About Us
Our Management
Mackay Sugar’s
Executive Team
The Mackay Sugar Executive Management Team leads the delivery of our corporate strategy and operational objectives. Using their combined experience in a variety of industries, our Management Team demonstrates our organisational values and sets the standard for our company culture. They are an important conduit to our parent company, Nordzucker Group, and are actively involved in several industry and local business bodies as Mackay Sugar representatives.
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Carl Morton
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Carl joined Mackay Sugar in November 2021 as General Manager Operations. This role is responsible for managing the three Sugar Mills, Asset Management and Cane Supply logistics.
Having previously held positions in Wilmar, Orica and Norske Skog, Carl has diverse operational experience including Raw Sugar, Bioethanol, Industrial Hazardous Chemicals, Fertiliser as well as Pulp and Paper.
His proficiency comes from leading Operations, Asset Management, Projects, and Logistics functions which has been gained through working from the ground up to Executive Management roles.
Carl has qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability, Business Administration and Lean as well as holding an Advanced Trade Certificate in Fitting and Turning.
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Robin Stinson
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
B. Science, FCCA, GAICD
Robin was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer in July 2020. He is responsible for Business Services including Financial reporting and analysis, Information Technology and Supply and Procurement.
Robin and his team ensure that our statutory and contractual obligations are being met. They provide support both internally and externally through financial analysis, maintenance and development of the information technology infrastructure and ensuring a reliable and competitive supply chain. This group also manages the relationship with our financial institutions.
Robin has over 25 years’ experience working in financial roles within industry in the UK, PNG and Australia. He has joined us from Stahmann Farm Enterprises and has previously worked in the Offshore Logistics, Engineering and Food Manufacturing sectors in his career.
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Brent Casey
GENERAL MANAGER COMMERCIAL & AGRICULTURE
Brent was appointed GM Commercial and Agriculture in August 2022, having previously held the role of General Manager at QCS since May 2016. He is responsible for the ongoing management of QCS, as well as the cane productivity department of Mackay Sugar. Previously, Brent held the positions of General Manager Marketing at Emerald Grain, General Manager Trading and Marketing at Queensland Sugar Limited, and has held various international management roles within the BP Group.
Brent has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Lincoln University in New Zealand, and a Masters Degree in Economics from the same university.
Brent has extensive leadership and commodity risk management experience, many years of sugar industry knowledge, and significant experience in interacting with growers in the Mackay region. Brent also has strong relationships with international sugar groups and extensive knowledge of the Asian and Middle Eastern commodity markets and customers. He is a director of Mackay Area Productivity Services (MAPS) and chairs the ASMC Trade Committee.
