The Team

His extensive leadership and commodity risk management experience, together with his sugar industry knowledge, and trading and marketing expertise, are important factors in guiding QCS through the next phase of growth for the company as well as through the changes that have occurred and will continue to occur in the Queensland sugar industry.

Brent has strong relationships with international sugar groups and extensive knowledge of the Asian and Middle Eastern markets and customers. He is also a director of Australian Molasses Trading Pty Ltd.

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Darren brings considerable trading, pricing, foreign exchange, and marketing experience to QCS. Prior to joining QCS, Darren spent four years in grains and over ten years in sugar, working for international sugar trade houses Cargill and, most recently, Alvean.

Alvean specialises in originating, commercialising and trading raw and white sugar globally, including Australia.

Cargill is the largest privately-owned corporation in America, with major businesses trading, purchasing and distributing agricultural commodities across the globe, including sugar. Prior to forming Alvean as a joint venture with Copersucar, Cargill was one of the largest sugar trading companies in the world. Copersucar, the world’s largest sugar and ethanol company, is based in Brazil, and is one of the largest exporters of sugar worldwide.

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Arthur is a well-known face around the Mackay region, having worked as an Agribusiness Banking Manager with the National Australia Bank in the Mackay and Rockhampton regions for two decades.

Arthur will be working out of QCS’ Farleigh office, but will spend most of his time out and about helping MSL growers with their GEI sugar pricing and marketing needs.

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Bevan brings a broad range of experience across advisory, investment banking and energy markets. Prior to joining QCS, he held similar roles at Stanwell Corporation, HSBC and Citigroup.

Bevan has a proven track record in strategic commercial thinking along with technical astuteness, with over 18 years’ experience in corporate treasury, quantitative risk and finance, both in Australia and in various international locations.

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Shaun was previously employed at Queensland Sugar Limited in a similar role.

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In addition, Deborah manages the quality of sugar and molasses customer deliveries. Prior to joining QCS, Deborah worked in the sugar industry in various roles, most recently as Marketing Officer in Mackay Sugar. Deborah has a great appreciation of cane farming and sugar production, with formal qualifications in sugar chemistry. Deborah’s family are third-generation cane farmers in the Mackay region.

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