CBH recruits Stewart Hart from BGC as its new CFO

Australia’s biggest co-operative CBH Group has appointed Stewart Hart as its new chief financial officer. Mr Hall will join the business on November 1 from BGC Group, where he was executive general manager sales processes. He replaces Doug Warden, who announced his resignation on July 1 to join Resolute Mining as CFO. Mr Hart has more than 30 years experience as an international finance and commercial leader. Prior to BGC, which he joined in 2015, he was the CFO at Western Power. He also worked at BHP Billiton for 24 years in a number of senior roles including CFO of the iron ore division. Mr Hart is a board member for Avivo, a not-for-profit aged care and disability support services provider. Acting chief executive Ben Macnamara said Mr Hart’s previous experience would contribute valuable expertise to the co-operative. “We are pleased to have Stewart join the team at CBH,” Mr Macnamara said. “He has a strong focus on people and relationships, which I believe will make him a good cultural fit for the group.” Mr Macnamara said Mr Hart was a skilled CFO who provide a valuable contribution to the group and WA growers. “As a co-operative focused on operating an efficient and low-cost export supply chain for our growers, strong financial management and disciplined capital deployment are essential to delivering this value to growers,” Mr Macnamara said.