Haydn is a strategic senior leader with more than 30 years’ experience across diverse industries and business environments, including over 24 years in the Australian Sugar industry. He began his career as a Sugar Chemist with CSR (Wilmar), building deep technical and operational expertise that has underpinned his leadership across ASX-listed organisations, large multinationals and mid-sized private companies.

He has held senior operational and executive roles managing major sugar milling businesses, including with Mossman Central Mill and Mackay Sugar, where he led large scale production, workforce and commercial transformation initiatives.

Outside the sugar industry, Haydn has held executive positions in adjacent industrial sectors, including with the Japanese listed Oji Holdings, a global leader in packaging and fibre solutions, and the ASX-listed Ridley Corporation, Australia’s largest provider of animal nutrition solutions. Across these roles he has led multi-site operations, commercial strategy, and stakeholder engagements spanning Boards, government, growers and international partners.

Haydn brings a reputation for stabilising organisations, strengthening operational performance and leading teams through periods of transition and strategic growth.