Our Team

Our Team

• Centres of Excellence Team Members

The Quickstep team has a mix of technical, project management, marketing, finance and corporate skills necessary to develop and commercialise the Quickstep technologies. Each team member brings appropriate and tested skills to their respective functional areas. Presented below are brief highlights of the prior experience and functional responsibilities of the Quickstep Team. Contact may be initiated with any team member to assist you with your specific opportunity.

Mark Bernard Jenkins

Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman
B. Com., Grad. Dip. Business

Mr Jenkins has 22 years’ consulting, operational/financial management and business development experience in professional services firms (Chartered Accountants), investment banking, government agencies and public companies.

Initially qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, his career includes two extended periods in London and has involved successful and extensive investment, commercial, financial and government dealings in Australia, Asia, the United States and Europe. Mr Jenkins was previously Australia’s Investment Commissioner based in London. He has also been involved as an advisor and investor in early stage technology companies, taking them through the initial funding and commercialisation stages.

Mr Jenkins holds a Bachelor Degree in Commerce from the University of WA and a Graduate Diploma in Business from Curtin University. He has also been involved in numerous professional development programs, including Cranfield University in England.

Philippe Odouard

Mr Philippe Odouard was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective 13 October 2008.  His core tasks are to complete and commission the Company's new aerospace manufacturing facilities based in Fremantle Western Australia, which will utilise traditional autoclave manufacturing technology side by side with Quickstep curing equipment, and to industrialise and expand the use of Quickstep solutions throughout the aerospace and automotive industries.

Mr Odouard has significant management experience within the global aerospace and defence sectors - both of which are primary target markets for Quickstep's technology.

Since 2005, Mr Odouard has held a dual role with Thiess Pty Ltd - one of Australia's largest infrastructure and services contractors - as Senior Manager of Strategy and Business Development: Defence, and Project Director for the A$3 billion Melbourne desalination plant.

Prior to joining Thiess, Mr Odouard held a number of senior management roles within Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) - a world leader in information systems for the aerospace, defence and security markets. During his time with Thomson, which included roles in both Australia and Europe, Mr Odouard was responsible for managing innovation developments as well as technology transfers. He negotiated and managed long term contracts with major global aerospace and defence groups.

Significantly, Mr Odouard managed the Minehunter project, which at the time was the largest user of composites in Australia. In addition, Mr Odouard negotiated and managed significant contracts with Eurocopter when they sold the all-composite Tiger helicopter to the Australian Defence forces.  More information on Philippe Odouard

Dale Edwin Brosius

Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer
B. Sc. (Chem. Eng.), MBA
dbrosius@quickstep.com.au

Mr. Brosius as the Chief Operating Officer is responsible for the commercial development of the Company’s technology in Europe and the Americas. He brings extensive practical experience in the composites field, having led composites-oriented businesses in the US and Europe, with a strong emphasis on materials. He is based near Detroit, Michigan.

Mr. Brosius spent eight years with Dow Chemical, in manufacturing and commercial development roles, with a focus on automotive composites. He then spent twelve years in various commercial and general management roles at Fiberite and Cytec Fiberite, gaining considerable exposure to advanced composites processes and applications in aerospace, sporting goods, and industrial markets.

In 1999 Mr Brosius created a successful consulting business serving worldwide manufacturers of composite materials, equipment and parts manufacturers worldwide. During this time he obtained a deep understanding of the global market and developed numerous relationships at the OEM and supplier levels that will be of benefit to Quickstep.

Deryck Fletcher Gow Graham

Executive Director (not classified as Independent)
Dip. Co. Dir.
deryck@quickstep.com.au

Mr Graham has over 24 years’ experience in senior management, administration and marketing positions.

His experience includes five years as Managing Director of an ASX listed company that designed, developed, manufactured and distributed hardware and software products for the broadcasting and entertainment industries. He was a director and co-founder of Eagle Aircraft Australia Limited which developed the all composite Eagle 150 aircraft, where he held the role of Marketing Director. Since 1986, Mr Graham has been involved in the composites and aerospace industries.

As of Janurary 2009 Mr Graham has taken on the executive role of Business Development Manager for Australia.

Peter Chapman Cook

Independent Non-Executive Director
M. Pharm., FRMIT, PhC., MPS, MRACI, C.Chem., MAICD.

Mr Cook has extensive business experience, both within Australia and overseas.

Mr Cook is currently CEO and Managing Director of Biota Holdings Ltd.  Prior to his current appointments, he held the positions of Managing Director and Cheif Executive Officer of Orbital Corporation Limited, Chief Executive Officer of Faulding Hospital Pharmaceuticals, President of Ansell’s Protective Products Division, Deputy Managing Director of Invetech and Director of Research and Development for Nicholas Kiwi. He has had extensive experience in the commercialisation of innovation, both in new and established markets. He also has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, particularly with technology-based companies and has a strong manufacturing background.

Mr Cook has over ten years of international commercial experience in Europe, USA and Asia, where he has both lived and worked.  Mr Cook holds a Masters Degree in Pharmacy and post graduate qualifications in Management.

Management Team

Drew Myers

Drew has over 10 years' experience in international composite applications, most recently working as a specialist composite consultant to Airbus UK on the design, certification and manufacturing aspects of A350 Airbus wing programme. He was also directly employed by Airbus as Product Engineering Leader for the A330/A340 wing structure and Team Leader for the A340-500/600 composite wing leading edge design and build.

Drew also spent two years as Head of Composite Production Engineering with the Red Bull Racing F1 Team (formerly Jaguar Racing Formula 1 Team) from 2003 to 2005.

Drew is responsible for the daily management of Quickstep's Australian business, and one of his key initial roles has been to prepare Quickstep's new North Coogee manufacturing facility for aerospace component production and implementing quality standards ISO 9100.