Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 14, 2003
DAVID D. FARLEY, CEO of Calcot, Ltd., was chosen in May 2002 to
succeed Tom W. Smith as the California cotton marketing co-
operative's President. Mr. Farley is only the fifth Chief
Executive Officer in Calcot's 75-year history, succeeding Mr.
Smith, who was named President in 1977. Mr. Farley is former CEO
of Colly Farms in Australia ' the largest vertically integrated
cotton grower, ginner and marketer in that country ' and brings a
wealth of cotton marketing experience to the US cooperative. As
Calcot President, he is responsible for guiding the grower-owned
cooperative association in its efforts to maximize returns on
producers' cotton. He began his cotton career with Colly in 1983
as a farm manager and worked his way up through the company,
eventually becoming Managing Director (the Australian equivalent
of President) in 1988. Mr. Farley served on numerous Boards
connected with the Australian cotton industry and is a former
Director of Namoi Cotton Cooperative, and a Director of the
Australian Cotton Foundation and the World Cotton Exporters
Association. He has served as a Consultant to the World Bank, the
Australian federal government and commodity houses. His
educational experience includes short courses in Agribusiness at
the Harvard Agribusiness School and the Australian Institute of
Management. Before accepting the Calcot assignment, he was
General Manager for Industrial Packaging of Visypak Industries,
the world's largest privately owned paper recycling and packaging
company. Profile
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Mr. Farley: Calcot is a large western state farmer's cooperative,
with principal focus
