Peter HAYES
Email: grapwine@senet.com.au
C A R E E R
Self Employed
S U M M A R Y
Wine Industry Strategist and Adviser
Southcorp Wines/Fosters Wine Estates
National Viticulturist and
Industry Relations Manager
National Viticulturist and
Grower Relations Manager
2005 – Present
2002 – 2005
2001 – 2002
Rosemount Estate
Director of Viticulture
1999 – 2001
Grape and Wine Research
Development Corporation
Executive Director
1992 – 1999
Cooperative Research
Centre for Viticulture
Acting Director, concurrent with GWRDC
1995
Department of Agriculture
State Viticulturist and
1986 – 1992
State Wide Industry Officer (Fruit and Vines)
Dookie Agricultural College Lecturer, Senior Lecturer,
Principal Lecturer, Vice Principal
1974 – 1986
Education Department (Vic) High School Teacher
1971 – 1973
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Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S
Master of Science (Horticulture)
UC Davis
1980
Bachelor of Applied Science (Wine Science)
Charles Sturt University (Externally)
1979
Diploma of Education
Monash University
1970
Bachelor of Science (Human Physiology, Chemistry)
University of Melbourne
1969
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Résumé – Peter Hayes
K E Y
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E X P E R I E N C E
Corporate Insights and Governance (especially Public/Private Sector Interface)
Strategic Planning and Review
Program Planning and Development for sectoral and company initiatives
R&D Program Planning and Management
Program and Institutional Review
Facilitating adaptation and adoption of innovative approaches, processes and
technologies
Education, training and extension curriculum conception, planning and execution
(in-house and external, from operations to market and consumer interface)
Conference and seminar conception and development
Policy Development and Review
Leadership Development
Industry Relations Influence and Management
Keynote presentations at significant national and international conferences
Relationship Establishment, Nurturing and Management
Negotiation Skills; individual and groups
International Relations and Negotiation/Influence
Vineyard Production System Design, Innovation, Evaluation
Definition of vineyard site selection criteria, search, purchase and establishment
Vineyard Yield and Grade Performance Targeting
Vineyard operations redesign for efficiency and effectiveness in matching market
need and site potential
Grape Supply Guideline Development; composition, food safety, delivery conditions,
regulatory compliance
Environmental Management in a Production System and Catchment/Landscape
context
Global Food Safety and Environmental Stewardship
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International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV)
o Vice-President
o President
o Commission 1: Viticulture President
o Australian delegate
2009 – Present
2006 – 2009
2003 – 2006
1993 – Present
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Council of The Australian Wine Research Institute
o Member
o Deputy Member
1998 – 2006
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Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation
o Member of Corporation Board
2005 – 2008
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Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture 2 (CRCV2)
o Member of Industry Reference Group
o Alternate Member of Board of CRCV2
o Member of Bid Committee (Viticulture 2000) for CRCV2
2000 – 2006
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Cooperative Research Centre for Irrigation Futures
o Chairman, CRC for Irrigation Futures (CRCIF)
o Chair, bid development and submission committee
2003 – Present
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Cotton Research and Development Corporation
o Member of Corporation Board
2008 – Present
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Charles Sturt University
o Member of University Council
2007– Present
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Cooperative Research Centre for Internationally Competitive Pork
o Member of Board
2005 – 2007
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National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSI)
o Member of Management Committee
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Wine Innovation Cluster (WIC) Initiative at Adelaide Waite Campus
o Chairman of Steering Committee
2005 – 2007
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Charles Sturt University, Viticulture and Wine Science
o Member of Course Advisory Committee
1995 – Present
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National Vine Health Steering Committee
o Member
2002 – Present
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Knowledge Development Advisory Committee of AWBC
o Member
2002 – 2008
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Winemakers Federation of Australia R&D Committee
o Member
2003 – 2007
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CRC Program Appraisal Panel-Agriculture &Environment
o Member
o Member 3rd Year Review Committee CRC For Sugar
Industry Innovation Through Biotechnology
2006
2003 – 2006
2006
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South Australian Wine Industry Association
