Ray White Rural appoints Adrian Knowles

Ray White Rural has appointed Adrian Knowles (pictured above) as the state manager for Ray White Rural and Livestock in Queensland.

Hailing from Central Queensland, with the country in his blood, Knowles expects to drive an ambitious growth and productivity plan.

The former real estate agent and corporate business growth specialist said his focus will be to provide corporate support to the rural business owners in Queensland.

“There’s never been a tougher time on the land due to the oppressive drought so I am here to lend support,” Mr Knowles said.

“I also have ambitious plans to help our owners with their recruitment  and business growth.”

Ray White Rural Queensland has almost 60 business across the state.

The extended Ray White Rural and Livestock corporate team includes chairman Paul White.

CEO of Ray White Rural and Livestock Stephen Nell said this was at an important time in the company’s growth.

“This year is our 25th year of operation and with over 100 offices and over $1.6B in sales annually, we are ensuring our members have the best resources to run strong local businesses,” Mr Nell  said.

The steam includes business development executive Jez McNamara; and head of innovation Lyndsey Douglas.

The other state managers are (Victoria) Jason Hellyer and (NSW) Stewart Gordon.