Sam Beaton

Joint-Chief Executive Officer (Finance and Commercial) and Executive Director

Sam joined the Company in August 2009.  Sam has over 24 years’ experience in commercial, corporate and finance roles. Sam began his career with KPMG, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and since then has held senior management roles. Sam has wide experience in financial modelling and analysis, capital management, business and strategy planning and the execution of business plans. Sam has a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) and a Bachelor of Science (Industrial Organic Chemistry) from the University of Melbourne.

Sam was appointed Joint CEO (Finance and Commercial) of Cobram Estate Olives on 20 April 2021 and formerly held the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Company Secretary.

Leandro Ravetti

Joint-Chief Executive Officer (Technical and Production) and Executive Director

Leandro Ravetti graduated as an Agricultural Engineer in Argentina and worked for the National Institute of Agricultural Technology in olive production research from 1995 until he moved to Australia in 2001 to join Cobram Estate Olives. Leandro has studied and worked as an invited researcher at the Olive Growing Research Institute of Perugia, Italy and at different Governmental Olive Institutes in Andalusia, Spain where he completed a postgraduate degree on olive growing and olive oil processing.

Leandro was appointed Executive Director of Cobram Estate Olives in 2005. As part of his role, Leandro has overseen all technical aspects of olive growing and olive oil production, developing the Oliv.iQ® growing system. Leandro was an alternate director of the Australian Olive Association between 2009 and 2012 and was the drafting leader for the new Australian Standard for Olive Oil (AS 5264-2011).   Leandro has also received a meritorious lifetime award from the Australian Olive Association for his outstanding contribution to the Australian olive industry and he was also the recipient of an award in the Master Milling/Chemical Engineering Category in the inaugural “Health & Food, Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards” announced in Spain in 2017.

Leandro was appointed Joint-CEO (Technical and Production) of Cobram Estate Olives on 20 April 2021 and formerly held the role of Technical Director.

Russell Dmytrenko

Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary

Russell joined Cobram Estate Olives in January 2021. Russell has over 19 years’ experience in finance, controllership and accounting. Prior to joining Cobram Estate Olives, Russell spent 15 years with General Motors and GM Holden in a variety of Senior Finance roles including Holden CFO, Controller – ANZ & ASEAN, Regional Internal Control Manager GMAP and MENA, and Holden Corporate Controller.

Russell is the Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of Cobram Estate Olives.