THE INVETUS TEAM
The Invetus team includes more than 30 highly trained animal health professionals, spread over three locations in Australia. Together we have over 500 years of veterinary and research experience, providing expertise in a wide range of disciplines, which allows us to offer our comprehensive range of in-house research services.
The Invetus Leadership Team comprises the Research leaders, as well as the Business leaders - our CEO, and the leader of Research Operations. The Leadership team is responsible for the overall management, strategic direction and growth of the organisation.
Business Leaders
GRAEME HOLLIS
BRurSc (Hons), M Sus Ag, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Invetus Pty Ltd
Graeme Hollis is an agribusiness executive with over 25 years experience in the production and marketing of food and fibre across Australia and internationally. He joined Invetus P/L in November 2016 in Armidale, and has contributed his considerable skills in business operations, performance management and monitoring, and team leadership.
Graeme’s career has spanned many sectors including dairy, livestock, wine, grains, cotton and the agribusiness banking sectors. Organisations such as Hassall & Associates, Tyrrells Wines, Dairy Farmers (now Lion), Auscott Limited and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have all benefited from Graeme’s deep understanding of the critical success factors in Australian agribusiness. He was recently appointed to the Board of Dairy NSW.
HENRY CHAMBERS
BAgEc, Grad Cert Rural Science, Grad Cert Project Management
Research Operations & Support Leader, Invetus
Site Leader Armidale Research Centre
Extensive agricultural experience (broad acre farming, irrigated cotton, beef cattle, merino sheep and prime lambs). Post graduate qualifications in project management and rural science. Leads Research Support for Invetus, and is Site Leader for the Armidale Research Centre. Extensive experience in the design, conduct, supervision and reporting of clinical research trials in production animals and horses to GCP and GLP.
The Board
MR RICHARD HUDSON
BComm; Fellow of ICAA
Chair, Non-Executive Director
Richard graduated from the University of NSW in 1974 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia having joined in 1977. Richard has operated his own practice since 1983.
MS PENELOPE J DOBSON
Dip Pharm, MPS, MBA, GAICD
Non-Executive Director
Penny is a registered pharmacist who spent many years working for a global pharmaceutical company, where she held a range of increasingly senior commercial roles in several geographies. In addition to Invetus, she is Deputy Chair of the Board of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), and a non-executive Director on the Board of Althea Group Holdings, an ASX Listed start-up in the medicinal cannabis space..
