EMBARR - Key Persons


Dr Nick Riesen

Job Titles:
  • Consulting Physicist
Dr Nick Riesen is a physicist with science and engineering backgrounds. He has significant experience in commercialisation of photonics within Australia and serves to advise Embarr on future R&D directions. Nick leads a university-based research team developing the latest ember detector prototypes for Embarr systems.

Graham Pole - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Founder
Graham is the founder of Embarr. He has over 40 years of experience in bushfire fighting at the CFS, in addition to an extensive experience in sprinklers systems design and installation. Graham spent the last 7 years designing Embarr Argus to be the world's most intelligent automated bushfire sprinkler activation system.

Hugo LeMessurier

Job Titles:
  • Business Leader
  • Strategic Advisor
Hugo is an experienced entrepreneurial business leader with a proven track record of implementing complex business solutions in multinational and SME businesses. For over a 25 years Hugo has held directorships and senior management positions in start-ups, listed and multinational organisations in the USA, EU and Australia. He specialises in developing and investing in high growth businesses and teams commercialising innovative technologies with global potential. Hugo is a strategic and corporate advisor at Embarr supporting the commercialisation of its products.

Mark Gamtcheff

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
  • Senior Marketing Consultant
Mark is an experienced marketing manager and senior marketing consultant who has worked across diverse industries including tech startups and web development companies, household consumer products and FMCGs, and the automotive and defence sectors. He is highly skilled in all areas of digital marketing, eCommerce, social media, and brand strategy and design.