Our Board
OzHarvest has come a long way in a short space of time, thanks in part to the incredible support of our Board members who share our vision for a better world.
Our Board
OzHarvest has come a long way in a short space of time, thanks in part to the incredible support of our Board members who share our vision for a better world.
Founder & Visionary in Residence
Ronni Kahn AO
Ronni Kahn AO is a social entrepreneur and founder of food rescue charity OzHarvest. Ronni is a passionate advocate and activist renowned for disrupting the food waste landscape in Australia. She appears regularly in national media, serves in an advisory capacity to government and is a sought after keynote speaker. Her mission to fight food waste and feed hungry people is supported by some of the world’s finest chefs. Ronni is an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) and was named Australian Local Hero of the Year (2010). Her journey is the subject of a feature film, Food Fighter and her memoir A Repurposed Life has recently been published.
Chairman
Lawrence Goldstone
Lawrence took on the role of OzHarvest Chairman in January 2020, having been on the Board since 2016, leading the strategy committee and a passionate supporter and contributor to OzHarvest since 2009.
CEO and Co-Founder at Be Luminous, and former Partner at PwC Australia. Lawrence is passionate around disruptive models of change and bringing new perspectives to Executives and Boards. With over 25 years local and international experience, he is a specialist in the field of people experience, people engagement, strategy, co-design and transformation.
Director
Andrew Baxter
Chair, board director, business advisor and marketing thought leader, Andrew is the Chair of Australian Pork, Chair of Tjapukai, Chair of Commtract, and a Non Executive Director at both Foresters Financial and GrowthOps. He is also a Senior Advisor at BGH Capital and the Adjunct Professor of Marketing at the University of Sydney, and has been the Senior Advisor to KPMG’s Customer, Brand and Marketing business. Prior to this he was the CEO of two of the country’s largest communications agencies, Publicis, and Ogilvy, where he was a trusted counsel to many of Australia’s most iconic brands. Andrew is also a Non-Executive Director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and on the Board of the NBL.
Director
Guy Brent
Guy is the CEO of BioPak, the sustainable packaging company, appointed in February 2026. He brings over 15 years of senior leadership experience from the Woolworths Group, where he served as a member of the Group Executive as Managing Director of the Woolworths Food Company, overseeing Own Brand, PFD Food Services, and Greenstock, as well as five years as Managing Director of BWS and the founding of Pinnacle Drinks, the internal supply business for Endeavour Drinks. Guy joined Woolworths in 2011 following its acquisition of Cellarmasters, where he had been CFO since 2007. A qualified Chartered Accountant with a BSc from the University of Bristol, he is passionate about sustainable business — and outside of work, about tennis and kayaking with his two boys.
Director
Lucy d’Arville
Lucy joined the Board of OzHarvest in April 2021, having worked closely with the organisation in a pro bono capacity since 2013 and being part of the OzHarvest Board strategy sub-committee since 2020.
A Partner at Bain and Company, Lucy leads the Australian and New Zealand Healthcare and Social Impact practices. With 15 years local and international experience, Lucy has led a wide range of engagements with an emphasis on customer-led growth, organisational effectiveness and operational performance improvement.
In 2019, she was elected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Director
Melinda Petrunoff
As the Managing Director for Pinterest across Australia and New Zealand Melinda is responsible for building and managing a team to increase advertising growth in Australia and New Zealand, supporting relationships with brands, and ensuring Pinterest is the best possible localized experience for people using the platform each and every day.
Pinterest’s mission is to help people create a life they love. Melinda is passionate about advancing this mission in Australia and New Zealand and the company goal of creating a better internet.
Melinda has more than 20 years of leadership, strategy, sales, marketing and operations experience building successful digital businesses across Asia and the Pacific most recently at companies including Facebook (now Meta) and Fairfax (now Nine). Since 2015, she has been a board member of OzHarvest where she is currently responsible for leading the strategy committee.
Director
Yasmin Poole
Yasmin is an award winning speaker, writer and youth advocate. She is currently Plan International’s National Ambassador and frequently appears on prominent Australian media programs to discuss the role of diversity in social change. Yasmin has represented over a million young Australians as the Chair of the Victorian Government’s Youth Congress and led the global business development of 180 Degrees Consulting, the largest youth consultancy in the world. In 2019, Yasmin was the youngest member of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence and Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian Australians.
Board Secretary
Jenna Scott
Jenna brings a wealth of legal expertise and a passion for social impact to her role as OzHarvest’s Company Secretary. As a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, she brings extensive experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and complex commercial matters. Highlights of Jenna’s experience include advising on directors’ duties and responsibilities, navigating complex regulatory environments, managing large-scale commercial transactions, corporate restructures, and commercial litigation across multiple geographic locations. She is dedicated to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive society. In addition to her position with OzHarvest, Jenna also has voluntary roles on the Turnaround and Management Association committee, its Network of Women subcommittee, and Norton Rose Fulbright’s National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee.
Director
Brett Gale
Brett Gale has over 30 years experience in providing strategic political, campaign and communications advice across the highest levels of the government, corporate and not-for-profit sectors. He is currently General Manager Government, Industry and Regulatory Affairs at Australia Post.
He has been a Chief of Staff to Ministers in Federal and State Governments and has served on the Executive teams of two of Australia’s most iconic and trusted brands.
He was Group Head of Government Affairs and Reputation Strategy at Westpac Banking Corporation, played a senior role in organising the Sydney Olympics and established the Office of International Affairs at Yale University. Brett holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Sydney University and a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University.
Director
Simon Lowden
Simon was appointed Chief Officer of Group Affairs, Communications and Sustainability in March 2025, bringing together internal and external communications, public policy, government relations and sustainability. Prior to this appointment, Simon was Chief Sustainability Officer since July 2024.
Before joining Woolworths Group, Simon was Chief Transformation Officer at Arnotts for four years. Prior to this, Simon spent two decades at PepsiCo holding a number of senior executive commercial roles including Chief Sustainability Officer, Global President PepsiCo Snacks and Chief Marketing Officer PepsiCo North America. Simon holds a First Class Hons BSc from Kings College London.
