OUR PEOPLE

Karen has 25+ years of strategic planning, partnership development, brand building and marketing communications experience in New York and London with organisations including (RED), Comic Relief, NFL and USTA. Prior to co-founding Oceanium, Karen was founder of LUCZA, an international ecommerce business.  Karen was a finalist in The Economist’s Women and the Ocean: Changemakers Challenge. Most importanly, Karen is passionate about ensuring the seaweed industry grows in a sustainable manner.

Andy has had an extensive career in the Agri-foods sector with senior executive positions at Cargill and Bunge prior to joining Oceanium. Andy holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s in Occupational Psychology. Andy enjoys applying his experience and cultural best practices to an emerging innovative and sustainable industry .

Steve is a recognised and respected organic food pioneer and a leader in “right livelihood” business practices. He was the co-founder and former president of White Wave Foods – the largest producer and marketer of soy and non-dairy beverages in the US, sold to Danone in 2016 for $10.4 billion. Steve then went on to co-found NextFoods; developing and marketing functional foods and products that have scientifically proven nutritional benefits. Steve is now retired and living the dream in the Costa Rican rainforest.

Jeff is an investor with Green Angel Syndicate and joined the Board as a Non Executive Director following Green Angel Syndicate’s participation in Oceanium’s Seed II fund raise. Jeff’s career has been in the marine environment focusing on energy and sustainability, and he has lived and worked in some of the most environmentally sensitive locations around the world. In addition to an investor’s perspective, Jeff brings experience of capital project definition, delivery and safe and environmentally respectful operations.