Working with Tony Papas at the Bayswater Brasserie from 1989, Michael extended his skills, reveling in the freedom of contemporary Australian food. He was Head Chef at Bayswater Brasserie for 5 years before Tony and Michael conceived and established the Boathouse at Blackwattle Bay, where Michael was initially Head Chef and then General Manager. He published his first cookbook in 2005, called "Sharing Food Sharing Passion".

In 2000 Michael and Tony established the Brasserie Bread Company where Michael continues to this day as CEO. Michael is also on the board of the Baking Industry Association of NSW.

David James - CEO & Director
A successful entrepreneur for 20 years in the UK, USA and Australia David has extensive experience in IT&T, e-tailing, and retail food. David has been the founder and CEO of 4 successful start-ups with skills in capital raising, business modelling and strategy.

Prior to joining Brasserie Bread David was the CEO and co-founder of SandwichDirect.com an online food delivery company. Having raised the start-up capital to launch the company in Sydney in 2000 he relocated it to California. Over the next of 4 years he grew the company raising several rounds of venture capital and building a high profile board of directors. In 2003 David negotiated the merger of SandwichDirect.com with a Californian retail chain and remains on the board of directors.

Since joining Brasserie Bread David's technology, marketing and business expansion experience are proving very complimentary to Michael & Tony's food background.

Tony Papas - Non Executive Director
Born in New Zealand, Tony completed his apprenticeship in Auckland at Satler's Restaurant and then headed to the Netherlands where he worked at L'Auberge, a Michelin One Star restaurant. After settling in Sydney, Tony began work at Butler's Restaurant which became Bayswater Brasserie in 1982 where Tony was a partner and Executive Chef from its inception. He also wrote "The Brasserie Book of Food" in 1989.

In 1997 and Tony was heavily involved in the concept, design and launch of The Boathouse at Blackwattle Bay. Tony is now the owner of this iconic Sydney seafood restaurant.

In 1999 Tony combined with Michael Allpress in New Zealand to bring the Allpress Espresso brand to Sydney to meet the demand for high quality locally roasted coffee. In February 2001 Tony opened the Allpress Espresso Bar in Rosebery and was awarded Best Café for four consecutive years by the Restaurant & Catering Association.

Tony and Michael Klausen who worked together at Bayswater Brasserie and The Boathouse started Brasserie Bread in 2000.

Maurice Fuller M.Sc. - Non-executive Director & Chairman
Maurice started his career as an Industrial Chemist and has had 36 years experience in the food industry. Until his retirement a few years ago he was CEO of the Prepared Foods Division of AMH, responsible for an annual turnover of over A$500 million. AMH was the exclusive distributor of food and paper and supplier of beef to McDonald's in Australia. Maurice successfully developed this business to a pre-eminent position in the food service industry.

Apart from his experience in successfully managing people and meeting corporate objectives, Maurice has extensive experience in managing food safety, HACCP and in particular, the logistics of the food supply chain.

Christopher Witt - Non-executive Director
Chris is a partner, and co-founder, of Kalori Group Investments, an advisory & investment firm established in 1998 to develop and invest in young medical and technology-intensive businesses. Chris focuses on businesses within the ICT, communications & healthcare technology sectors and brings to bear his 15 years of experience in mergers & acquisitions, distribution networks, marketing & sales, and strategic relationships.

Chris is an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney at UNSW, and also teaches through the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Before coming to Australia, he was a part-time Professor in Electrical Engineering at DePaul University in Chicago.