Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 Winners Edition

Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 www.finance-monthly.com 80 Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2019 AUSTRALIA CFO of The CBH Group DOUG WARDEN ABOUT DOUG WARDEN Doug joined CBH Group in October 2018 as the Chief Financial Officer, bringing extensive experience in group financial management, strategy, commercial and business development, risk, treasury and investor relations. Prior to joining CBH, Doug was Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy & Planning at Iluka Resources, and has 25 years’ experience in senior roles across the resources and professional services sectors. FIRM PROFILE The CBH Group is Australia’s largest co-operative and a leader in the Australian grain industry, with operations extending along the value chain from grain storage, handling, transport, marketing and processing. Owned and controlled by more than 4,000 WesternAustralian grain growing businesses, the core purpose of the CBH Group is to sustainably create and return value to growers. Since being established in Western Australia in 1933, CBH has continuously evolved, innovated and grown. Its storage and handling system currently receives and exports around 90 per cent of the Western Australian grain harvest and is regarded as one of the best in the world. The CBH Group owns a state-of-the-art rail fleet dedicated to the most efficient transfer of grain from country receival points to its four port terminals. The co-operative’s marketing and trading arm is the leading grain acquirer in Western Australia and has operations in eastern Australia, as well as offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Russia. The CBH Group has total assets of more than A$2 billion and employs approximately 1,100 permanent employees and up to 1,800 casual employees during the harvest period from October through to January. www.cbh.com.au VALUES The CBH Group aims to create and return value to growers. To support this purpose, the co-operatives values are: • Sustainability • Simplicity • Commitment • Courage • Collaboration