Indufor Asia Pacific established an office in Australia in 2014, expanding Indufor Group’s reach and the capacity of its global services. The Australian team’s experience extends around the Pacific Rim, advising governments, forest investors, sector industrialists, civil society organisations and development agencies throughout the region.
The Indufor team in Australia comprises professional foresters and forest scientists with post-graduate qualifications and decades of experience in forest policy development as well as the technical and commercial aspects of managing forests for a broad range of values.
Senior staff have acted as independent and trusted advisors to the forestry and wood products sector since 1993, providing grounded, science-based advice to government and private sector clients. These entities have sought Indufor’s expertise in conducting due diligence of forest assets, valuations for forest investors, performance reviews of forest management systems, and providing strategic and policy advice. The team has managed a range of strategic reviews, at the sectoral level as well as at an enterprise level, and key personnel have served in arbitration roles in court proceedings and dispute settlement processes. Indufor’s presence in Australia strengthens the global capacity and depth of expertise across the Indufor Group.
Our team in Australia
David Paul, Head of Forest Resources Consulting with Indufor Asia Pacific (Australia), holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science (Hons) degree from Canterbury University in New Zealand.
David is a technical forestry specialist having completed a number of significant resource reviews and feasibility studies for a range of industrial plantation owners. David has extensive valuation and due diligence experience - leading assignments in Australia, New Zealand and the broader Pacific region.
David has also worked in a range of advisory roles involving company restructuring, mergers and acquisitions from a buyer and seller perspective, supply chain assessments, hardwood and softwood market reviews as well as negotiation and analysis of long-term log supply contracts.
Damien O’Reilly holds a Bachelor of Forest Science degree from the University of Melbourne, and over 25 years of forest management experience, primarily in log sales and developing and managing supply chains, managing large-scale timber production operations and ensuring compliance with Forest Practices Codes and environmental management accreditation requirements.
He has worked extensively with forest agencies, growers and the timber processing industry across Australia. Most recently, Damien has consulted to the government and industry in relation to improving efficiency and developing decision support frameworks that compare operating models balancing cost, safety, sustainability and the equitable treatment of stakeholders.
Damien’s background in forest operations has provided a strong capacity to balance strategic imperatives with practical outcomes.
Blair Freeman, Head of Strategy and Sustainability with Indufor Asia Pacific (Australia), holds a Bachelor of Forest Science degree from the University of Melbourne and a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management.
Blair has over 20 years of experience in providing advisory services on forest policy, strategic planning, natural resource management and sustainable development, across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
As project director and project manager, Blair has led a range of complex multi-disciplinary projects, including strategic reviews and program reviews relating to forest industry development, conservation and natural resources management. These projects have encompassed extensive stakeholder consultation and the provision of consulting advice to public and private sector clients, at executive and senior government levels.
Andrew Morton, Managing Director of Indufor Asia Pacific (Australia), holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science (Hons) degree from the Australian National University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia.
Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in forest and plantation activities in temperate and tropical environments and provides specialist advice in management structuring for forest and plantation managers, investors and owners, and in developing sustainable forest management systems.
Andrew has wide experience in policy and commercial assessment in the forests and wood products sector, advising governments, industrialists, investors and financiers. This includes expert roles in relation to legal proceedings in a range of jurisdictions and acting as arbitrator to forest sector disputes.
Con Psiroukis is a Forestry Consultant with Indufor in Australia. Con holds a Bachelor of Forest Science degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Con has worked as a Planning Forester involved in the management of plantation inventory programs of various commercial timber species grown throughout Australia. Con also has experience in the analysis of timber product markets and international trade; price analysis and indicators of demand and supply for forest products, and global policy settings and initiatives relating to forest management certification and timber legality.
Jeremy Allen is a Principal Consultant with Indufor Asia Pacific (Australia), based in Melbourne. He holds a double Bachelor degree with a Bachelor in Science (Zoology major) and a Bachelor of Forest Science from the University of Melbourne, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Geographic Information Systems from RMIT. He is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Melbourne Business School leadership development programs focusing on improving governance, strategy development, risk management and stakeholder engagement.
In addition, Jeremy has 20 years’ experience in the forest, fire, and emergency management sector in Australia, encompassing senior roles in strategy and policy development, project management and operational delivery. He has worked extensively with the Victorian Public Service, providing strategic advice to manage risk, improving business efficiency through strategy and critical analysis, and leading complex environmental policy and legislative reform programs. Prior to joining Indufor, Jeremy was responsible for leading and planning delivery of a whole-of sector strategic action plan for Victoria’s fire, and emergency management aviation services, working collaboratively with a multi-agency project control board, building effective partnerships and processes to govern delivery of priority actions.