Kangaroo Island Pure Grain
Michael joined the KIPG Team in January 2026, bringing extensive experience across agronomy, farming production, logistics, sales, and leadership within the Australian agricultural sector.
With this background, Michael will oversee alignment across KIPG’s supply chain activities from farming and procurement through to sales and efficient, timely delivery. He will collaborate closely with growers to build and maintain a strong network that delivers a reliable supply of high-quality grains, meeting KIPG’s customer standards and requirements while ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes for all supply-chain partners.
Emma has been a valued member of the KIPG Team since its commencement in 2009, beginning her career in an administrative role.
Emma soon became immersed in the companies clean, green culture and over the years she has worked in numerous key areas within the business. This in-depth knowledge of KIPG has enabled Emma to grow together with the company and now holding the significant role of overseeing all finance and compliance activities of the company.
Lexie joined the KIPG Team in 2011 as a trainee, her eagerness and enthusiasm to grow with the company has seen her progress to a senior role overseeing the company’s sales and marketing campaigns.
Over the years, Lexie has developed a strong understanding of grain trading and is highly skilled in selling KIPG’s sustainably sourced grains across a range of export markets, she is the primary point of contact for all company sales and trading activities.
Jack joined the KIPG Team in late 2025, bringing qualified trade expertise and a practical, hands-on approach essential for coordinating production equipment reliability within complex processing environments.
Based at KIPG’s Osborne packing facility, Jack is responsible for all plant maintenance and production activities at our packing plant. He will oversee all day-to-day operations ensuring the site operates safely and efficiently while meeting the company’s high-quality standards and production schedules.
Ben joined the KIPG Team in 2014, he is especially qualified to oversee the mechanical maintenance along with the day-to-day operations of our receival and storage site.
Based at KIPG’s Kangaroo Island facility, Ben has built good working relationships with the local farmers on KI over the years and continues to create an environment that follows the “Kangaroo Island – clean, green culture.”
Michael has recently joined the KIPG Team as our Authorised Officer (AO), he is accredited to perform a range of export functions on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), and together with his extensive industry experience will also oversee our daily packing line processes as Team Leader.
Based at KIPG’s Osborne packing facility, Michael plays a critical role in ensuring the biosecurity-risk-free, safe, and trusted export of KIPG grains. Accordingly, he will oversee associated grain processing requirements and our packing ‘quality check criteria’ to uphold KIPG’s reputation as a trusted exporter of high-quality grains across the markets we service.
