President
Pieter started his career in South Africa. With a background in animal science, pasture management and extension, he worked in rural development and agrarian reform during the transformation period in the Eastern Cape Province.
He relocated to Australia in 2010 with his family to take up a position with the Northern Territory Government in pastoral production. After seven years in the Red Centre, he moved to Darwin and from there to Queensland where he now works for the Queensland Government in extensive livestock systems.
Pieter’s first involvement with the rangeland movement was through the Grassland Society of Southern Africa as part of the organising committee for a conference in Grahamstown and he later served a term as President of the Society.
In 2015 he chaired the organising committee of the 18th Biennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society held in Alice Springs and in 2029 led a successful bid for the XII International Rangeland Congress to be hosted in Australia in 2025.
Pieter enjoys working and living on the rangelands and appreciates all the opportunities it provides.