Our people

We are proud to have a team comprising eminent researchers, microbiologists, soil scientists, agronomists, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers from all over the world.

Loam was founded in rural Australia and has grown rapidly. We now work across four laboratories in two continents, with trial sites across Australia and North American farming regions.

Aakash Patel

Aakash Patel

Research Associate (Microbiology)

Adam Lunceford

Adam Lunceford

IP Strategist

Adrianna Marchand

Adrianna Marchand

Advisory & Methodology

Ahsanul Haque

Ahsanul Haque

Head of Bioproduction - Australia

Aleena Tuchhen

Aleena Tuchhen

Research Associate, Bioproduction - Australia

Amanda Certano

Amanda Certano

Senior Research Associate

Amir Esfahani

Amir Esfahani

Soils Laboratory Manager

Anders Claassens

Anders Claassens

Product Development Scientist

Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones

Soil Science Program Manager

Ashleigh Licona

Ashleigh Licona

Finance Associate

Ashley Marie Landsman

Ashley Marie Landsman

Trials Research Associate, US

Carolyn Dye

Carolyn Dye

Lab Assistant, North America

Cassandra O’Brien

Cassandra O’Brien

North America Bioprocessing Manager

Chris Shafto

Chris Shafto

Product Officer

Daniel Reid

Daniel Reid

Grower Communications & Extension Manager

Dr Abed Chaudhury

Dr Abed Chaudhury

Head of Scientific Innovation

Dr Brooke Bruning

Dr Brooke Bruning

Research Agronomy Team Leader

Dr Ginger Korosi

Dr Ginger Korosi

Research Scientist

Dr Neeraj Purushotham

Dr Neeraj Purushotham

Product Research Scientist

Dr Ray Riley

Dr Ray Riley

North American Lead

Dr Suresh Subashchandrabose

Dr Suresh Subashchandrabose

Senior Scientist

Dr Venkatachalam Lakshmanan

Dr Venkatachalam Lakshmanan

Senior Microbiologist

Frank Oly

Frank Oly

Co-founder

Guy Hudson

Guy Hudson

CEO and Co-founder

Guy Webb

Guy Webb

Co-founder

Jaime Painter

Jaime Painter

Strategy Associate

James Presnail

James Presnail

Head of Product - North America

Jamila

Jamila

Microbiology Officer

Jasmine Chu

Jasmine Chu

Bioproduction Officer

Jennifer Williams

Jennifer Williams

Regulatory & Product Stewardship Manager

John Lin

John Lin

Head of Finance

Lara Vallejo Roosdorp

Lara Vallejo Roosdorp

Data Manager

Lexi Sturrock

Lexi Sturrock

Operations Officer

Lily Tilston

Lily Tilston

Project Officer

Matthew Calaghan

Matthew Calaghan

Head of R&D & Productisation

Megan Hall

Megan Hall

Laboratory Assistant, US

Melissa Weldy

Melissa Weldy

Research & Project Management Associate

Mick Wettenhall

Mick Wettenhall

Co-founder

Nic Starling

Nic Starling

Head of People & Culture

Paul Beamer

Paul Beamer

Field Program Manager

Phil Peterson

Phil Peterson

Senior Carbon Agronomist

Phoebe Swinn Yap

Phoebe Swinn Yap

Product Manager

Pip Grant

Pip Grant

Executive Program Manager

Pratishta Sharma

Pratishta Sharma

Technical Officer

Rachel Johnston

Rachel Johnston

Soil Laboratory Operations Specialist

Richard Myerscough

Richard Myerscough

EVP Carbon Markets

Robbie Oppenheimer

Robbie Oppenheimer

Head of Product Development

Ruby Pippen

Ruby Pippen

Research Associate

Sam Morris

Sam Morris

Technical Officer

Sara Gray

Sara Gray

Lead Data Scientist

Sean Andrews-Marney

Sean Andrews-Marney

Technical Officer

Tegan Nock

Tegan Nock

CPO and Co-founder

Torben Heinzel

Torben Heinzel

Carbon Projects Lead

Tristan Yang

Tristan Yang

Senior Bioinformatics Associate

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