Bryant is an Australian Financial Services Licensee with more than 25 years real experience in Equities & Capital Markets, mainly in the innovation space.
He is the founder, Chairman and Director of many successful Private, ASX and LSE companies and is currently Chairman of Mac Equity Partners and Executive Director of Universal Biosecurity Ltd and digital trading platform, Liquidity.
His past directorships include London Stock Exchange listed aircraft leasing company Avation (AVAP), Hazer Group (HZR), EMvision (EMV), PharmAust (PAA) and synthetic chemistry business, Epichem.
He was IPO lead manager for Remsense, (REM) Wide Open Agriculture (WOA), Nanollose (NC6), Pharmaust (PAA), EMvision (EMV) and Hazer (HZR).
Tom Puddy
Managing Director
Tom has 27 years of corporate Australian Agricultural and Food Industry experience with a strong track record in project delivery, growth strategies, international trade marketing and commerce. He is also currently the CEO of Universal Biosecurity Ltd, delivering a sustainable fumigation technology solution for invasive pests.
His key career experience that will benefit SeaStock’s growth include;
- Developed and implemented a bulk wheat export marketing strategy for Co-Operative Bulk Handling (CBH) during the grain industries deregulation period.
- Created the investment strategy and project delivery for Blue Lake Milling - Australia’s largest oat milling and food processing business.
- The development of the Craig Mostyn Groups containerized grain & hay exporting business.
Greg Harvey
Director
Greg is an experienced and entrepreneurial agribusiness leader with over 25 years’ experience in the Asia Pacific region. He has a deep knowledge of the global strategies and trends that will determine the future of the agri-food industry.
Today Greg is a co-founder and MD of one of WA’s largest agricultural investment companies, PenAgri Group. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Agora Livestock, Alterra Ltd, Carbon Conscious Ltd and D’Orsogna Limited.
Previously, Greg held roles including CEO and MD of Interflour Group, and CEO of Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s agricultural investment vehicle Harvest Road Group. He was an inaugural Director of the asparagopsis licensor Future Feed.
Greg is a graduate of the University of Western Australia, Monash University and the INSEAD Business School. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Sam Wright
Company Secretary
Sam Wright has twenty years experience in the administration of ASX listed companies, corporate governance and corporate finance. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and the Chartered Secretaries of Australia.
Mr Wright is currently a Director of ASX listed companies, PharmAust Limited, Reach Resources Limited and Structural Monitoring Systems plc.
Mr Wright is Company Secretary for ASX listed companies, Buxton Resources Limited and Wide Open Agriculture Limited and has also filled the role of Director and Company Secretary with a number of unlisted companies.
Mr Wright has extensive experience in relation to public company responsibilities, including ASX and ASIC compliance, control and implementation of corporate governance, statutory financial reporting, and shareholder relations with both retail and institutional investors.
Mr Wright is the Managing Director of Perth-based corporate advisory firm Straight Lines Consultancy, specialising in the provision of corporate services to public companies.
Tim Whyte
Chief Financial Officer
Tim Whyte is a finance professional with over 15 years of experience working within and advising ASX and FTSE listed companies. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand and has expertise working across several industries including food, agriculture, manufacturing, mining and oil & gas.
Tim is passionate about growing businesses and thrives on working in high growth environments. His recent experience includes CFO at Wide Open Agriculture Ltd where he was responsible for development and execution of the business’ strategy. Prior to this he held senior commercial finance positions at Inghams Group Ltd and Manager in EY’s Transaction Support and Audit teams.
Tim has extensive experience in ASX reporting, business analysis, transaction due diligence, financial modelling and budgets/forecasts.
Tom Chaney
Chief Technology Officer
Tom joins SeaStock from Woodside where he worked as technologist based in WA for the past five years, responsible for the commercialisation of various technologies and for conducting market research into remote sensing technologies.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering (Space) with Honours from the University of Sydney. His areas of focus and expertise include commercial and technical engineering project development, technical analysis, robotics and IOT, logistics and design
DR SANJANA SENTHILKuMaR
Research Scientist
Dr Sanjana Senthilkumar is a Ph.D. graduate of Philosophy in Biosciences and Bioengineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, and holds a Bachelor of Technology in biochemistry from Sathyabama University, in India. During this time Sanjana gained vast research knowledge on plant secondary metabolites and their physiochemical properties. Her nearly decade-long experience spans across plant tissue culture, natural product chemistry, photo-physics, and various analytical techniques.
She possesses skill in experimental design, research review, execution, data analysis, and scientific writing. She has led and executed a research entrepreneurship project, which involved design, development, and patenting of an innovative apparatus for use in chemistry laboratories. Additionally, she has undertaken several roles as a trainer, teaching assistant, supervisor, instrument operator, and laboratory demonstrator.
Sanjana has been appointed to the position of Research Scientist to support the next phase of the Company’s commercial growth. Tasked specifically with helping establish a scientific approach to developing sustainable and commercially viable biomass growth of macro algae.
Zoe HOpKINSON
Production Technician
In 2023 Zoe completed a Bachelors in Coastal and Marine Science at Curtin University.
During her study Zoe also gained work experience as an aquaculture volunteer, including roles with PhD students and Department Primary Industry Resource Development (DPIRD). In addition Zoe worked at the Geraldton TAFE commercial hatchery, which introduced her knowledge to cultivate Asparagopsis seaweed and aquaculture operations.
Within completing Zoe's degree, she also completed field work studies on fish behaviours and interacted with multiple marine based professionals. Zoe had access to innovative technology that made her learning & experiences much more immersive and accessible, enabling her to gain experience in technologies, equipment and platforms used within the aquaculture research industry.
Zoe is thrilled to be a part of the Seastock science team, which has further ignited her passion for the ocean and participating in work which will benefit the state of our climate. Working towards a more positive future for all.
