The key success of the Wild Child story is the quality of its people, both those employed directly, and those who play a more advisory role within an organisation. One of Wild Child’s greatest strengths is its ability to attract and retain good people whose collaborative efforts have resulted in its global successes.

Wild Child’s board of directors and management team possess a diverse and complimentary set of skills and experiences across a wide range of industries. The common thread that links all Wild Child people is the knowledge that their personal daily contributions are assisting in Wild Child’s small way of making the world a better place for our most precious resource – our children.

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Founder and CEO, Leanne Preston

Leanne is the Founder and Chief Executive of one of Australia’s most successful natural health care companies. Wild Child was formed in 1997 in Margaret River in rural Western Australia. After a few short years Leanne had grown her company from a humble home based business to a multi-national pharmaceutical operation that distributes to almost 60,000 stores worldwide. With a passion for research and children’s health, Leanne is now the driving force behind Wild Child’s product development team. After a brief time as the president of the Asthma Foundation of WA she now donates some of her time to making guest speaking engagements at the University of WA School of Business. Leanne is ever keen to “give back” to the industry for which she has great passion.

Since Wild Child’s creation, Leanne has been named both the 2007 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year and Exporter of the Year among other prestigious awards.

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Technical Director, John Found

John’s association with Wild Child began in 1997 when Leanne Preston sought his professional expertise in a number of areas.

John assisted Wild Child in listing their products with the Therapeutic Goods Administration which allowed marketing authority across Australia.  In 1998 he joined the Wild Child Board of Directors and is now responsible for handling all regulatory affairs, quality assurance and product development activities, as well as technical aspects of public relations and promotions.

John’s career as a chemist spans some thirty years where he was engaged in the manufacture of a range of specialty drug products. Throughout his working life he has gained experience in almost every facet of the pharmaceutical industry, including regulatory affairs and research and development. John has been instrumental in the formulation and registration of approximately 150 therapeutic medicines and devices.

He is the author of three patents, pioneered invisible zinc sunscreen technology and developed Australias first self indicating pre-operative skin disinfectant for surgical use. He also serves as a director of a publicly listed pharmaceutical company.

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Non Executive Director, Jonathan Fisher

Jonathan currently holds the position of Business Development Manager at Atlantic Limited. Immediately prior to joining Atlantic, Jonathan held the position of Director in the Price Waterhouse Coopers strategy consulting practice in Perth where he advised numerous clients in the natural resources sector.

Prior to this, Jonathan worked as a mergers and acquisitions investment banker in London as part of the Natural Resources team at Rothschild, a leading investment bank in the London market.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Applied Finance and is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).

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Non Executive, Bob (Robert) Browning

Mr Browning is a seasoned leader with a proven track record, and 28 years of experience in a broad range of executive roles within multiple industries, both domestically and internationally. He is adept at the effective translation of corporate strategy into actionable plans with appropriate responsibilities and accountabilities cascaded through all layers of the organisation.

His most recent experience has been gained through three years Managing Director of Austal Ltd and over six years as CEO of Alinta Ltd.

Bob has a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.

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Non Executive, Paul Waldren

Paul is a former Managing Director and National Sales Director at Nine Network, Head of Marketing & Commercial Operations at the AFL and founder of Abundant Media. Paul has a vast understanding of media, robust business connections and a creative mind that is always coming up with the next big idea.

Paul is currently Chief Executive Officer at Abundant Media where, a business that matches content with brands and consumers.

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Advisor, Chris Indermaur

Chris Indermaur has over 25 years of experience in large Australian companies in Engineering or Commercial roles. Amongst these roles he was the Engineering and Contracts Manager for the QNI Nickel Refinery at Yabulu, Company Secretary for QAL and General Manager for Strategy and Development at Alinta Ltd.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and a Graduate Diploma of Engineering (Chemical) from the West Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers. Chris also holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University.