Following the successful acquisition of Tully Sugar Limited by COFCO in July 2011 three COFCO Directors were nominated and appointed to the Board.  These Directors are Mr Qin Yelong,  Mr Li Ming and Mr John Amies.

Mr Qin Yelong

Mr Qin has served as President of COFCO Tunhe since 2005. Prior to this appointment, since 1992, Mr Qin has worked for various departments within the COFCO Group.  These roles included: manager of COFCO Packaging Department, General Manager of Hangzhou COFCO Mc Packaging Co. Ltd, Board Chairman of Wuxi Huapeng Closures Co. Ltd, Deputy General Manager of COFCO Project Management Department, General Manager of COFCO Industry Management Department, General Manager of COFCO IT & E-Commerce Department and Deputy Director of COFCO Strategy Development Department.

Mr Qin holds a Masters Degree of Technical Economics from Tsinghua University and an EMBA degree from CEIBS.  He also has qualifications as a senior engineer.

Mr Li Ming

A Board Director and Vice President of COFCO Tunhe (a listed company) since 2007.  Mr Li joined COFCO in 1987 and has devoted almost his entire career to the sugar business.  He gained a Bachelor of Economics in 1983, majoring in foreign trade.  He also holds an advanced certificate in economics.  In addition to long service in the Beijing Head Office Mr Li has also worked as a senior sugar trader in COFCO international companies in New York and London.  He has been activiely involved in sugar cultivation, production and mill management since being appointed to the role of Vice President of COFCO Tunhe.

Mr John Amies (Deputy Chairman)

Non executive Director of Tully Sugar Limited since August 2011.  Mr Amies has more than 25 years experience in the Queensland sugar industry and has held senior executive positions in the areas of finance, pool management, strategy and information services with Queensland Sugar Limited.  Mr Amies is a Certified Practicing Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland Institute of Technology, along with post graduate qualifiactions in Applied Finance.

Mr Peter (Gerry) Borgna

Mr Dick Camilleri (Chairman)

Non-executive Director of TSL since 1991, Deputy Chairman since August, 1998 and Chairman of TSL from August, 2005 until November 2010. He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Director of the Australian Sugar Milling Council. Mr Camilleri has been cane farming since 1955 and is also involved in the cane harvesting sector.

Non-executive Director of TSL since 2005. Mr Finlayson is a former employee of BSES Limited, a provider of research, development and extension to the Australian sugar industry. He holds a Bachelor of Biological Sciences from James Cook University and an Advanced Diploma in Rural Business Management. He has been cane farming since 2003.

Mr William Moran

Non-executive Director of Tully Sugar Limited since July 2011.  He was previously a non-executive Director of the Company from 1994 to 2000.  Mr Moran has been cane farming since 1980 and also operates an engineering and contracting business in the Tully district.