{"id":184,"date":"2022-01-04T17:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T06:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T04:07:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"184\" class=\"elementor elementor-184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17ffbbb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17ffbbb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c840f2\" data-id=\"9c840f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb31e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abb31e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About US<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d428d77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d428d77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b202e60\" data-id=\"b202e60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bc7c49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bc7c49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1713411\" data-id=\"1713411\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51cc089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51cc089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Anna-Icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-478\" alt=\"Anna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Anna-Icon.png 256w, https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Anna-Icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3dada00\" data-id=\"3dada00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8fdab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec8fdab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anna Lindsay<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7fff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa7fff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Director &amp; Chief Executive Officer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e15b3\" data-id=\"06e15b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0871358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0871358\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Anna has big plans for Australia\u2019s transport industry, and with a natural ability to solve problems and connect the right people for the right job, there is no doubt that change is on the horizon. Anna spent her childhood moving around the NT, WA, QLD and is currently living in Sydney, NSW.<\/p><p>She has spent well over a decade fine tuning her transport and logistics skills predominately through various roles with Woolworths and Nutrien Ag Solutions (previously Ruralco). As a Supply Chain Executive, Anna gained awareness of critical issues in the national supply chain, most notably affecting rural and regional communities; and so, Rural Freight Connections was born.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8efb4ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8efb4ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc686b\" data-id=\"cfc686b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paul-Icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-477\" alt=\"Paul\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paul-Icon.png 256w, https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Paul-Icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e37759\" data-id=\"1e37759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83fa2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c83fa2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paul Wyatt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c1fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74c1fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief of Operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e092b1b\" data-id=\"e092b1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add698e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add698e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Paul has 30 years of experience in transport and logistics, both domestic and international across various industries.<\/p><p>He has natural aptitude for systems, processes, attention to detail and all things transport. Paul designed IT solutions, built warehouse and distribution systems and then implemented the end product; from provisioning greenfield sites to retraining staff.<\/p><p>Paul also has extensive experience in optimising road transport load out solutions, delivering safety initiatives and utilising real-time data exchange.<\/p><p>When Paul hasn\u2019t been trying to move freight around the country, he explores it himself in his 4WD and has an appreciation for the challenges that our national supply chain face and is eager to catalyse change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-139ddcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"139ddcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-f88793a\" data-id=\"f88793a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad5973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ad5973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jen-Icon.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-479\" alt=\"Jen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jen-Icon.png 256w, https:\/\/ruralfreightconnections.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jen-Icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69d4a97\" data-id=\"69d4a97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f73880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f73880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jennifer Van Amelsvoord <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea8023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bea8023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chief of Business Development <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3890bf6\" data-id=\"3890bf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63db527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63db527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jen grew up on a rice and sheep property in the Southern Riverina of NSW, she finished Year 12 and instead of completing an Ag Science degree, due to the heart breaking drought at the time moved to Sydney to undertake a business traineeship. Her thought was, every town has an office. This was a good plan as she thrived in a business environment, her career has largely consisted of two organisations, OneSteel (now Infrabuild) and Nutrien Ag Solutions (previously Ruralco).<\/p><p>With a heavily experienced background in sales, process and business improvement, she has crafted herself into a solutions focused leader. She is capable of streamlining and implementing efficiencies in a practical manner. After ten years in Sydney, you can now find Jen working from her beef cattle property in Victoria\u2019s High Country while her first hand experience on the land, ignites her passion to have an influential impact on Australia\u2019s supply chain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b37282 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b37282\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a1e19\" data-id=\"b8a1e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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