Ernest Pope
Ernest Pope is a Member of the Anacacia Capital Business Advisory Council and Non-Executive Chairperson of Anacacia's portfolio company, Rafferty's Garden, a leading baby food business.  Ern has 40 years of international experience in the food and beverage industries.
He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Alesco Limited and Foodbank and was formerly Chairman of Golden Circle and a Non-Executive Director of Amcor Limited and Southcorp Limited. In 2005, Ern retired from the Nestle Group in his then role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nestle Purina for the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East region. Previous roles included Managing Director of Nestle Australia Ltd plus other senior international executive positions based in Switzerland, New Zealand, the U.S.A. and the Philippines and he spent 15 years with Kraft Foods before Nestle.

He is a past Director of the Grocery Manufacturers of Australia, and a founder and past Director of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.   Ern holds a Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University.
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