Nigel Hennessy - Managing Director
CEO and entrepreneur in the water and technology space. Degree qualified in Cybernetics and Mathematics with post graduate in Law, Finance Marketing and Meteorology plus a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Member of the Turnaround Management Association. CEO and Director roles with AquaSpy Group, Golflinx, Inc, CCN Ltd, Simoco Pacific, BAE Systems and GEC Marconi.. Currently director of Water Australia and was on Advisory Panel for the Premier of South Australia’s Science Committee for the formation of a Water Technology Institute. Worked in Australia, USA, UK and Asia. |
Ian Higgins - Director
CEO in global ‘Green’ organisations. He holds a BA and MBA and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ian is a former CEO of Greenpeace Australia-Pacific, WWF Australia, WWF New Zealand and Chairman of WWF International’s Global Forest Task Force in Switzerland. He is a former head of Sustainable Energy and Markets in the NSW Government and a former Australian Heritage Commissioner. He currently chairs the Advisory Panel of OgilvyEarth, Ogilvy PR’s sustainability practice in Australia and is a member of its international Advisory Panel. Worked in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. |
Kimon Lycos - Director
Regarded as one of the leading experts in B2B marketing in Australia. Kimon has consulted to many CleanTech companies in South Australia and has lectured in B2B at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Clients have included Ericsson and many other leading European companies. He was also advisor to Water Australia and the Water Industry Alliance. Kimon has worked in Australia and Sweden. |
Dr Ben McNeil - Advisor
Ben is a senior research fellow at the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of NSW. In 2007 he was chosen as an expert reviewer for the United Nations Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change fourth assessment report and was invited to present his research to the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Ben is a regular speaker on Climate Change at corporate, scientific and media events. |
Marvin Tapia - Sales & International Business
Degree qualified in Science with emphasise in agronomy and soils. Specialised in networks for continous and real time data collection applied to the agricultural sector; with the overall aim to manage irrigation and plant disease. Managed Sales & Operations for more than 10 years in Latin America developing on the one hand, an understanding of the complexity and potential of this market while on the other, developing excellent contact networks at individual and government levels. Currently acting on a advisory consultancy role servicing Australian companies wishing to do business in Latin America; facilitating language skills, networks and reducing time taken for introduction into new markets. Worked in USA, Latin America and Australia. |
Terence Hayden - Business Development Manger (India)
Has worked with both the private and public sector, focused upon exports and trade. Has worked extensively through Asia, having been based in Japan, and now India. Terence provides market opportunities and connections directly into the Indian market. |
Grant Warnes - Investment manager
Grant is an engineer by background but moved into Commercial management and contracts at an early stage. He has worked in a commercial role for many successful projects in industry prior to entering the Venture Capital market as an Investment Manager around 10 years ago. |
Robert Knapp - Client Relations Manager
Robert is a very successful Business Coach who worked in the USA with some of the legends of the sales and marketing industry such as Anthony Robins and Deepak Chopra. Robert provides support and advice in Business Planning plus also has a wide network around the world. |
