CEO Report

Scott Wright, Chief Executive Officer

Strategy is the word that has become etched into my mind this year.

Strategy is those few top-level decisions which the Board These changes bring real benefits to our TACE analysis has agreed that we need to get right over the next 3 - 5 and were needed. However, when there is change years. Those decisions chart our course and help us stay there is often a re-rankings of animals which will have focused when either new challenges or opportunities consequences, some good and some bad, in terms of present themselves. They help us gain clarity in an members and their selection decisions. If you have animals increasingly noisy world. affected significantly or you’d like to discuss the changes The new 5-year strategic plan has dominated my time and I encourage you to get in touch with either our Extension thinking. Together with the whole Board we have worked team or Genetic Improvement team. Our staff are here hard to distill down into a highly objective plan the collective to help, please make a call if you need any assistance or thoughts, comments and wisdom of the membership, clarification. directors and staff. I have enjoyed the process immensely; What keeps us all in business is the ‘Angus Premium’! It is in some ways it is like sniffing the wind to pick up on “throw hard to overstate the importance that it plays at every step away” lines that capture real gems of wisdom. in the supply chain. The clearest objective and independent Thank you to everyone involved - the process has been measure of success this year was the AuctionsPlus “The long and intense. I am sure that some members speaking Breed Hoofprint” report which compared ten major beef with me back in January have wondered when their ideas breeds in terms of both seedstock bulls and commercial might find oxygen. It was a huge project to connect with feeder steers. It shows clearly the Angus premium from the entire membership and to try and distill all of the commercial AuctionsPlus data and tells the story of the collective wisdom into something workable - thank you continued value that commercial beef producers place for your patience! Finally, we are here and early in 2023 it upon the Angus breed. will be released to the membership. It has been a pleasure to connect with all our member The new 5-year strategic plan will be formed around groups this year. Most recently I had a very nice meeting 6 pillars that seek to build on past success and push with QLD Angus and we welcomed Warren Salter into the us forward into “blue oceans”. It is an exciting time to Chairmans position. Throughout 2023 it is our anticipation imagine where the breed could continue to develop as to connect with all the affiliated Angus groups and assist in we look towards 2030. I would like to thank especially making these groups even more active and useful in their Erica Halliday for her constant encouragement but also all very important role of connecting regional members with the directors and staff for their good nature, perseverance, their bull buying clients. Our affiliated Angus groups are thoughts and support. also a great way for myself to connect with members and When I answered phone calls from members in tears during the drought - I couldn’t imagine similar conversations with get good, honest feedback. Please get in touch if your group has an event in 2023. regards to floods. Our heart goes out to all who have been Could I take this opportunity to thank every member for their affected, if there is anything we can do at Angus Australia continued support of Angus Australia through 2022 and for please get in touch with our staff. We have received and your most sincere welcome as your new CEO. May you all made many phone calls, but I am sure that there are many have a very blessed Christmas and New Year period. I hope producers who have been missed. that you all can have some “down time” and enjoy time By the time this bulletin goes to print members will have with family and friends. Finally, thank you to our wonderful seen the release of our 2022 annual Trans Tasman Angus staff who make the execution of our plans possible. Cattle Evaluation (TACE) enhancements. Yours sincerely, Scott Wright (CEO)