PLASTECH RECYCLING - Key Persons


Colin Barker

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Colin, a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) with Honors, leads the technical drive of the company, having had over 35 years experience as a Process Engineer and Operations Manager in industries such as iron, steel, chemicals, plastics, and water treatment. Colin has extensive experience in large and small-scale project management, including responsibility for commercial viability, process design, regulatory compliance, construction, and commissioning. His experience also extends to the implementation and maintenance of quality, environmental and WH&S management systems. Colin is currently serving as a Director and Chair of the Australian Industrial Ecology Network, an affiliation enjoyed since the organisation's inception in 2008. www.aien.com.au

Gregory Willis - Chairman, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Company Secretary
Greg holds four degrees in law and administration and has almost 50 years of experience as an Army officer, lawyer, senior political adviser, and as a company director and CEO for HSBC in Hong Kong. Greg is a compulsive entrepreneur. He has founded and chaired successful food and beverage, insurance, defence manufacturing, and recycling companies. Greg has also authored a book on company law and is listed as an inventor on three patents.

Kevin Talbot

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Retired Business and Investment Specialist
Kevin is a retired Business and Investment Specialist with over 38 years' Investment experience across all asset classes, including nine years in Asia across many different countries and cultures.

Peter Barker

Job Titles:
  • General Manager
From a diverse career in Retail Operations, Business Development, and Franchising, Peter managed the Moama R&D centre and now supports the Board with administrative, communications, sales, and marketing functions. Peter has strong practical knowledge of PlasTech's PolyWaste Technology and will oversee future projects, including international joint ventures, installation, and training services.

Ronald Slocombe

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Chemical Engineer
Ron is a Chemical Engineer with a distinguished 40-year industrial career history, with extensive international experience across multiple industries, involving technology R&D and commercialisation, OH&S, pilot plant construction, manufacturing, engineering consulting, technical sales, and international sales and marketing. Ron specialises in materials recycling and sustainability. He has been a consultant working with Patent Attorneys, Start-up companies, and Universities to assess technologies and provide commercialisation advice. Ron's skills are both technically and commercially essential to the success of PlasTech.