The Management
Matthew Skinner
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Matthew started his career at KPMG in Sydney and London, before moving to work for Intertek, a B2B Quality Assurance and testing company across a range of finance and management roles in the UK, Africa and the Middle East.
Matthew started working with Wide Open Agriculture in May 2022 as CFO, before being appointed Interim CEO in March 2024.
Merilyn Elson
Product Strategy and Innovation Manager
Merilyn's background is in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry, where she worked for a WA family-owned food manufacturer for over 30 years.
Dr. Hayder Al-Ali
Senior Food
Scientist
During Hayder's PhD program, he worked extensively on optimising lupin protein extractability, techno-functionality and palatability.
Peter Downey
Operations
Manager
With a background in agribusiness and a passion for regenerative agriculture, Peter is Operations Manager at Wide Open Agriculture, specialising in lupin protein extraction and scaling plant-based innovations.