MULTIKRAFT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Head of R & D
- Technical Director of Barworth Research Ltd and Has Worked With Multikraft Austria
Currently, Andy is technical director of Barworth Research Ltd and has worked with Multikraft Austria for 10 years as an independent consultant. Apart from his time at Rothamsted Research as a research scientist and project leader, Andy's past experience includes R&D manager for a large potato growing and packing company; share farming a UK dairy farm; agricultural extension and rural development in the Middle East.
Job Titles:
- Head of Commercial & Technical
Committed to creating commercially viable yet meaningful change in the Agricultural sector, Angela has worked across multiple livestock focused industries in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and China. Angela has extensive experience leading all aspects of large-scale business from supply chain and operations through to commercial, technical, and creative divisions.
Angela also leads our Research and Development team and is passionate about ongoing product development and applications. She is an advocate for innovation that creates safe, wholesome, and sustainable food for generations to come.
Angela has an undergraduate Degree in Science, a post graduate Degree in Organizational Leadership and is currently studying an Executive Master of Business Administration at QUT.
Ben is an experienced business leader with a demonstrated history of working in technical industries including agriculture, FMCG, automotive and construction. Skilled in negotiation, marketing, business planning, operations management, sales, and customer relationship management (CRM).
Ben is a strong business development professional with tertiary qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Strategy and M&A.
Ben is also a NED for Rural Aid, a charity providing critical support to Australian farmers.
An agile and transformational leader, with diverse management skills and cross-cultural expertise, acquired whilst living and working in contrasting international environments (including Australia, The Middle East, Asia and Europe).
Conor has been involved with several successful start-up businesses, including environmental companies in Australia, Asia and the Middle East, as well as some innovative niche markets including the Australian communication's sector, building up Expresscom Business Solutions from its inception in 2000 in South East Queensland, to have a presence across the East Coast of Australia as its Executive Director, and subsequently as the Sales Director and owner of House of Telecommunications (HOT), the exclusive Vodafone Business Partner for the region.
After returning to his true passion of the environment in 2006, Conor was the Founding Director and CEO of Micro-Biologic Pty Ltd, working with probiotic treatments for wastewater, odour control, animal husbandry and large scale waste reuse and composting internationally. Conor generated business through relationships developed whilst living in the Middle east with some of the largest companies in the region, including SABIC (The largest Public Company in Saudi), ARASCO foods and The Arriyadh Development Authority (Saudi Government) and also in Asia, with prestigious companies, including TATA in India.
A well respected General Medical Practitioner with a Bachelor of Medicine from University College Cork, Ireland as well as complimentary specialised qualifications focused on the health industry, Dr. O'Brien has owned and operated successful medical centres since 1978 in his home town of the Gold Coast, Australia.
In the 1990s, Dr. O'Brien saw the potential for growth in the microbial field and provided seed capital for probiotic enterprises focused on waste and wastewater remediation initially, ultimately encouraging the pursuit of other microbial applications including soil and gut health and the expansion beyond Australia.
In 2006 Dr. O'Brien was the co-founder of Micro-Biologic, which developed these microbial technologies in collaboration with Multikraft International for the extreme conditions in the Middle East and Asia. This relationship with Multikraft internationally was the genesis for Multikraft Probiotic Solutions and its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.
Dr. O'Brien's medical knowledge and expertise developed over more than 40 years, coupled with his extraordinary work ethic and generous nature are invaluable to the continuing success of Multikraft.
Job Titles:
- Compliance Officer & Special Projects
Jilli has developed a high level of customer service skills and attention to detail, working throughout Europe, the Middle East and now Australia.
Managing to combine her passion for travel and people, Jilli left the UK in 2000, initially working in the tourism industry in Spain and Portugal before joining Emirates Airlines in 2004, working quickly up into First Class. The next step was in private aviation in the Middle East, culminating in the pinnacle of this industry, working for the Royal Family on their private jet. In 2011, Jilli moved to Australia and worked at Versace Hotel before taking a role managing the family's very busy Medical Centre until its sale in 2016, before finally joining the Multikraft family in an official capacity in 2017.
Lachlan's lifelong passion of long-term sustainable farming practices has led him to not only investing but being a strong and involved member of executive teams including sustainable farming technology companies, production, marketing, and distribution of quality agricultural products both nationally and internationally.
As Chief Executive Officer of Multikraft International and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for Multikraft Probiotic Solutions, Lukas has more than 20 years experience with probiotic microorganisms across more than 25 countries. He is recognised as a leader in this field internationally. His knowledge, experience and expertise are well beyond his years, having successfully grown this family business with it roots in stock feed, to now encompass environmental sustainability and health on a global scale.
His position as Chief Technical Officer of Multikraft Probiotic Solutions, gives the business access to worlds-best-practice and the very latest in cutting edge technology and the subsequent advances that this provides across the full environmental spectrum.
Terry's career as CEO and Managing Director includes postings to the USA, Canada and New Zealand, giving him experience in many regulatory environments and in leading diverse workforces.
His roles as Chief Executive Officer at Craggy Range Vineyards for nine years, Managing Director of Transpacific Industries (now Cleanaway) for 15 years and Chief Operating Officer of Orion Bus Industries Limited (Canada) for three years, equips him with a strong skill set in sectors covering Industrial Processing, Export, Agribusiness, Transport and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM).
Terry's education in accounting (Queensland University of Technology), combined with his work history, provides him with a strong skill set in strategic growth planning, business development, cost control and forensic accounting. His experience in strategic marketing and sales team leadership will be an asset to the Multikraft team.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Head of Business Development
- Leader
Tom is an experienced executive leader with a keen passion for the progression of rural Australia, beef cattle and furthering Australia's global footprint in the industry. He has been part of large-scale labour hire businesses specialising in the Agricultural industry.
Tom has a Diploma of Business, Agribusiness and Agricultural Business Operations from Marcus Oldham College.
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to CEO