GLOBALGREEN - Key Persons


Alan Matthews

Job Titles:
  • Regional Director
  • Regional Director ( ASEAN )
Alan spent 20 years in the Advertising Industry in Australia & Singapore before becoming in 1990, the youngest Managing Director in Australia's second largest agency group BBDO. In 1994 Alan left Australia to join Indonesia's second largest tobacco group Sampoerna as Marketing Director, leading a marketing support team of 1600 and an annual budget in excess USD40 million. The brief was to restructure the companies brand portfolio, in 1997 the company was sold to Philip Morris for USD$9 Billion and Alan relocated to Singapore, where he established a marketing consultancy (Challenge Asia) specialising in developing new and expanding existing markets, particularly in the ASEAN Region. Clients included Sampoerna International, Coca Cola, Intel, Jones Lang LaSalle and Garuda. GGI Energy Pte Ltd was established in 2010 and Alan joined as CEO and major Shareholder and has focused on renewable energy projects in the Philippines and the ASEAN region.

Allan J Clarke - Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Founder
  • Chairman and Founder of Global Green International "Singapore
Allan's background is from the project management arena spanning 30 years on an international level and he has won multiple awards in the construction and the property development fields. Allan has been actively involved with commercialising intellectual property for many years, having commercialised his first invention more than 40 years ago. Allan is the consummate entrepreneur with a seasoned business background and has an impressive track record of accomplishments. Allan is the Chairman and Founder of Global Green International "Singapore" group of companies and holds various company board positions in Japan, USA and Asia. His role within these groups involves him, on a day-to-day basis, licensing cutting edge Environmental Technologies, providing financing and project Solutions to Multinational companies and Governments on a Global basis. Allan's foundation work in third world countries is well recognised in the Anti human trafficking, women's rights, Child exploitation arena's and his work in inclusion sports throughout the Asia Pacific Rim.

Gary Wedel

Job Titles:
  • National Operations Manager
Gary is very experienced in senior level business development, contract management and operations management. Gary has been responsible for a business employing over 350 people as Queensland state manager. He has a large variety of industry experience in: Vegetation Management, Waste Management, Waste Water Treatment Services, Industrial Services/ Facilities Management. Gary managed senior level relationships with large government entities including Ergon, Queensland Rail, Energez, Department of Defence and various Local Government Departments as well we Shell, Effem Foods, McCain's, Simplot, Bluescope, BHP and Southcorp. Gary came on board with Global Green International in 2015 and currently serves as the National Operations Manager for Australia. In his role as Operations Manager Gary is responsible for Business development, negotiating agreements, EPA liason, planning permits, and work approvals.

Lauren Clarke

Job Titles:
  • CSR Projects Director
Lauren's undeniable passion for child protection and helping those less fortunate, stems from a stint in Cambodia when she was 15 years old, while under the instruction of Steve Morrish (founder of the non-profit organisation, SISHA.) Lauren has since returned to Cambodia and other parts of South-East Asia working to support and develop programs beneficial to their local communities. Lauren will be continuing work in South-East Asia and will expand to other regions through her work as CSR Projects Director at Global Green International. With a positive attitude and free-spirited nature, Lauren's mission is to make a difference in the lives of young children, wildlife, and struggling communities worldwide. Lauren will lead a team in educating, and encouraging other businesses to get involved and make a difference also.

Marina Bay

Job Titles:
  • Financial

Neil Bird

Job Titles:
  • Director
Neil has enjoyed a career in the insurance broking industry, which began in 1973, during that time he has had senior management responsibility with a number of major international broking organisation, including a term on the Aon Advisory Board in Australia. In 2007 Neil joined the board of Global Green International Investments Pte Ltd to work with the development and commercialization of the GGI Patented Pyrolysis Technology. He was convinced that this technology provided the best solution to reduce the World's reliance on landfill for the inappropriate management of municipal waste. The conversation of waste to a valuable resource for renewable energy was and still is the most sensible solution. In this role he is actively engaging with an increasing number of projects around the world.

Oscar Cescotto

Job Titles:
  • Electrical Engineer

Ravi Gollakotta

Job Titles:
  • Regional Director ( South Asia and Middle East )
Ravi leads GGI's Waste to energy initiatives for South Asia and Middle Eastern markets. He has worked in USA, Middle East and India and comes with over 25 years of experience in: Green Energy Initiatives, US Healthcare practice, Banking, Financial services and Insurance (BFSI), Technology consulting, Global wholesale distribution, Logistics, Terminal automation, Bulk oil, gas & chemical distribution, Aerospace, Semiconductor products, Pharmaceuticals, e-Commerce, Security, and Supply Chain Management. Ravi has Implemented high value Supply Chain Management & Enterprise Resource Planning projects for large clients like Amazon.com (Consumer); Shell, Caltex, Mobil, Enoc, Emarat, Adnoc, Gasco, Zadco, Adma Opco (Oil & Gas); Roland Corporation (Music & Entertainment); Aiphone Corporation (Security & Intelligence); Amerisource Bergen (Pharma), India's 1st National Data center, to name a few. Ravi has a Master's Degree in Heat & Power Engineering and specialisation in green energy.

Richard Simcock

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Coordinator
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services
  • Professional Manager
Richard is a highly motivated professional manager with proven ability in a number of different areas. Richard has an engineering background, a hands on management style and international experience in United Kingdom, Nigeria, Australia, Indonesia, Brazil and Dubai. Over his career, Richard has combined extensive project design and delivery with general management capability in the following industry sectors: Process Engineering, Building Services, Facilities Infrastructure, Service and Maintenance and Facilities Management. Richard is a member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services and is also bi-lingual and speaks Portugese as his second language behind English. Richard has been working with Global Green International since 2013 and has provided engineering expertise on many projects both within Australia and Internationally.

Sigi Alexander Zidziunas

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Fellow
Sigi is a fellow of the institution of chemical engineers (London), a chartered chemical engineer and a chartered scientist. He is a successful business professional with an outstanding track record in the Chemical and water purification industries, having founded Austrachem Pty Ltd (renamed Sunace Pty Ltd) who are leaders in manufacturing of PVC lead stabilizers and lubricants.

Steve Morrish

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
  • Associate Director Global Risk and Compliance
  • Founder & CEO of the SMCS GROUP
Steve is the Founder & CEO of the SMCS GROUP of companies, comprising of companies involved in risk management, safety & training (SMCS RISK), workplace safety & PPE products supply (SMCS SAFETY) and security & defense equipment supply (SMCS TECH). SMCS GROUP is also a Joint Venture partner with GGII in company GEI MEKONG. Steve's background consists of over 25 years of policing, risk management, compliance and business development experience. For 8 of those years Steve worked as a uniformed police officer and detective, employed by the Victorian Police Force. During that period Steve was seconded to a variety of State law enforcement agencies and was nominated as the lead investigator in numerous major drug, organised crime, Asian crime and financial deception investigations. Since 2005, Steve has resided in Cambodia and been involved in both the profit and not-for-profit sectors, working as a specialist investigation consultant for various organisations as well as founding and acting as CEO of his own not-for-profit organization, SISHA International, responsible for the development and coordination of anti-human trafficking and child exploitation programs in South East Asia. Steve has written white papers on Victim Identification Procedures In Cambodia, Building Blocks For Law and Order and Illegal Medicine Investigation, Steve has also designed a criminal investigation-training program for front line police and trained over 600 police in Cambodia. Steve has a Diploma in Policing, Diploma in Risk Management and is currently undertaking a Diploma in Workplace, Health & Safety.