Mr Gordon has over 40 years’ experience as an exporter, feedlot owner and ship operator, principally to Middle Eastern markets.

Mr Gordon is an Executive Director of Rural Export & Trading (WA) Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait importer and shipowner, Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading Co.

He was a Director of the Australian Livestock Export Reserve Fund and an industry representative on the Livestock Export Research and Development Advisory Committee.