Ian Macfarlane

Mr Macfarlane served as director of METS Ignited Ltd and was Australia's longest serving Federal Resources and Energy Minister, and the Coalition's longest serving Federal Industry and Innovation Minister, with over 14 years of experience in both Cabinet and shadow ministerial positions. Prior to entering politics, Mr Macfarlane was the President of the Queensland Graingrowers Association from 1991 to 1998 and the President of the Grains Council of Australia from 1994 to 1996. He is: Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Governance Committees. Current directorships/other interests include Director of Sovereign Manufacturing Automation for Composites Cooperative Research Centre (since 2023), CSIRO (since 2021) and Toowomba and Surat Basin Enterprise Board (since 2018). He is member of Toowoomba Community Advisory Committee of the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School and Mooloolaba and the Spit Association. He is Member of the Human Resources & Compensation, Sustainability and Governance Committees.