BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Delivering long-term sustainable growth in enterprise value in
chemical manufacture, tank terminals and related industries.

Tim Martin
President
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BA, Grad Dip (Finance), MBA, GAICD
Tim Martin has been an Executive Manager at Coogee since 2005. He held the position of Managing Director from 2012 – 2015 and was appointed Executive Chairman in July 2015. Prior to working at Coogee Tim worked in executive management roles within the packaged food manufacturing sector – supplying to national supermarket chains in Australia. He also has ongoing interests and directorship roles in the industrial and commercial property space.
In 2013 Tim graduated from the Harvard University Owners, Presidents and Managers Program (OPM). He is also a Non-Executive Director of publicly listed ASX company Atlas Pearls (ASX:ATP). Tim is a former Director of PACIA (Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association rebranded to ChemistryAustralia) and a former Director of the Kwinana Industries Council (KIC). Tim is a gold member of the global Young President Owners organization (YPO) having joined the Melbourne chapter in 2017.

Dr Grant Lukey
Secretary & Treasurer
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B.E (Hons), Grad Dip (Law), PhD, MAICD, FIEAust
Grant Lukey joined Coogee in 2006 in a commercial and operational role having primary responsibility for the methanol plant in Victoria. Previously Grant was General Manager of a company connected with Fletcher Building Limited that licensed new low carbon concrete technology. He has been CEO and Managing Director of Coogee Chemicals since July 2015.
He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne and he holds a PhD in minerals processing (gold leaching and recovery) and has completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University (AMP 188). In early 2025 Grant graduated again from Harvard, having completed the 3-year Owners, Presidents, and Managers Program (OPM 63).
Grant is currently a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed company, Orbital UAV (ASX: OEC), 6KA Additive (ASX: 6KA) (based in Burgettstown PA, USA), and a board member of Chemistry Australia. Grant also sits on the Advisory Board of the Chemical College for Engineers Australia and has been appointed to the AiG National Executive as a representative for Western Australia (AiG is a peak employer organization). Grant was an invited member to the WA Ministerial Taskforce on Future Battery and Critical Minerals Industries in 2024/25.

Arthur A. Kracke
Independent Director
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BS Eng Ops
Arthur (Art) Kracke brings more than four decades of leadership experience in the specialty metals industry, with deep expertise across titanium alloys, superalloys, specialty steels, and other high-performance materials. He held senior commercial, technical, and quality leadership roles at a global metals producer, retiring as Vice President. His industry knowledge spans aerospace, defence, biomedical, oil and gas, power generation, and automotive applications.
He has also contributed at the national and industry level, including service on President Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, Chairman of the Super Alloys Committee for the Specialty Steel Industry of North America, and as a charter member and Executive Committee member of America Makes, the national institute for additive manufacturing. Art now leads AAK Consulting L.L.C., advising specialty metals businesses as a consultant and board member.

Willem Van Niekerk
Independent Director
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BCom, MBA, PhD, Pr. Eng, FSAAE, FSAIMM, GAICD
Willem joined the board of Coogee U.S. Holding Companies as a Non-Executive Director on April 1, 2023.
He began his career as a metallurgist in the South African steel industry. He later held various roles in R&D, technology development, corporate services, and base metals, including serving as the Managing Director of Exxaro Australia Sands. During this time, he also lectured part-time at the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering and served as an examiner for several master’s and doctoral theses.
In 2012, he relocated to the USA to serve as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at Tronox, the world’s leading vertically integrated titanium dioxide producer.
Willem currently serves on the boards of Ex Mente Technologies and Tronox Mineral Sands in South Africa.
