WEALTHCHECK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer
Amanda is a Chartered Accountant who has run her own business providing CFO services to a select group of clients principally in agribusinesses: including poultry, turf farming, cropping and permanent plantings.
Amanda brings a wealth of business knowledge and a love of technology to improve the productivity and efficiency of the finance and accounting operations.
Amanda has been Internationally recognised for her work as a CFO with awards for Agriculture CFO of the Year, Most Influential CFO - Cashflow & Analytics and Most Influential Leader in Business Finance to name a few.
She is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand association, with a Bachelor of Commerce (with Merit) from the University of New South Wales.
John has worked in Agribusinesses for over 15 years; from production to processing, to corporate advisor, investment and investor relations. He has expertise in project management, due diligence, and financial analysis which are integral to his role in ESG & Compliance.
Max grew up on the land on his family farm of mixed cropping, livestock and a feedlot. He has been pushing the status quo with a keen interest in technology from an early age.
Max's experience on cropping farms in North America has exposed him to a range of different farming methods and practices that he has been able to implement here in Australia to improve and strengthen work practices. He has also worked in intensive agriculture and meat wholesaling.
Specifically, Max has implemented specialised technology in broad acre farming ensuring improvements in efficiency and effectiveness, stream lining processes and improving productivity of farm operations thus minimising wastage. With a keen interest in being at the leading edge of new technological developments, Max specialises in adapting technology from other industries to use in agribusiness.
Max holds a Bachelor of Agribusiness degree.
As a 4th generation farmer, Michael has 40 years' experience in Australian agricultural systems and over 25-years' experience in corporate agriculture. With his extensive knowledge in horticulture and broad acre cropping, Michael uses his understanding of on ground production systems to lead and mentor the WealthCheck team in on-farm operations and the substantial development we are undertaking around Australia.
Over the years Michael has developed a hands-on approach to managing farm operations while also participating in the corporate side of farming. Michael has been the keynote speaker at various industry conferences and was appointed to the board of the National Irrigators Council of Australia.
Michael has an Advanced Diploma in Agriculture, an Executive Certificate in Agribusiness and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Fellow of FINSIA
Sam founded Wealthcheck in 2005 and has been the Managing Director since inception. Sam has over 20 years' experience in the financial services industry.
From 2013, Sam has developed and actively managed greenfield agricultural investments for large, well known International Institutional investors, developing over 12,000 hectares of irrigated cotton land, 2,000 hectares of almonds and 300 hectares of avocados.
In addition, through Sam's combination of farming expertise with an investment focus, he has established the single largest lateral irrigation development in the world.
Prior to launching Wealthcheck, Sam was a commodities futures adviser and trader for Elders Risk Management, where he provided risk management advisory services to producers and processors in the Agricultural Industry, through the strategic use of derivatives and physical contracts in both the Australian and International markets.
Sam has also worked as a financial advisor for Commonwealth Securities in their Premium Business Services division. Sam offered wealth creation solutions to the bank's high net worth clients. Sam also worked on numerous capital raisings including initial public offerings and specialised structured products.
Sam is a Fellow of FINSIA and member of the FPA. Sam holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning from the Securities Institute of Australia, a Masters of Commerce from the University of Sydney, a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics from the University of New England, and a Degree (Honours) in Agricultural Science from the University of Sydney.