Matt leads the ANTG team. A former director and COO of one of the world’s leading travel management companies, Matt co-founded ANTG in 2015. Matt is deeply passionate about the power and potential of plant-based therapies, and the people it can help. Matt is an investor and advisor to many successful ventures across a number of sectors including technology, security, social media, real estate, nutrition and fitness.

James oversees the business operations and corporate development of ANTG. With an executive leadership background in the travel, technology and advertising industries, James has led brands, projects and operational initiatives globally in travel, IT, automotive, CPG, finance, beauty and manufacturing. James also serves as an investor and board advisor to a number of businesses in security technology, travel distribution, talent management and recruitment.

As Chief Financial Officer, Max leads ANTG’s finance team, driving financial outcomes, actively managing the group’s financial performance, optimizing the business’s balance sheet and communicating the group’s strategic and financial priorities to stakeholders, including investors. With a background in corporate finance and advisory, Max’s experience includes over 10 years of senior level advisory roles to financiers, investors, boards and management across a diverse range of industries.

Known by his peers and colleagues as a source of wise counsel and as an influential agent for positively positioning business for growth, Bernard Morrow is a respected professional who leads with confidence and approaches the most difficult and complex challenges with perseverance, acumen, commitment and consistency.
As a seasoned, business-centric accountant and adviser, Bernard has almost 40 years experience as a leader in professional services, lastly over the past 20 years as the founder of his own specialist practice after a distinguished career as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers following him “cutting his teeth” in number of formative roles.
His areas of expertise are corporate governance, strategic planning and execution, capital sourcing and allocation, business fiscal management, and international expansion. Despite his tertiary education and professional experience being centred around matters of money, Bernard is passionate about sustainable stakeholder value creation and businesses creating legacies beyond economic outcomes.
He takes a balanced and practical approach, whilst maintaining a sense of perspective and fitness-for-purpose, to guiding organisations as they constantly innovate, managing growth and its challenges, adopting new technologies and methods, dealing with regulatory change, and facing ever-evolving economic and competitive landscapes.
Bernard holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy, a Graduate Diploma in Corporate Management and a Master of Business Administration in International Management. He is a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Fellow of the Institute of Public Accountants, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Bernard lives in Melbourne and shares his time between there and his beloved beach home in South Gippsland.

René van der Merwe is a highly regarded executive and non-executive director with over 25 years of diverse experience spanning chemistry, quality management, project execution, governance, innovation, sustainability, safety, and business continuity. Her career has traversed industries such as logistics, aviation, automotive, and FMCG, providing her with a deep understanding of organizational dynamics, management systems, and enterprise risk management.

René has a proven track record of success at the board level, holding prominent roles such as Chair of the Area Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC) for Maersk Oceania and serving two terms as a Non-Executive Board Member of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS), where she also contributes as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Additionally, she played a key role in establishing governance through the Qantas’s Committee for Health, Environment, Safety & Security and the Airline Governance Sub-Committees.

With a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry, a Diploma in Project Management, and a Graduate Certificate in Safety Leadership, René combines academic rigor with practical expertise. Her strategic insights and commitment to governance excellence make her a valued contributor to board leadership, driving sustainable outcomes and fostering organizational growth.

Rangi worked in aquaculture hatcheries for over a decade until 2015 when he followed his calling to help create plant-based medicines in Australia. Rangi obtained a hemp research licence and a cultivation facility and began to selectively breed for specific profiles suitable for therapeutic use.

Rangi is the director of plant genetics, plant performance and crop scheduling across several sites. He has bred and tested several hundreds of plants using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and is also trained and experienced in the operation of supercritical Co2, ethanol and distillation extractions and formulations.

Andrew has a strong operations background in Lean Six Sigma, strategic planning, facility build outs and business start ups, and is a very capable leader in developing high performing production teams across numerous pharmaceutical manufacturing businesses.

Andrew has extensive knowledge in the manufacturing of API, oral liquids, softgel liquid filled capsules, 2 piece hardshell capsules, solid dose coated tablets, effervescent tablets, and nutritional powders. He also has product introduction experience in the manufacturing of plant medicines, high potency medicines, and a multitude of Nutraceutical products.

Andrew also brings over 15 years leadership experience in food and pharmaceutical industries, with a thorough knowledge of processes and quality requirements to ensure compliance and best practice is achieved whilst meeting strict TGA, ODC and GMP guidelines.

Backed by a wealth of experience in GMP/GACP horticulture and high-tech farming, Jarrad brings a strong background in construction, project management, and strategy & negotiation. Jarrad has developed numerous industry contacts in international markets and has acquired extensive experience in best-practice facility design, large-scale cultivation techniques, standard operating procedures, and controlled environment facilities.

