Anthony Fitzgerald has over 35 years of experience in the operational and financial management of agribusinesses including large-scale animal production, land conservation projects, farmer networks, and grain marketing pools.
He has been an executive director, company secretary and managing director of Carbon Conscious Investments, which is partly-owned by Alterra where he was the commercial manager & company secretary for over 7 years. Mr Fitzgerald led Alterra's internal and external teams that managed compliance with the Carbon Farming Initiative Act to generate Australian Carbon Credits, drove a commercial focus into managing the 30 properties (21M trees on 18,000 Ha), and developed the science and IP that supported the business.
Mr Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor of Agribusiness (Honours), an AFMA Post-Grad Diploma in Financial Services, and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.