NSW family farming background with 38 years of experience in financial and commodity markets, including Ord Minnett, MF Global and ICAP
Co-wrote and managed the ASX Wheat Futures Contract in 2002 – Australian benchmark for wheat pricing
Founding Partner and Director of SA Markets Australia – 2015 – specialist Ag Commodity, Risk Management and Risk Management & Advisory business
Experienced Agriculture Executive
NSW family farming background with 38 years of experience in financial and commodity markets, including Ord Minnett, MF Global and ICAP
Co-wrote and managed the ASX Wheat Futures Contract in 2002 – Australian benchmark for wheat pricing
Founding Partner and Director of SA Markets Australia – 2015 – specialist Ag Commodity, Risk Management and Risk Management & Advisory business
Director AMPI - Working with the Federal Govt and Peak Dairy Farmer Organisations to Milk Price transparency and risk management through Milk Auctions
Director of Legendairy Beef – providing a full Supply Chain Solution from Genetics to the Farm, then to the Processor and Retail for Marbled Beef
Director of Innovating Energy – A Waste to Energy Company focused on Anerobic Digestion of Organic and Agricultural Waste to produce Green Electricity and Biomethane
Steve Tiley - Director & CEO
40+ years of success in a broad range of industries including agriculture, business, oil & gas, engineering and manufacturing.
Co-founded and successfully built 3 start-ups.
16 years as CEO of Darwin based engineering company.
Innovation officer - Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (Growcom) 2014 to 2019 - cultivated an extensive network of industry and government stakeholders in North Queensland.
Co-founded Wandarra in 2019
Daren Marks - Director & CFO
20+ years financial services & international capital markets, risk management, fund administration, capital raising, investor relations and financial modeling
Current Managing Partner at BlackMountain Group and BlackMountain Capital focused on management consulting and advisory services
Former COO/CFO of Care A2+ an Australian FMCG company focused on personalised nutrition
Former CEO at JBM and JBA - specialist broking & funds management financial services companies
Keith Gracey - Director
President and Founding Partner of Jump Capital Corporation (Family Office & Canadian investment company), incorporated in 2006 and operating out of the Pacific Rim.
Has been providing investment banking services for 25+ years (expertise in financing, corporate structuring, due diligence and packaging services to both private and public companies).
Co-founded a China/Canada/Australia CBD company that has achieved commercialisation of its CBD brands in the North American marketplace.
Mary Hobson - CTO
30+ years in global ICT technical and sales leadership roles
Professional consulting experience to large corporations, government and SMEs
20 years’ experience in ICT Business Solutions/Digital Transformation, AgTech, IoT, AI, Robotics
Two years living in Townsville, working with senior government stakeholders (Federal, State & LGAQ)
Iljko Miocevic - CMO
30+ years in global FMCG sector & the food and beverage industry
Previously worked with Care A2+, The Coca Cola Company, Appletiser, SABMiller, Uncle Tobysand Goodman Fielder on landmark brands, product activation and consumer education
Manufacturing operations, the Sydney 2000 Olympics, and various sales and marketing programs.
Maxwell Nee - Head of Investor Relations
10+ years in Finance & Investments with experience in Corporate Banking for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia managing $100M - $500M businesses.
Head of Australia for a multi-award winning international commodities investment group based in London.
Chairman & Founder of Family Office Insider, a global community made up of recognised family businesses, pioneering entrepreneurs, celebrities and athletes.
A multi-award winning entrepreneur featured in Forbes, The Australian Business Review and The Courier Mail.
10+ years in Finance & Investments with experience in Corporate Banking for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia managing $100M - $500M businesses.
Head of Australia for a multi-award winning international commodities investment group based in London.
Chairman & Founder of Family Office Insider, a global community made up of recognised family businesses, pioneering entrepreneurs, celebrities and athletes.
A multi-award winning entrepreneur featured in Forbes, The Australian Business Review and The Courier Mail.
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Executive MBA Mentor.
Dr. Jian Zhang - CRO
Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the Ontario Agriculture College at the Guelph University and a M.Sc in Life Sciences from Feinberg Graduate School at the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Expertise in food related products and has initiated projects involving transformative reverse genetic applications for healthy food and biomaterials, focusing on hemp and flax
Dr. Antonio Pantalone - Head of Sustainable Innovation
Ph.D. in Chemical Enhineering from the University of NSW
Over 20 years in the environmental and sustainability sectors
Regional Advisers
Nathan McCullum - Community Engagement and Sponsorship Programs