Researcher and Pharmacognosist Justin Sinclair has been formally studying medicinal plants and fungi since 1998. In 2015 he was made a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of United in Compassion, a medicinal cannabis patient support and advocacy group that was fundamental in changing regulations around medicinal cannabis in Australia. Justin was also appointed as a board member of the Australian Medicinal Cannabis Association in August 2020.

Justin advises the Psychae Institute and Society of Cannabis Clinicians (Australian Chapter) on technical and scientific matters. Justin has been heavily involved in various medicinal cannabis education programs since 2016, providing over 140 lectures to industry leaders, healthcare professionals and patients. Justin is currently completing his doctoral studies at NICM Health Research Institute (Western Sydney University) investigating the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis, and has published 3 book chapters and 22 peer-reviewed journal articles on medicinal cannabis since 2016. In his free time, Justin enjoys wandering through old-growth forests, learning about medicinal plants from First Nations peoples and perhaps not surprisingly… gardening.

Steve Bowne is an experienced industry leader with a passion for creating winning outcomes through collaborative leadership, creative strategy development, driving change and accountable execution.

Skilled in building work environments that attract engaged, valued, and motivated sales professionals, Steve highly values the concept of creating and performing meaningful work.

Steve joined ANTG in July 2023 as the new Head of Sales, bringing two decades of big pharma and healthcare industry experience and an inclusive approach that prizes great culture and ethical leadership.

One of Australia’s most respected broadcasters, Helen Kapalos is a seasoned communications practitioner with more than twenty years of experience in the Australian Television industry.

Helen is also an award-winning independent filmmaker. Her 2015 breakthrough feature film, ‘A Life of its Own,’ detailing the medicinal cannabis debate in Australia, was distributed globally by Netflix, broadcast on SBS TV and Foxtel’s streaming service Binge.

In 2015 Helen was appointed to serve a four-year term as the Victorian state-appointed Commissioner for Multiculturalism and in recognition of her services, awarded the inaugural Vice-Chancellors Fellow for Multicultural Engagement at Swinburne University.

Helen continues to take a leading role in advocating for more education and awareness around the therapeutic use of plant-based therapies in the community.

With over 15 years of experience, Angelique has held senior marketing roles at prominent companies such as News Ltd, Vodafone, Village Roadshow, and Brisbane Festival. Her career includes leading the international expansion of Australian skincare brand, MooGoo.  Driven by a passion for plant-based ingredients and sustainability, Angelique also founded NEEK Skin Organics, an all-natural, vegan cosmetics line. Under her leadership, NEEK Skin Organics grew to 15 products, available in 200 stores worldwide, including Urban Outfitters in the US and Ocado in the UK.

Matt holds a science degree in sustainable resource management and marine biology. Working across the medicinal plant industry, Matt has gained a diverse range of experience in plant breeding, propagation, cultivation, and post-harvest activities.

As GM of Products and Portfolio, Matt leads the GMP team in the post-harvest operations of the business, ensuring visibility and compliance at all points in the material movement chain. He has oversight of all shipping movements globally and oversees a high-level internal and external product review and sensory panel.

Daniel thrives on building genuine relationships with healthcare practitioners rooted in trust and effective education. His attention to detail and extensive knowledge of plant-based medicines ensure a valuable partnership aimed at optimising patient outcomes.

Daniel’s 17+ years of work experience in the healthcare industry encompasses an array of skills: pharmacy territory management; nutrition clinical practice; technical article writing; probiotic and nutraceutical product development/stability; and gut microbiome metagenomic test training for practitioners. Daniel is very excited about the opportunity to advocate and educate on the positive patient outcomes that ANTG’s plant-based medicines can bring to the community.

Diane has worked in the Pharma industry since 2015 and in the medicinal cannabis industry for the past two years, which includes experience in the international sector. Prior to that, Diane worked in several roles as a Business Development Manager, instructor, and trainer. She is passionate about educating healthcare professionals and empowering the practitioner and patient through knowledge about the cannabis plant, as well as the latest research and developments. She is motivated by improving the clinical and patient experience at all levels, and playing an important role in helping to bridge the gap for practitioners at the start of their journey.

Andrew Whitfield-Cook has over thirty years of experience in the natural medicine industry and professions, having worked in sales, product development and manufacturing, research liaison, training and education, and media production.

Andrew is a renowned interviewer and podcast host across the Natural/Functional Medicine professions. Previously of Fx Medicine Podcast, in 2020 Andrew founded Natural Medicine Partners and Natural Medicine Podcast, collaborative educational forums designed to enhance functional medicine practitioners’ knowledge, skillset and safety worldwide. As a Registered Nurse, Andrew is a fierce patient advocate and a resolute supporter of medically prescribed cannabis.

With qualifications in pharmacy, natural medicine and public health, Marleen’s experience spans the pharmaceutical and complementary healthcare industries as a clinical educator, medical marketer and territory manager.

Together with a passion for healthcare professional education, and equitable access to quality healthcare for all patients, Marleen brings her broad experience to ANTG and the medicinal cannabis industry.