About Eco Detection

Matt is an experienced deal maker, board member and entrepreneur. ​
After a 5-year career with BHP as a Chemical Engineer and commodity trader, Matt worked in investment banking for Barclays in London for 15 years, as a Managing Director, focused on M&A and debt and equity financings.​ Completed numerous landmark transactions most notably in the Natural Resources, Agriculture and Chemicals sectors, totalling well over $100 billion of completed mergers and acquisitions, +$10 billion of equity raisings and +$100 billion of debt financings.​ Since retiring from banking and returning to Australia, Matt has been a Board member of BGC Australia for five years , one of the largest private companies in Australia and is a Founder and Director of Foxglove Capital, as well as a Director of private companies, Blue Carbon and AgSeq.
Matt holds a B.Eng Hons and B.Sci from University of Melbourne and an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD.

Jefferson Harcourt formed Grey Innovation in 1998 after completing an associate diploma of mechanical engineering and an honours degree in electrical engineering.

As director of Grey Innovation, Jefferson has developed over one hundred products and, in peak periods, employed over 50 engineers, industrial designers and software developers.

Jefferson’s passion for product development extends well beyond the Grey Innovation business. He works with members of the investment community to help build business, sits on a high number of start-up company boards, and is committed to helping create successful high-tech companies.

Ross is a Director of the Bruce Mathieson Group, having led its senior management team for over 28 years. He has significant financial, investment, and operational experience. Ross was, until recently, a senior executive of Woolworths Limited in his role as the Chief Operating Officer of the ALH Group, where he still remains a Director.

Antony is a Director at Wyborn Capital, a property business based in Auckland, New Zealand. Antony has a keen interest in the environment, regenerative agriculture and in harnessing innovative technology to solve real problems. Eco Detection’s world-first water monitoring technology combines both passions, offering the ability to create real environmental change.

CEO of Capital Limited, Peter Stokes has over 20 years’ experience in the resources and mining service-related industries across a number of disciplines including operations, marketing and geology. He held a number of senior positions including COO and President Resources and Industrial for Asia Pacific with Linfox Australia. He also worked in the resources division at global management consultancy Accenture for more than 10 years, including four as partner. Peter holds a MBA from Bond University, a Master of Applied Science from Curtin University’s WA School of Mines and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) from the University of Western Australia. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Mandie has over 16 years’ experience in the medtech/biotech industry having previously been the industry Development Officer at AusBiotech. She has been with Grey Innovation for over 10 years and brings her experience and knowledge of operations, business, governance and investor relations to Eco Detection.

Phil is a product development and technology commercialisation specialist, and leads all aspects of technical development for Eco Detection. He has extensive experience in research and development and the translation of cutting-edge technologies to large scale manufacturing. Recently, Phil was the lead engineer for the ground-breaking Notus Vivere Ventilator consortium established by Grey Innovation, overseeing the rapid development and transfer to manufacturing of an emergency invasive ventilator in close collaboration with industry partners.

Former GM Marketing & Business Development, Elgas Limited, David has 20+ years demonstrated success in increasing the top and bottom line in privately held, private equity supported and multinational corporates. Successfully developed new markets, transformed mature businesses and created value from acquired businesses.

David Hamilton is the Deputy Director of the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Queensland. His research interests are in lake water quality modelling, cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms and sensors for measuring lake parameters. Prof. Hamilton was Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Lake Restoration: University of Waikato.

Michael Breadmore is the Director of the Australian Centre of Research on Separation Science (ACROSS) and our research partner in revolutionising the global water monitoring industry. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and his influence worldwide is evidenced by his repeated presence in Analytical Scientist’s top 100 ‘Power List’ in recent years.

Bernadette Proemse is a hydrologist and environmental chemist specialising in the application of stable isotopes techniques. Since 2019, she is the Catchment Scientist at the Derwent Estuary Program with her current work focused on nutrient cycling in coastal and freshwater systems, as well as on reconstructing atmospheric deposition and hydrological regimes using paleo-environmental records. She is a fellow of the Peter Cullen Trust.

Damien has more than 25 years experience in the water sector, including significant experience managing multi-disciplinary teams. He has extensive experience in the design of water and wastewater treatment facilities and has also been involved in commissioning and trouble-shooting for water infrastructure. Damien’s experience covers both the public and private sectors.

He has been integral in the successful delivery of major water projects such as the MCG Class A WTP (Multi award-winning project), covering a broad range of treatment technologies such as MBR, and Class A water treatment. He continues to push the envelope in design and delivery of water infrastructure and has brought a number of new technologies into the Australian water market.