Our Company
We’re driven to provide responsible growth in the chemical manufacturing, bulk liquid storage and dangerous goods transportation sectors, with a heart-felt commitment to personal safety.
We stay true to our values
At Coogee we have developed a strong culture on the company’s core values of Integrity, Openness, Accountability, Innovation and Working Together.
Our Mission
To deliver long-term sustainable growth in enterprise value in chemical manufacture, tank terminals and related industries.
Our Business Fundamentals
- Employ and retain the right people.
- Invest in fundamentally sound projects that have or can develop a strong sustainable competitive advantage.
- Empower an independent view within a shared vision.
Our Value Creating Approach
- Enhance our long term business sustainability through visible leadership on process safety and a heart-felt commitment to personal safety.
- Improve profitability through business growth and internal efficiency.
- Develop and maintain an intelligent, energetic and outcome focused workforce.
- Build a culture that works together, is customer focused, is pragmatic and is responsive to change.
- Pursue strong lasting relationships with our trading partners and industry players to ensure we fully understand their changing needs.
- Maintain our licence to operate by protecting the environment and the adherence to the highest ethical standards in our dealings with the community, partners, government as well as all other stakeholders.
- Pursue public company governance principles within a private company structure.
- Seek growth opportunities that allow us to compete based on our distinctive and competitive advantage.
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Our core values drive us everyday
Integrity
We act with courage, always do what is right and are honest in all our dealings.
Openness
We share our knowledge and encourage feedback on performance in order to learn and strengthen our business.
Accountability
We set ourselves challenging objectives and take ownership of the outcomes.
Innovation
We develop new technology and processes to deliver better products in a safe manner.
Working Together
We support members of our team and build long term trusting partnerships through open dialogue.
Our History
Our Board
Tim Martin
Executive Chairman
Tim Martin
Executive Chairman
BA, MBA, GAICD
Tim Martin has been an Executive Manager at Coogee since 2005, held the position of Managing Director from 2012 – 2015 and was appointed Executive Chairman in July 2015.
Prior to working at Coogee Tim worked in management roles within the packaged food manufacturing sector – supplying to national supermarket chains, and has ongoing interests in commercial property development.
In 2013 Tim graduated from Harvard University completing their OPM (Owner/President Management) Program. He is also a non-executive director of publicly listed ASX company Atlas Pearls.
Tim is a former Director of PACIA (Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association rebranded to Chemistry Australia) and a former Director of the Kwinana Industries Council.
Dr Grant Lukey
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Dr Grant Lukey
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
B.E (Hons), Grad Dip (Law), PhD, MAICD
Grant joined Coogee in 2006 in a commercial and operational role having primary responsibility for the methanol plant in Victoria.
Previously Grant was General Manager of a company connected with Fletcher Building Limited that licensed green concrete technology. He was appointed CEO of Coogee in July 2015.
His background is in Chemical Engineering and he holds a PhD in minerals processing and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University (AMP 188). Currently a board member on the Kwinana Industries Council, and from 2015-2018 Grant also held the position of director on the board of Chemistry Australia.
Gordon Martin - Hon Doc (Tech)
Executive Director
Gordon Martin - Hon Doc (Tech)
Executive Director
B.E (Chem) B.Ec FAICD FAIM FIChemE
Gordon Martin has been involved in both the Private and Public Listed corporate sectors. He has spent most of his working life in the Chemical and Resources industries in Coogee Chemicals, a private company where he is majority shareholder, former Chairman and now an Executive Director.
His involvement in the Public Listed sector has been as a Director of Burswood and as a Director of United Group.
In June 2006, Gordon was appointed Chancellor of Curtin University, a position from which he retired in January 2010. In August 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the University.
Gordon was the inaugural Western Australian State President and a past National Vice President of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and has been made a life member of the Institute.
In 2005, he was awarded the Western Australian AICD Gold Medal Award and in 2008, the Ernst & Young “Champion of Entrepreneurship” for Western Australia.
Jennifer Roughan
Non Executive Director
Jennifer Roughan
Non Executive Director
BA, LLB, GAICD
Jennifer Roughan was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in December 2012. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Murdoch University and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Notre Dame University. She is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jennifer previously practiced commercial law and has an active interest in property development as an Executive Director of Atrio Property Group Pty Ltd.
Graham Hewson
Non Executive Director
Graham Hewson
Non Executive Director
B.E. Chem, MLM
Graham Hewson joined Coogee in April 2019 as an independent Non-Executive Director. Prior to Coogee Graham spent 28 years in the Titanium Mining and Chemical Manufacturing industry with both Tronox and Cristal. This included senior leadership positions with the last seven at executive level leading International Operations and Technical Services.
Daniel Bianchini
Executive Director & Terminals and Technical Services Manager
Daniel Bianchini
Executive Director & Terminals and Technical Services Manager
BEng Mech (Hons)
Daniel Bianchini joined Coogee in 2021 to run the Company’s Terminals business and oversee Engineering Services and Process Safety. He was appointed to the board in December 2023.
Prior to working at Coogee, Daniel was the owner/director of a niche consulting business, specialising in the storage and handling of Dangerous Goods, particularly fuels. It was in this capacity that Daniel began his relationship with Coogee, providing technical assistance to the company for over a decade.
Before consulting, Daniel had a 20-year career with Shell where he commenced as a Project Engineer in North Fremantle and progressed through various Engineering and Operational roles in Shell’s Downstream sector around Australia and in Fiji and London. During his time in London, he was seconded to the Shell Group’s Strategy function where he worked as a Sustainable Development Advisor.
Anthony Kittel
Non Executive Director
Anthony Kittel
Non Executive Director
BEng Mech, MBA, FIEAust, CPEng, FAICD
Anthony joined the Coogee Board in December 2023 as an independent Non Executive Director. He is the CEO and Owner of the REDARC Group based in South Australia.
Anthony graduated as a Mechanical Engineer and completed his MBA at the University of Adelaide. In 2013, he graduated from the three-year Owner/President Management (OPM) program at Harvard Business School.
In 2018, Anthony was conferred the Degree of Doctor of the University honoris causa, Flinders University. In 2022, he was inducted into the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association Hall of Fame.
Anthony is the National Vice President & Director of Australian Industry Group, Chair of the Flinders University Engineering College of Science and Engineering Industry Advisory Board and a member of the Adelaide University Business School Industry Advisory Board. He is also a Non Executive Director of Silentium Defence.
He is a Chartered Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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