Meet The Team
The NBIA Team are professionals within their field and are passionate about baking and the baking industry. We utilise a highly skilled and focused selection of experienced individuals to provide services to our members and assist with your enquiries. The NBIA team motto is “For a thriving baking industry”.
Dean Musgrave
General Manager
Dean has 45 years of experience in the baking industry along with more than 20 years of experience in a training environment. He ran his own bakery for a number of years as well as assisting many bakeries with production and other business needs. Dean is passionate about the baking industry and excited to be back on board with the BITA and NBIA team to share his knowledge and expertise.
Melissa Choy
Membership and Engagement Officer
Melissa has more than 15 years experience in the higher education industry specifically in the Widening Participation team at QUT. She has strong event management, office administration, and excellent customer service skills. Melissa is looking forward to assisting our members with any enquiries.
Eleisha Strang
Accounts
Eleisha has many years of office and bookkeeping experienced obtained from working with a range of clients including customers, suppliers, banks, directors, and external accountants. She especially loves small to medium size companies and organisations where she hopes she can make a difference.
Board of Directors
The NBIA Board works closely with the NBIA Team and is comprised of a group of industry professionals from diverse backgrounds ranging from plant bakeries to independently owned and operated businesses, and allied traders. Our directors are successful and proficient within their fields, resulting in their ability to deliver industry-wide experience and expertise when serving NBIA Members and the baking industry at large.
Mark Dennien
President
Mark is the current Sales Manager (Bakery, Manufacturing, and Innovation) for Kialla Pure Foods and President of the NBIA. He has more than 40 years of experience from various sales and technical baking advisory roles in the baking industry, which has resulted in an extensive collection of transferable skills across product development and troubleshooting of product quality. Mark is passionate about all things baking and serves to build a thriving bakery industry for all.
Kris Fox
Kris is the owner of Foxy’s Bakery (located in Stanthorpe, Qld). He is an enthusiastic employer with many years of experience in the baking industry who plans to contribute to the future growth of the association.
Chris Hurford
Chris has more than 30 years of experience in the baking industry. His career has seen him travel the world holding positions of all levels in England, Greece, Africa, and Australia. Chris is known for his passion with artisan breads and loves passing on his knowledge to the younger baking generations is a trainer for BITA. He is an active competitor and judge at bread shows and as a result has many awards and business accolades to his name.