Company Directory

Directors:

Pat Volpe, Chairman
Cardia Bioplastics is one of a number of the Australian Stock Exchange listed companies that Pat has pioneered from the start up stage. He is an astute visionary, who recognises growth venture opportunities, and has established an incubator model for high technology businesses, such as agricultural and medical biotech, mineral exploration, natural pharmaceuticals, and water treatment. Pat’s proven track record in capital raising built on his earlier career in stock broking and senior management positions in listed companies. He is a member of the Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants, and holds a Bachelor of Business and Graduate Diploma in Taxation.

Frank Glatz, Managing Director
Frank has overall responsibility for the business and the strategic direction of the company, with particular focus on international commercialisation and business development. Prior to joining Cardia Bioplastics, Frank was employed by Plantic Technologies to establish their European operations and to commercialise their technology internationally. Before joining the bioplastics industry, Frank worked for more than ten years in the plastics and packaging industries in general management, commercial and technical roles with ICI Australia, Qenos and Orica. Prior to this, Frank conducted polymer research in Germany and Japan. He holds MSc, PhD and MBA qualifications.
 
John Scheirs, Non Executive Director
A plastics technologist, with a PhD in Applied Chemistry, John specialises in analysis, development and recycling of plastics. He authored the plastics recycling book Polymer Recycling - Science, Technology and Applications, and edited the new reference book Feedstock Recycling and Pyrolysis of Waste Plastics: Converting Waste Plastics into Diesel and Other Fuels. He is a member of the editorial board of the international journal 'Polymer Degradation and Stabilization', Elsevier Scientific, Netherlands, and a founding member of the Australian Standards committee for biodegradable plastics.

Chen, Yi, Non Executive Director
An experienced packaging specialist, "Jacky" has commercialised a number of bioplastics technologies. Based at the company's Nanjing facility, as General Manager he is responsible for the Cardia Bioplastics business in China. Jacky was instrumental in Biograde winning the exclusive supply of certified biodegradable packaging to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics. He is a graduate of the University of Science & Technology, Beijing, and has a Diploma of International Trading from the Management College of China in Beijing. He also holds a BSc from Upper Iowa University, USA. He is a regular speaker at bioplastics conferences in Asia. 

Company Secretary:
John Howden Wilson