Pace Farm is pleased to announce the appointment of Hugh Toll as Chief Executive Officer of Pace Farm.
Hugh joins Pace Farm with extensive experience across agriculture, business management and private equity. He spent nine years with Lynch Group, Australia’s largest flower and plant wholesaler, where he held senior leadership roles including General Manager Business Development and Group Chief Financial Officer before being appointed Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director in 2019.
During his time leading Lynch Group, Hugh oversaw continued growth in the business, expanded its vertically integrated operating model, successfully led the company’s ASX listing and guided the organisation through significant supply chain disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his time at Lynch Group, Hugh built a successful career over more than two decades in investment banking and private equity, holding senior positions with Macquarie Direct Investment, Goldman Sachs and Next Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.
Speaking about his appointment, Hugh said there were many similarities between Pace Farm and the businesses he has led previously.
“There are lots of parallels with my past roles, running farms across Australia and overseas, producing a staple consumer product and working with a similar set of customers.
“I was naturally drawn to the agriculture business, and the scale of Pace Farm, its leading position in the market, and being a producer of healthy food.
“As a protein, eggs have to sit at the top as an efficiently produced, healthy and affordable product.
“Obviously there’s lots of learning to do to understand the business, and I’m looking forward to getting out to all the farms and building relationships with the teams.”
Hugh will start on Monday, 20 July, and Pace Farm welcomes him to the team.