BARRAMUNDI GROUP - Key Persons


Andrew Kwan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Group Managing Director of Commonwealth Capital Group
Andrew is the Group Managing Director of Commonwealth Capital Group of companies, which has investments across the food vertical including barramundi fish farming, cold chain logistics, central kitchen, butchery, bakery and ice cream production.

Chiam Tat Tsian

Job Titles:
  • General Manager, Brunei
A Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) graduate of University of Sydney, Australia with professional working experience in the Audit and tax advisory services, projects start-up and management before joining Barramundi Group Brunei as an Operations Manager in year 2020 to kick-start the project till operational to date as the General Manager.

James Kwan - CEO, CMO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer
James joined the Group in 2019 as Chief Marketing Officer, and managed the Singapore production organisation as well as Fassler's processing operations over the next 3 years. He was appointed as Group CEO on 1st Jan 2023.

Michael O'Malley

Job Titles:
  • Group Production Manager
Fish production operations management and new project development expert with over 30 years of international experience, working in five different countries across seven different fish species. In his most recent role, Michael served as General Manager of Operations at Cleanseas, the largest producer of marine grown Kingfish in Australia and previously was Operations Manager for Avramar (Spain), Mediterranean's largest producer of bream, bass and corvina. Michael earned his Bsc. in Environmental Science from the Atlantic Technological University, Ireland in 1988 and a MSc. Marine biology with specialisation in aquaculture from University College Cork, Ireland in 1991.

Sunita Awate

Job Titles:
  • Chief
  • Veterinary Officer
Veterinarian with more than 10 years of expertise in immuno-therapeutics and Vaccinology across Canada and South East Asia, Sunita brings wide experience in vaccine development and fish health welfare.

Tan Ying Quan

Job Titles:
  • Head of Strategy & Corporate Affairs
Ying Quan has over a decade of experience working in the agri-food industry focusing on business development and strategy, operations, public policy and innovation.

Vanessa Tan - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Vanessa joined Barramundi Group in July 2020 and was most recently Head of Finance (Group Commercial & Ops), where she supported business development, due diligence, and IPO-related activities. She was appointed as Group CFO on 3rd Aug 2023.