Meet The Team

  • Dr Richard Allman

    Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
    PhD Microbiology) from The University of Wales

    Dr Richard Allman has over 30 years of scientific research leadership and innovation with a clear focus on commercialisation. He has wide experience in research leadership, innovation management, and intellectual property strategy, covering oncology, diagnostics, and product development.

  • Dr Andrew Stephens

    Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director
    PhD (Molecular Biology) from Monash University Australia

    Dr Stephens is a career research scientist with 20 years’ experience in molecular and cellular biology research. He has broad experience in academic and pre-clinical research, and a strong focus on translation and the commercialisation of research findings.

  • Professor Tom Jobling

    Lead Medical Advisor and Non-Executive Director
    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Fellow of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Certificate of Gynaecological Oncology, Doctor of Medicine, Head of Gynaecological Oncology at Monash Health

  • Ms Lucinda Nolan

    Non-Executive Director
    Master of Arts from Melbourne University, Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Melbourne University, Alumni of the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard University

    Lucinda Nolan is a non-executive director and was most recently the CEO of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.

  • Mr Adrien Wing

    Non-Executive Chair
    Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA)

    Adrien Wing began his professional career practising in the audit and corporate advisory divisions of a chartered accounting firm. Mr Wing has over 25 years’ experience in the corporate sector with the large portion of this experience in ASX small caps, lead in IPO transactions

  • Ms Pauline Moffatt

    Company Secretary
    Bachelor of Commerce, GAICD, FGIA FCG

    Ms Moffatt is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a Fellow FGIA FCG of the Governance Institute of Australia. Ms Moffatt has a wealth of experience, providing specialised accounting and company secretary services to public companies for over 20 years.

  • Ms Dayna Louca

    Head of Corporate Development
    Bachelor of Commerce (Dual Major in Accounting and Finance) from the University of Queensland.

    Ms Louca has over 11 years’ experience primarily working at Deloitte with a focus on life sciences, across corporate development, equity research, and M&A. 

  • Mr Nathan Hodgson

    Head of Operations
    Master's Mechanical Engineering from University of Melbourne. Bachelor of Science from University of Melbourne

    Nathan has over 8 years' experience across the entire product development life cycle, with regulated medical devices and In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs).

  • Ms Emma Lester

    Quality and Regulatory Manager
    Bachelor of Forensic Science (Biology) from
    Griffith University

    Emma Lester is an accomplished quality and regulatory professional with over 15 years of experience in quality management, specialising in Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) and Medical Devices.

  • Ms Leona Chan

    Project Manager
    Master of Biotechnology and Graduate Diploma in Project Management from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

    Experienced diagnostics laboratory manager. Ms Chan brings a wealth of product development and test verification experience to the company.

  • Mr Simon Hobbs

    Data Scientist
    Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace) / Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation Science) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

    Simon has over 13 years’ experience in the design and development of medical devices, as both Systems Engineer and Data Scientist.

  • Ms Naho Kawase

    Laboratory Scientist
    Bachelor of Science, University of Queensland

    Experienced laboratory scientist. Ms Kawase’s responsibilities cover all of Cleo’s laboratory validation/verification procedures.