Kristy McSweeney has a long history of working in regional news and at the highest level of agricultural and trade policy in Federal Government and her experience will be invaluable to us as an organisation, and to our members as we face a number of policy, trade and geopolitically driven economic challenges," he said.
Ms McSweeney grew up in the South West corner of Western Australia and is from a generational family farming in the grain and sheep industry.
During her career she has developed particular expertise in delivering trade and export bilateral agreements as part of the Victorian and Federal Governments.
She has also recently held senior positions in Hancock Agriculture and Kidman, delivering public advocacy on behalf of the agriculture sector and working with investment partners.
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Prior to this she was a lead stakeholder negotiator for QantasLink, working with key agricultural and regional stakeholders in communities across the country.
Ms McSweeney began her career in regional news covering agricultural issues and has continued to advocate for regional Australians in her capacity as a political contributor to News 24 and ABC for over a decade, as well a working in the investment markets understanding the economic drivers of Australia’s agricultural industry.