Ian James Ballantyne retired from the position of Chief Executive Officer of CANEGROWERS after nearly 20 years of service.  Based in Brisbane, Ian was appointed to this position in April 1991 and finished in August 2010.

Prior to his appointment with CANEGROWERS, Mr Ballantyne was Chief Executive Officer of the North Queensland Enterprise Zone Corporation. He was previously a senior officer with 23 years’ service in the Australian Army, which included a period as commanding officer of an Operational Deployment Force Battalion.

Mr Ballantyne has travelled extensively in the interests of the sugar industry and has been active in trade, marketing and management forums, both nationally and internationally.

Mr Ballantyne represents CANEGROWERS on various committees. He is Deputy Chairman of AustSafe Super and of CANEGROWERS’ commercial subsidiaries - Financial Services and Superannuation companies - and is also a Director of Ravensdown Fertiliser Australia Limited. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He is a past Director of the Australian South Sea Islander Community Foundation Board of Advice.

Mr Ballantyne (62) is a graduate of the Royal Military College (UNSW) Duntroon, in Arts (Economics), The University of Queensland in Commerce, and the Australian Staff College.

He is married with one daughter and two sons.