Ocean Grown Abalone (OGA) has achieved a significant milestone. After several months of liaisons with local government and architects Cameron Chisholm Nicol, the hard work has finally paid off, as drawings and plans have now…
The aquaculture and fisheries industries are both attracting investor interest as businesses float significant growth plans. Lobster, prawns and abalone are on the menu for local seafood and aquaculture operators pursuing expansion plans and taking…
Ocean Grown Abalone is preparing for a $15 million initial public offering in 2017 after completing a $6 million seed capital funding round as it strives to double the size of its operations off the…
Abalone isn't usually a seasonal harvest, but on the docks of Western Australia's Augusta, the sea-ranchers have started hauling in the molluscs. In this new-style of abalone ranching, the harvest has taken three years, and…
Ocean Grown Abalone director Brad Adams is planning a $10 million float of the fisheries company in August to take the business interstate. Mr Adams said Augusta-based OGA, which uses artificial reefs to grow wild…
Second-generation abalone diver Brad Adams is the very image of a man who spends his life on and under the water. Tall and weather-beaten, he could pass for just another diver or fisherman on Augusta’s…
Got 90 Seconds? Then listen to Ocean Grown Abalone Managing Director Brad Adams discuss the company’s expansion plans and growth opportunities. Ocean Grown Abalone (ASX:OGA) is a company focused on commercialising abalone found in Australia.…
Watch OGA's video for the Abalone Conference in Hobart August 2019. Lots of underwater footage showing the abalone on the artificial reefs and the marine life living amongst the sea ranches. https://vimeo.com/366635762
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Dimitri Bacopanos
Non-Executive Director
Dimitri Bacopanos brings more than thirty years’ experience in debt advisory, operational reviews, business restructuring, corporate finance and strategic business planning across a variety of sectors. Mr Bacopanos has served as Executive Director in the Transaction Advisory Services team at Ernst and Young, overseeing a number of mergers and acquisitions. He also brings a significant level of product market entry expertise for primary industry products into new markets throughout the Asia Pacific region.
Ignazio (Ian) Peter Ricciardi
Non-Executive Director
Ian has been involved in the Western Australian Fishing Industry since 1975. The Ricciardi Family group have interests in Shark Bay prawn trawlers. Ian has worked on and operated trawlers in Shark Bay, Gulf of Carpentaria and Kimberly Prawn Fisheries. Ian also has interests in the South West Trawl Fishery, through One Sea Pty Ltd – Rottnest Island Scallop. The Ricciardi Family built and operated an Export Food Processing Facility in North Coogee and holds 50% interest in Fremantle City Coldstores. Ian held the position of Chairman of Shark Bay Prawn Association for 10 years and has significant experience in WA Fisheries-related processes.
Ian has been a Director of and served in an executive capacity for Rare Foods Australia Limited (formerly Ocean Grown Abalone Limited) since July 2013.
Paul Italiano
Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Paul Italiano joins Rare Foods following a forty-year career across the Insurance, Corporate Finance and Energy sectors, culminating in CEO roles with both Transgrid and Western Power. Paul brings a unique blend of government and private sector expertise, combined with both an operational and capital market understanding.