The Team
Stewart
Moore, CEO, Director
Stewart has a Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning (Honours)
from Queensland University, a Masters Degree in Regional Science
specialising in Tourism Planning and Sustainability and a Post
Graduate Diploma in Finance and Investment from the Securities
Institute of Australia.
Stewart has over 22 years experience in the tourism industry and
has well recognised capabilities in the areas of policy
development, tourism marketing, strategic planning and
sustainability management. Stewart was a member of the Tourism
Forecasting Council for 10 years and recently project managed the
consultations and research process for the Queensland Tourism
Strategy.
Harry Fowles,
CFO
Harry is is an experienced FCPA who has had more than 30
years experience in Corporate Accounting, Finance, Business
Systems, Logistics, Change Management and General Management.
He has worked in a wide range of industries in both New Zealand
and Australia and joined EarthCheck at the end of 2011, as the
company's CFO.
André Russ, VP Sales
With more than 15 years experience in the hospitality industry
in both Business Development and Operations, André is responsible
for the widespread sales and adoption of the EarthCheck platform
through luxury niche & multi-brand portfolio operations, hotel
developments and CSR teams.
Andre holds a Swiss Hotel Association Advanced Diploma of
International Hotel Management, a Diplôme de Culinare from Le
Cordon Bleu Paris and was awarded the Pernod Ricard Scholarship for
Excellence. Andre currently holds the post of Vice-Chair of
the International Standards Working Group for the Global
Sustainable Tourism Council. Contact Andre
Melinda
Watt, VP EarthCheck Relationship Management/Director
A scientist by profession, Melinda has been involved in the
evolution and application of EarthCheck's benchmarking indicators
and standards for more than a decade. She is part of the market
access working group for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
(GSTC) and this sees her working closely with other sustainability
leaders internationally.
A major part of Melinda's role involves liaising with the
EarthCheck Research Institute's global base of universities. In
this capacity Melinda ensures EarthCheck's science leverages the
most credible, relevant and timely research findings.
Melinda also oversees a passionate team of Relationship Managers
who help Members to implement world best practice solutions in
sustainable operations and design. She holds a Bachelors of
Science from the University of Newcastle. Contact
Melinda
Mark Olsen,
GM Consulting
Mark has over 10 years experience in tourism and destination
management including eight years at Tourism Queensland in a variety
of roles including Regional Director. Through his career Mark
has worked extensively with the tourism industry at various levels
and has well recognised skills and experience in the areas of
tourism marketing, strategic planning and project management.
Mark has a degree in Tourism from James Cook University, with
Honours focussing on Environmental Tourism and Community
Engagement. Contact
Mark
Darren Langley, Software Development
Manager
Darren Langley leads software development and technology
innovation at EarthCheck. He has more than 9 years of
experience in software development.
Darren has a Bachelors of Science (Bsc) in Computer Science from
University of Kent. Contact Darren
