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.