The Ashby Utting Endowment Fund Committee

 Ashby Utting is a retired professional accountant who had his own practice. He has also had a long association with the Australian Canegrowing industry in business and financial matters. He Is an avid art history scholar and is actively involved in the Queensland Art Gallery, University of Queensland Art Museum and the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre.

He lives on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast and travels regularly to Asia in connection with his microfinancing involvements and to francophone countries for refreshing the language and culture.

Ron has had a successful career in senior management and consultancy in agribusiness specialising in financial management and human resource engagement.  He was a director and trustee for an industry superannuation fund and a director of an investment fund. As a company director he has been active in professional development within the Australian Institute of Company Directors. 

Ron has also been an active member of Rotary International for over four decades actively participating and supporting Rotary’s funding of world-wide projects. These projects focus on economic and community development; the environment; disease prevention and treatment; water and sanitation; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and peace and conflict resolution.