Our People
We are motivated and passionate. We work to ensure we have the right number of people, with the right skills, in the right place and at the right time.
The Board
Rob Chapman
Chair
Rob Chapman is a Director of T-Ports and principal investor in ICAM. He provides strategic advice to the Board and Management.
Andrew Polkinghorne
Director
Andrew is a grain producer at Lock, South Australia, where he farms nearly 7000 hectares with his family.
Stuart Ballantyne
Director
Scott Jaffray
Director
Scott is the CEO of Duxton Asset Management Pte Ltd; Group CIO and a shareholder of Duxton.
Freddy Bartlett
Director
Freddy has more than 20 years of experience within the funds management industry, having worked in Adelaide, Sydney and London.
Freddy is the Managing Director of ICAM and Executive Director of ICAM Retail Funds Management Pty Ltd and an equity owner of both businesses.
Ken MacArthur
Director
Ken is an experienced project and structured financier / commercial advisor with more than 30 years’ industry experience.
James Forbes
Director
James is a Managing Partner of Australia China Investment Fund (ACIF) who through their affiliates are providing subordinated debt and equity investment to the Trust.
Kieran Carvill
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Garry
Secretary
Michael is an experienced corporate lawyer who has advised some of Australia’s biggest corporates and funds on their most complex and strategically critical transactions.
Senior Management
Kieran Carvill
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Antushka
General Manager – Construction & Commercial
Tim Gurney
Manager, New Business and Client Relations
Tim has a wealth of experience across the agriculture sector in SA. He is a driven and experienced professional who strives to consolidate credible and solid relationships with clients to build upon business growth and success together.
Julie Marsh
Human Resources Manager
Julie is working with T-Ports as Human Resources Manager. She has extensive experience in the corporate world including construction and labour hire companies.
Claire Wilde
Chief Financial Officer
Management
Jeff Cowan
Terminal Manager
Jeff is an experienced leader and manager of people with 18 years’ experience working in the bulk handling industry. This has included customer service, work health and safety, risk mitigation, developing stakeholder relationships (internal and external) and planning and development.
Daniel Mooney
Maintenance Supervisor
Daniel has more than 14 years electrical experience, including seven in the grain industry. Daniel is an experienced electrician by trade and has worked across automated and industrial electrical applications.
Phil Durell
Project Manager, Storage & Handling
Phil is an experienced consultant specialising in bulk commodity handling with a demonstrated history of working in the export of grain and woodchips as well as managing production operations at a senior level.
Steve Pelecanos
Harbour Master
Captain Steve Pelecanos has been in the maritime industry for more than 50 years. He has held command of vessels engaged in international trades, has been Harbour Master and a pilot at a number of ports and has managed a shipping company.
Danylo Lyzlov
Master
Dan is an experienced maritime professional and ship’s captain with more than 13 years’ experience in the marine industry. He has extensive knowledge and experience in the marine industry on bulk carriers, platform supply vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessels, passenger and merchant vessels. Dan is master of the transhipment vessel, MV Lucky Eyre.
Support Team
Suzanne Irvine
Customer Services
Suzanne is responsible for assisting T-Ports growers and clients with customer service enquiries. Suzanne has developed a strong knowledge of the broad range of service needs of both grain growers and grain buyers.
Tasha Potgieter
PA to CEO / Administration
Tasha provides administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer and the Management team to assist in the day to day operations of T-Ports.