa Valley, Canberra and Cowra Wine Shows, Graduate of Melbourne University Advanced Management Program 1985, member of ASVO Publishing Committee, 30 years technical and winemaking experience in the Australian wine industry.
Geoffrey Raymond Linton
BAppSc(App Chem), GradDip(Systems Analysis)
Manager, Technical and Research, Yalumba Wine Company, member of the Wine Industry Technical Advisory Committee (AWBC/WFA), member Strategic Directions Group (WFA), 33 years experience in the Australian wine industry.
Jan Sheree O'Connor
BEd (P.E.)
Managing Director, O'Connor Harvesting, Committee member: Robinvale and District Wine Grape Growers Association, Murray Valley Winegrowers's Inc, Murray Valley Industry Development Committee, Phylloxera and Plant Health Technical Reference Group and AWBC Knowledge Development Advisory Committee.
Isak Stephanus Pretorius
BSc Agric(Hons), PhD
Managing Director, The Australian Wine Research Institute, Professor Extraordinary in Oenology, University of Stellenbosch, Affiliate Professor in Oenology, The University of Adelaide. Committee member: Wine Industry Technical Advisory Committee (WFA/AWBC), Wine Committee Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society (South Australia), Member: International Commission of Yeasts, Scientific Board of L'Institut des Sciences de la Vinge et du Vin (ISVV), Bordeaux, France, Scientific Committee, Institut Català de Recerca en Enologia i Viticultura (ICREV), Tarragona, Spain, Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, Annals of Microbiology, FEMS Yeast Research, South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, Yeast, and Chair of the Thirteenth Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference Planning Committee, 29 years experience in microbiology and biotechnology.
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