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Marquis Macadamias Australia Board

We have been using our collective ingenuity to develop a world class approach to farm management and processing since 1983, and along the way we’ve become the world’s largest macadamia grower, processor and marketer. Our skilled and experienced Board and executives, along with our highly trained and passionate staff, are always available to provide support and advice for our growers and customers.

Board of Directors – Marquis Macadamias

Andrew REV

Andrew Leslie

DIRECTOR
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Clayton REV

Clayton Mattiazzi

DIRECTOR
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Peter Costi REV

Peter Costi

DIRECTOR
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Donald Ross

DIRECTOR
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Peter Zadro REV

Peter Zadro

DIRECTOR
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Phil REV

Phil Zadro

DIRECTOR
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About Andrew Leslie

Andrew has extensive background in the macadamia industry and as a grower himself having several farms around the Alstonville NSW region. Andrew is founder and operator of the successful ‘Avilla Farm’ – a natural skincare range featuring Australian macadamia oil as the key ingredient

Andrew has a Bachelor of Economics and a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management.

About Clayton Mattiazzi

Clayton has over 13 years experience in the macadamia sector having spent the past 13 years at Hinkler Park Plantation in Bundaberg, Queensland. During his career at Hinkler Park, Clayton has gained valuable knowledge and experience in all aspects of macadamia production including nursery management, farm development, orchard management and post-harvest handling. Clayton has a Degree in Agronomy.

Peter Costi

Peter has been a passionate contributor and driver of the macadamia industry for over
24 years. From his home farm in Bundaberg, he has developed processes and
innovations that have been used across the industry. Using this knowledge,
Peter has also acquired, developed and subsequently sold additional large-scale
farms in the Bauple and Beerwah regions in Queensland.

 

 

Peter has been a current shareholder of Marquis Macadamias (formerly MPC Ltd and
Pacific Gold) since 1998. He has also been the Chairman of Marquis Marketing and was a Director of

Marquis Macadamias for 10 years, where he oversaw the integration and rebranding
of MPC, Pacific Gold and MMI into the Marquis Group, which became the largest
grower owned processor and marketer in Australia.

About Donald Ross

Donald has over 30 years’ experience in the macadamia industry after developing several farms in the northern rivers of NSW and also the Bundaberg, Queensland region. Donald’s previous roles include Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for large public and private companies. He has a Bachelor of Engineering from Sydney University and MBA, Master of Commercial Law and PhD from Macquarie University.

About Peter Zadro

Peter’s previous roles include working for multinational telco provider, Alcatel this role took him into various European and Australia offices as a programmer and project manager. Peter has a rich family history of farming in NSW with his introduction into macadamia orchards in the late 1970s. Peter has a degree (Honours) in agriculture and assisted the Department of Agriculture with the wheat and oat breeding programmes in Temora NSW.

About Phil Zadro

Phil is the founder of Saratoga Holdings Pty Ltd, the single largest successful producer of macadamias globally. His highly successful growth strategies have seen his orchards grow and spread across the eastern coast of Australia from northern NSW to Central Queensland and internationally into South Africa. In 1983 Phil built a macadamia processing factory in Lismore NSW, and formed a new company of growers and named it MPC, now known as Marquis Macadamias. Phil has been instrumental in shaping the macadamia industry to what it is today.

Phil’s previous roles include founder and Director of a number of hugely successful construction companies in Sydney NSW.