o Member of Executive Committee
2002 – 2005
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Bid Committee CRC for Wine
o Member
o Acting Chairman August/September 2004
2003 – 2004
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Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture 1 (CRCV1)
o Member of CRCV1 Bid Committee
o Board Member
1990 – 1991
1996 – 1999
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Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference
o Member of Planning Committee
o Chairman Program Committee
1992, 1995,
1998, 2001
1998, 2001
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National Vine Accreditation Committee
o Chairman
1994 – 1997
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Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
o Chairman of Management Committee
o Member of Management Committee
1996 – 1998
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National Phylloxera Technical Reference Group
o Chairman
1996 – 2001
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Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO)
o President
o Committee Member
1997 – 1999
1989 – 2000
Lien de la Vigne/Vine Link
o President
o Committee Member
2005 – Present
1996 – 2005
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Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations
o Member of Review Committee
1999
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University of Adelaide Discipline of Wine and Horticulture
o Member of Review Committee
2003
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Cotton Research and Development Corporation
o Member of Board Selection Committee
2003
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Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO)
American Society of Enology and Viticulture (ASEV)
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
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Ordre du Merite Agricole, Epernay, France, 2007
International Masi Prize Civilta del Vino, Verona, Italy, 2007
Member of the Order of the Knights of the Vine Award; International
Ambassador, Lodi, California, 2006
Distinguished Service Award, Victorian Wine Industry Association, 2004
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Résumé – Peter Hayes
PRESENTATIONS-SELECTED
 Zonal Viticulture: Proof at last!….Now for optimal exploitation?; Southcorp Winemakers
Forum, July 2003
 Managing variability in a cool climate-a Southcorp perspective; “QUALITY FRUIT
THAT’S COOL”, King Valley Vignerons Conference, 28 November 2003
 Australian Wine Industry Stewardship: A Proposal; Pathways to EMS Workshop, 7th
June 2004
 The emerging global paradigm; Unified Symposium, 25-27 January 2005, Sacramento
CA, USA
 Vineyard Mechanisation in Australia: Issues, Responses and the Relationship to
Precision Viticulture; ENOVITIS 2005/SIMEI; November, 2005; Milan, Italy
 Australian Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot; International Cabernet Sauvignon and
Merlot Competition, 26 November 2005; Bergamo, Italy
 Adaptive vineyard management in a dynamic global environment; Romeo Bragato
Conference; 25 August 2006; Queenstown, New Zealand
 The Climate as a Factor for Wine Valorisation; International Congress of Climate and
Viticulture, 10 - 14 April 2007, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
 Strategies for Innovation in the Wine Industry-The Australian Case; Mondiaviti
Conference, VINITECH America Latina, July 11 2007, Santiago, Chile
 The Australian wine sector: its relationships with and influence in international
forums; 13th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, August 2007, Adelaide
 The World of Riesling-Rieslings of the World; INTERVITIS INTERFRUCTA 2007
International Riesling Symposium; Stuttgart, Germany
 A World of Wine Issues; Unified Grape and Wine Symposium; January 2008,
Sacramento, California, USA
 Current Status and Trends in Vineyard Mechanization in Australia and New Zealand;
23rd Annual Midwest Grape and Wine Conference; February 2008, Missouri, USA
 Sustainable World Wine Growing; l'observatoire viticole du Conseil General Herault,
15th October 2008, Montpellier, France
 Global Climate Change-Implications for Viticulture and Oenology; XVIIème
Evaluation Nationale de Vins Bento Gonçalves, Brazil, 28th September 2009
PUBLICATIONS-SELECTED
 The profitability of investing in a small vineyard and winery ; Paul
Davis, Peter Hayes, Drew Noon, Agriculture Victoria,1989.
 Regulatory response to climate change; Peter Hayes and Tony
Battaglene; XXIX World Congress of Vine and Wine Logroño (Spain), 2006
 The Climate as a Factor for Wine Valorisation, International Congress of Climate and
Viticulture, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, 10 - 14 April 2007
 Implementing “Precision Viticulture”; Australian Viticulture March-April 2007
 Beyond Survival?; Australian Viticulture November-December 2007
 Scene setting: using the genotype and management to cope with environmental
challenges; 8th International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology,
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research (in press)
REFEREES
Supplied upon request
13/6/2010
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