Tasmania’s business movers and shakers: 10-6

ANOTHER fish farmer, a ship builder and a developer are on today’s list as we continue our countdown of the top 25 business movers and shakers in the state.

Our Tasmanian movers and shakers list today counts down places 10 to six.

ANOTHER fish farmer, a ship builder and a developer are on today’s list as we continue our countdown of the top 25 business movers and shakers in the state.

Tassal CEO Mark Ryan.

10 Mark Ryan

Mark Ryan became chief executive of Tassal after being brought in as an administrator when the company entered financial difficulties in 2003. He later added managing director to his remit and is now at the helm of Tasmania’s largest salmon producer which employs more than 800 people. He has also previously served as chair of the Macquarie Point Development Corporation and is a director on the Tasmanian Development Board. He holds board positions with Saltas, Millingtons Funeral Services and Cemeteries, and Seagood Industry Australia.

Fairbrother Group owner Royce Fairbrother.

University of Tasmania vice-chancellor Peter Rathjen.

9 Royce Fairbrother

Former Australian of the Year state finalist Royce Fairbrother is the owner of Tasmania’s biggest construction company, the Fairbrother Group. The company is responsible for award-winning apprentices year after year. Mr Fairbrother also has a long history of involvement in sport. He is a four-time Australian representative in his age group at the World Triathlon Championships and was the chairman of the inaugural Triathlon Tasmania board. He was appointed chairman of the Games Advisory Board for this year’s Australian Masters Games on the North-West Coast.

8 Peter Rathjen

The charismatic and passionate University of Tasmania vice-chancellor is helping transition the university into Hobart’s city. Included is the almost-completed university apartments on the corner of Elizabeth and Melville streets as well as the proposed $400 million STEM centre nearby. He also wants to expand of the uni’s two campuses in the North and North-West. His passion for education has drawn the attention of politicians and delegates far and wide.

Incat founder Robert Clifford.

Head of TasCOSS Kym Goodes.

7 Robert Clifford

Incat owner Robert Clifford remains one of the state’s most significant and successful manufacturers. Incat has a 550-strong workforce at its Hobart shipyard and the shipbuilding facility is geared for delivering up to two large high-speed cats a year. It recently delivered the first of six new passenger ferries for Transport for NSW to operate on Sydney Harbour. Clifford is also an important public thinker, lending his voice to key Hobart issues, such as his plan to introduce ferries on the River Derwent.

6 Kym Goodes

Ms Goodes has become a powerful, open, intelligent and reasonable voice in the welfare sector since taking charge of the Tasmanian Council of Social Service in 2015, preferring to play the issues well ahead of the politics. She has a background in the private, government and community sectors, including policy development roles at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services.

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