Our leadership team
We are Terragen, a group of passionate individuals who share a deep understanding of the rural landscape, its people, and the challenges it represents. This gives us a unique perspective on farming and provides an opportunity to use our range of innovative products and practical solutions to action real change in an industry that needs it.
Board of Directors
Mike Barry
Non-Executive Chairman
Mike was appointed to Chairman of the Board in June 2023. Mike has a senior executive career spanning more than two decades, including a 13-year CEO role at MSF Sugar Limited and 10 years at Boral Limited. Mike is additionally the Non-Executive Chair of Entyr Limited (ASX:ETR).
Dr Michele Allan AO
Non-Executive Director
Dr Allan is a food industry and agribusiness specialist who has held senior executive and director positions in the food, agriculture and education sectors and has an academic background in biomedical science, management and law.
Dr Allan is the Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Chair of Wine Australia, Chair of Smart Sat CRC, Chair Corregeo Limited and Chair of Defence CRC for Trusted Autonomous Systems. Her current board positions include CSIRO, MJ Chicken Pty Ltd, Food Agility CRC and Dairy Food Safety Victoria.
Dr Allan has a Bachelor of Applied Science from University Technology Sydney, a Master of Management (Technology) from the University of Melbourne, a Doctor of Business Administration from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and a Master of Commercial Law from Deakin University. She is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. In January 2023, Dr Allan was made an Officer in the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the agricultural, food production and business sectors, and to tertiary education.
Michele commenced as a Non-Executive Director of Terragen in November 2023.
Scobie Ward
Non-Executive Director
Scobie Ward has a strong academic background, graduating cum laude with a BA from Harvard University in 1989 and holding a CFA charter. Scobie brings a wealth of experience, having over 30 years of investment management experience focusing on smaller listed companies and was also the co-founder and executive chairman of the investment firm Ward Ferry Management.
Scobie was an early investor in Terragen, holding shares in the Company prior to its IPO. Since the Company has listed on the ASX, Scobie has increased his interest and is now the largest shareholder of Terragen with an interest of approximately 33.3%.
Scobie commenced as a Non-Executive Director of Terragen in September 2023
Andrew Guthrie
Non-Executive Director
Andrew Guthrie has a 32-year career in the agriculture sector. After building his early career in sales, marketing and supply chain roles in Australian agriculture, Mr Guthrie spent 20 years working internationally with assignments in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and China.
Andrew spent most of his senior leadership years with Syngenta in Asia, as Regional Director for Asia Pacific, before he was promoted to lead Syngenta’s multi-billion dollar business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was part of its global crop protection leadership team responsible for business strategy that leveraged Syngenta’s extensive research and development capability to invent, gain regulatory approval and launch new products, to agricultural markets globally. In 2019 Mr Guthrie retired from executive management roles and now acts as a company director and mentor. Andrew has a strong understanding of corporate governance and the risk management required to successfully grow business in emerging markets.
Andrew commenced as a Non-Executive Director of Terragen in July 2024.
Executive Team
Richard Norton
CEO and Managing Director
Richard has extensive experience in the food processing and agribusiness sector with a specialised focus on commercialisation, having held executive positions in retail, innovation, logistics, marketing and agribusiness for over 30 years. Richard’s executive experience includes time as Chief Executive Officer of Food Agility CRC, an Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) which helps enterprises fund innovation programs, research, develop IP and drive product commercialisation.
Richard’s experience also includes time as Managing Director of Meat and Livestock Australia, where he delivered global branding strategies for the red meat industry and ushered in sustainability targets. As Managing Director of Landmark Operations and as General Manager Retail at Elders, he held responsibility for annual turnover of $1b and $90m EBITS with ASX listed companies.
Richard is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director, currently on the board of Grain Growers Limited and PrimeSafe Victoria. He has also sat on the boards of Agrium Asia Pacific, Australian Wheat Board, RD1 New Zealand, Landmark Harcourts, Australian Wool Handlers, Australian Independent Rural Retailers, Titan AG, Integrated Traceability Solutions (Chair), and AuctionsPlus (Chair).
Richard commenced in the role of CEO and Managing Director of Terragen on 1 February 2024.
Joss West
Chief Operating Officer
Dr Joss West grew up on cattle stations in the Northern Territory and Queensland. Her passion for agriculture and animals led her to complete a double degree as a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology / Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Charles Sturt University. After graduating in 2011, Joss progressed in clinics with a focus on mixed and production animal practice, eventually becoming a clinic lead for National Vet Care in 2018. She concurrently completed an MBA through Griffith University. Joss joined Terragen in 2022 as Head of Veterinary Science and has recently been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Joss is in the business of sustainable agricultural solutions and achieving profitable results for producers through preventative health and management strategies.
Matthew Whyte
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
Matthew Whyte has over a decade of experience as a CFO of public and private businesses and has prior experience with Australian biotechnology companies. Matthew holds a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance, is a Chartered Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Queensland. Matthew is responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the business strategy, in addition to leading the finance & company secretarial functions as well as information technology, human resources, logistics and supply chain management.
Matthew commenced as CFO & Company Secretary of Terragen in July 2024
