TEAM

DIRECTORS

DAVID TRENCH

Director & Chair

David Trench is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Mount Eliza Business School programs, formal background in Instrumentation, Automation and Process Control. David is the …

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DEAN LAURENCE

Director & Finance Committee Chair

Dean Laurence is an experienced Non-Executive Director, Chair, Board Committee Chair & Member, & Managing Director with over twenty years leadership at board level across the public and commercial sectors, in Australia and overseas…

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TIM HALL

Managing Director & CEO

Tim holds a Diploma of Business Administration and Management and a Cert IV in Communications. He has 15 years experience in sales, training, business development and management, a proven negotiator across many sectors…

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NICK BIRRELL

Strategic Advisor

Nick Birrell has over 30 years experience in Science technology and finance, he is Managing Director of a private investment company, advisor to a venture capital company and an adjunct Professor at Monash University. He holds a Masters …

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NICOLE BIRRELL

Strategic Advisor & Finance Committee

Nicole Birrell, Belgian born and now Australian national Nicole Birrell has over 25 years’ experience in wholesale and investment banking in Australia and the UK and significant board level involvement across the finance, agriculture and …

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IAN SAMPSON

Strategic Advisor

Ian Sampson has degrees in Commerce and Law and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Australian Institute of Management. He has served as an independent and non-executive director on many Boards and …

About Us

VIVIAN CLARK

CFO & Co-Sec

Vivian is an experienced and professionally qualified C level executive. With a classic background in Chartered Accounting and a passion for technology she has been able to combine both to successfully run businesses in the professional services and Information Technology industries.

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DR KAPIL S LOKARE

BDE, Biofuels & Biochemicals CTCH

Dr Kapil S Lokare holds a PhD in Chemistry, Michigan State University, United States. He has held positions at various globally recognized institutions in the USA, Netherlands, Australia, and Germany and been recognized as a thought leader…

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TOBI NAGY

BDE

Tobi has over 24 years experience in start-up & growth of new ventures, with 18 years consulting, mentoring and entrepreneurial strategy development in the areas such as resource recycling, sustainability, renewable energy and social enterprise development.

MIKE VINEY

CMO

Mike is a marketing and design specialist with global experience helping hundreds of businesses, from startups through to Fortune 500 companies more effectively communicate their message across mediums to key stakeholders.

CHETAN SAYANKAR

BDE/PM/CTO

Chetan B Sayankar is a spade of ace in biodiesel and biofuels sector. With almost 13 years of extensive contribution as a consultant, he has engineered and commissioned over 15 medium and large scale manufacturing plants for biodiesel…

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AMANDINE BLASIUS

Legal Counsel

Amandine is a freelance lawyer and legal consultant based in Melbourne, Australia, She completed  a masters of International Law at UNSW, is passionate about Human Rights and specializes in Contracts and Intellectual Property (IP).

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MATT WILLIAMS

Investment Committee

Matt Williams has twenty-eight years experience in corporate and investment banking (particularly project finance), M&A, private equity funds management, corporate and project advisory and as a director of major listed and…

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KELLY DALLAS

Investment Committee Chair

Kelly Dallas is an internationally experienced executive manager and leader that works with new companies during M&A, building on the relationship after the investment and then collaborating to bring about long lasting benefits to all parties…

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DAVID HUNT

Investment Committee

David Hunt has have over thirty year’s senior executive & corporate experience in Australian business and global markets, across a diverse range of industry sectors, including a role as CEO of an ASX listed company…

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PAUL JOHNSTON

Finance Committee

Paul Johnston is a Chartered Accountant with twenty five years post qualification experience gained at a big 4 professional services firm and two major FMCG multinationals.