AgCoTech
Team.

Allan has a successful track record in the development and commercialisation of market leading products in animal nutrition, health and welfare. He has extensive international experience in successfully negotiating license and distribution agreements with major pharmaceutical companies. He also has vast experience in developing and presenting improved animal welfare programmes and standards, as well as supply chain traceability for incorporation into global retailers CSR policies and their supply chain.

Previously, Allan has been an advisor to Australian Wool Innovation, Landmark, Bayer Healthcare and Virbac Animal Health.

Allan is the Co-Founder/Managing Director of Medical Ethics, a commercialised life science company focused on pain mitigation in wounds for humans and animals. Medical Ethics has developed products which have been used to successfully treat over 100 million animals and raised $30m from partnering with Dechra Pharmaceuticals.

Andrew has over 40 years' experience working across the animal health, welfare and production space.

He brings significant local and international experience developing products, businesses, and partnerships across the Oceanna, Asian, LATAM and Sub Sahara markets.

More recently, he led the Bayer Animal division across ANZ and managed their transition following a global takeover by Elanco Animal health.

In addition to his role with AgCoTech, Andrew is Director of Animal Pharma and strategic advisor to several companies across the animal health industry. He is past Director of Agribusiness Australia, AgStewardship Australia and Animal Medicines Australia where he was also President and Chair.

Dean is a business advisor with the experience and knowledge necessary to deliver strategic commercial advice to an extensive range of businesses.

He has developed a finely tuned focus and proficiency in the needs of outward-looking businesses to help them formulate strategy, execute that strategy and manage resulting M&A transactions.

This extends to structuring and restructuring entities to maximise the potential of the business and eventual exit strategy for the shareholders.

He also advises multi-nationals on appropriate structuring and on-going governance of their operations in Australia.

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Michael is a Special Council of Bennett & Philp and heads the Business Advisory Team.

Michael has an in-depth knowledge of the Corporations Act (Cth) 2001 and the ASIC and ACCC guidelines. His corporate law work involves trade practice issues, dealing with ACCC and ASIC requirements, shareholder agreements, contractual disputes and rights, enforcing and restructuring company constitutions, board/meeting procedures, capital raisings including IPOs, employee share participation and corporate governance in relation to shareholder and directors’ duties and rights.

Jim is a Veterinary Epidemiologist based in Singapore. Previous Project Manager with The University of Sydney

BVSc MVPHMgt MANZCVS PhD

Experienced consultant, researcher and project manager in animal health, production and throughout Asia Pacific.

Commercial management experience with multinational companies in Market Development and Commercial Leadership.

Director of a EPIVETS PTE LTD.

Adjunct Professor in RMIT University Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation.

Much of Julian's research and development work has focused on large ruminant production systems including methane emissions abatement.

Julian is a Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology and Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology.

Michael brings extensive livestock programmatic experience across Uganda. He has worked in the US with Veterinarians Without Borders, and more recently the UN’s FAO.

Michael is a veterinarian and obtained a master and doctorate training from the University of California, in addition he has MS-training in agricultural economics from Kansas State University.

Michael will be rolling out AgCoTech's technology across Africa enabling smallholder producers to extract the full potential from their livestock, to improve smallholder livelihoods and contribute to food security and climate change.

Peter Windsor has a rural background from Wagga.

DVSc, PhD, BVSc(Hons), Grad.Cert Ed. Studies (Higher Ed.), DipECSRHM

Managing Director of a Production Animal Welfare & Health Services consultancy.

Through this consultancy Peter manages projects in animal health, production and welfare throughout Australia and South East Asia.

Professor Emeritus at University of Sydney.

Previous roles through the university included Professor of Livestock Health & Production.

Peter has been involved in numerous field-based projects studying ruminant health and production problems in South-East Asia.

Francesca is a development scholar, practitioner and consultant. Her core research interests include gender equity, cultural sensitivity, female empowerment and rural livelihoods.

She has been trained in veterinary bioscience and global development. Through research, practice and gender consultancy, Francesca focuses on ways to improve equitable development programs.

Francesca’s work investigates the acceptance of gender equitable development programs by local actors and the need for culturally sensitive definitions of female empowerment.

Alexander holds a substantial experience in funds management, construction, and joint-venture partnerships. He has a strong understanding of project management, having developed a wide knowledge base across several fields and asset classes.

Alexander’s area of expertise within AgCoTech lies within financial oversight, construction and development of key infrastructure critical for the rollout and registration of the blocks. 

Alexander brings strong attention to detail and a passion for improving outcomes for stakeholders.

Dougal is the Southeast Asia Trade Representative for AgCoTech, with a particular focus on establishing a supply chain to import the necessary machinery, materials and ingredients for the AgCoTech plants that can't be sourced locally in Laos. He is fluent in Mandarin with an HSK 5 certificate, after living in China for two years which assists him when dealing with Chinese factories and purchasing agents. Dougal has also graduated with distinction from a Bachelor's Degree of Commerce at the University of Sydney, with a major in finance. 

Dougal has grown up in and around the Olssons lickblock business, doing holiday work in the office as well as at distribution warehouses as a forklift driver. Before joining AgCoTech, Dougal was the business development manager for a fintech startup called 24/7 Billing, and had completed an internship at the Australian Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai.