ABLP’s Board
ABLP’s Board of Directors was established in June 2012. The Board consists of directors that share over 150 years combined commercial experience in aquaculture, finance, seafood processing, exporting and manufacturing, with a combined cross section of skills to support the project through to commercialisation.
MR PETER CARROLL
Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Peter is a former tax partner of a major international accounting firm and is a key member of our Corporate Advisory group. Peter has over 40 years’ experience in all areas of taxation such as income, capital gains and fringe benefits taxes covering day to day commercial operations, joint ventures and merger activities.
His clients cover many of the major industry groups, including mining, property and professional services organisations. Peter has been a director of two ASX listed companies and presently is a Director of two unlisted public companies. Peter joined the Board of the Australian Bay Lobster Producers Limited in April 2017 and was elected Non-Executive Chairman in that month.
Special Responsibilities
Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committee member
Qualifications
BCom, BLegS, FCA, FTIA
MR MICHAEL DALTON
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the Managing Director of Australian Bay Lobster Producers Limited. Michael holds tertiary qualifications in agriculture and has been a member of a number of State and National Export Marketing Boards. Over the past 30 years Michael through his company Australian Fresh Corporation Pty Ltd (AFC), has been instrumental in developing export markets and distribution channels for a range of horticultural crops and seafood products, which include the harvesting, processing and distribution of crustaceans, tuna and other finfish.
Michael has a significant interest in ABLP with his family and was a founding shareholder. He was appointed as the founding Director of Australian Bay Lobster Producers Limited in July 2000.
Special Responsibilities
Production and Planning
Qualifications
Cert Agriculture (Yanco)
MR JOHN BRYANT
Finance Director
John was a former Business Services Partner of the then largest regional Chartered Accounting firm in Australia for 36 years before he retired in June 2008. At the time he consulted to 96 large and small business enterprises. He was an advisory board member on two very large regional enterprises with turnovers in excess of $100 million per annum. In July 2008, he was appointed to the position as CFO and board advisor of a large logistics company based in Rockhampton. He retired from that company in October 2012 to devote his time solely to assist with construction, planning and commercialisation of the company and was appointed to the Board on 16 January 2012.
He held a Board position for 12 years on the Rockhampton Girls Grammar school as a Government appointee. Over that time he was Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, Deputy Chair and Chair of the Board. John has been involved in over 200 startups across 32 different business sectors, the servicing, management and consultative roles of a large number of business organisations from a commercial as well as a professional prospective. He owns a large shareholding in the company and has been an investor in the company for over 27 years
Special Responsibilities
Finance, reports to Audit and Risk Committee, Production and Planning
Qualifications
B Bus (Acc), FCA, FCPA, MAICD, FGIA
MR TIMOTHY KEITH
Non-Executive Director
Tim is a highly-accomplished corporate executive with proven success in global business leadership roles. Tim has obtained leading governance capability and deep risk management experience through a 20-year financial services career combined with over 5-years board experience within the NFP sector.
His key corporate skills of benefit to the ABLP Board include corporate finance, an intimate understanding of financial institutions, project management, risk identification & mitigation, strategy development & execution, executive coaching and the ability to develop strong corporate cultures. With a range of experience in presenting to and working with boards of ASX200 companies obtained during his senior executive roles at the National Australia Bank and his board skills in the Not-For-Profit sector. Tim brings a passion and skill set to the Board which is second to none. He has a significant beneficial holding in the company and became a Non-Executive Director in October 2017. In 2019, he was elected Chair of the Audit, Risk and Remuneration committee.
Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Audit, Risk, Remuneration Committee, Production and Planning oversight
Qualifications
B. Ec, B. AgSc, GAICD
DR STUART LLOYD HAZELL
Independent Non-Executive Director
Stuart has a PhD in medical science, more than 40 years experience in life science including biomedical and veterinary research as well as consulting and senior management roles in the public and private sectors. He has held senior roles including as Dean of Science at the University of Southern Queensland and public company CEO (Panbio Ltd). As a company director he has sat on the board of public companies and Not-For-Profit industry organisations. He was a member of National Committee of the Research and Development Tax Advisers Association Inc. until June 2025.
He was Chair of Life Science Queensland and Chaired the Audit and Risk Committee of Research Australia. He has provided advice to a range of large and small enterprises dealing with commercialisation and business development, building on his strong technical and commercial background.
Stuart was a registered Tax Agent in the area of the R&D Tax Incentive until June 2025. He was appointed to the Board on 4 November 2019.
Special Responsibilities
Biology, Research and Development Consultation
Qualifications
BSc PhD MASM GAICD
MR DAVID WHYTE
ADM Capital Nominated Director
Prior to his current role as CEO of Asia Debt Management Hong Kong Ltd a $2bn Private Credit manager that provides loans to SMEs across APAC, David held the role of Manager Capital Markets Group/Audit for KPMG Chartered Accountants Hong Kong. He grew up in Tasmania and completed his tertiary qualifications at The University of Tasmania. He brings to the board global experience in debt and capital markets which provides great level of talent for future expansion as the company commercialises.
Special Responsibilities
David represents ADM capital as their nominee and is involved in business planning, audit and risk oversight.
Qualifications
B. Com, FCA, GAICD