Mr. Hannes has over 25 years of finance, operations, sales and management experience. He has most recently served over 15 years as a managing director and a member of the operating committee, among other senior management positions, for Credit Suisse’s listed derivatives business in equities, commodities and fixed income in its Asia and Pacific region. From 1986 to 1993, Mr. Hannes was a director for Fay Richwhite Australia, a New Zealand merchant bank. Prior to his tenure with Fay Richwhite, Mr. Hannes was the director of operations and chief financial officer of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Futures Ltd, a US investment bank. He has successfully raised capital and developed and managed mining, commodities trading and manufacturing businesses in the global market. He holds a Bachelor of Business degree from the NSW University of Technology and subsequently completed the Institute of Chartered Accounts Professional Year before being seconded into the commercial sector.
From 2009 to 2019 Mr Hannes was a non-executive director of Sundance Energy Australia Ltd (ASX) and Sundance Energy Inc (NASDAQ) after a re-domicile to the US. Damien was Chairman of the remuneration committee and a member of the audit committee in his time on the board at Sundance Energy. Damien has held various other Directorships in other private businesses in a capacity as Chairman and as a non executive Director.
Professor Larisa Rudenko is Head of the Virology Department in the Institute of Experimental Medicine, St. Petersburg, Russia. Professor Rudenko worked with Academician Smorodintsev and has been responsible for the development and clinical trials of the live attenuated influenza vaccines in Russia. She is recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in live attenuated influenza vaccines and as such has worked closely over the past 20 years with scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA in developing effective influenza prophylaxis programs for use in children and in the elderly. She has published in excess of 225 scientific papers and 42 patents. Under her supervision, 11 PhD and 2 DSc theses have been prepared. In 1999 her contribution to medical science was recognised with the award of the title of Honoured Scientist of the Russian Federation. Professor Rudenko is currently leading the WHO and PATH programs, developing a new pandemic LAIV for developing countries.
Ms Julie Phillips is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of BioDiem Ltd and Managing Director of BioDiem’s subsidiary, Opal Biosciences Ltd. She has a strong background in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry, having worked as the CEO and Director of start-up Australian biotechnology companies operating in the life sciences sector. Her technical background in clinical trials, regulatory affairs and pharmacoeconomic assessment/pricing of therapeutics was gained in multinational pharmaceutical companies. From 2014-2020 she was Chair of AusBiotech Ltd, the peak biotechnology industry association in Australia. Julie was a member of the federal government Industry Innovation and Science Australia’s (IISA) R&D Incentives Committee from 2015 and as chair from 2019 to 2024.
Mr Stefan Ross has over 10 years’ experience in accounting and secretarial services for ASX listed companies. His extensive experience includes ASX compliance, corporate governance control and implementation, statutory financial reporting and board and secretarial support. Stefan has a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Accounting.
