About us
Tiverton Global was established in 2016 and is managed by a team of investment, agricultural and nature experts with decades of combined experience.
Our purpose has always been to transition conventionally managed farms to restorative operations – while improving agricultural productivity, resilience and profitability.
Over time we’ve discovered there’s even more to this story: the healthier the farming system – from soils to biodiversity – the healthier and more resilient the produce that is grown in these systems, and by extension, the more consumers benefit.
Tiverton Global is all about restoring health.
Nutritional Agriculture
If Tiverton Global is all about restoring health, Nutritional Agriculture is the farming system that makes it possible.
Nutritional Agriculture is an integrated approach to soil and landscape management that actively rebuilds health across people, the planet, and our productive landscapes. We do this by:
Increasing production: Using high-performing liquid biofertilisers to recover soil vitality, we can produce more food off less land
Building back thriving ecosystems: Focusing on least productive land, we can revegetate for nature and climate, building resilience into the landscape and generating additional carbon income, all with no net loss to production
Enhancing nutritional density: By building back the microbial health of the soil, we can improve the nutritional quality of the food we produce – with the aim of delivering significant benefits for human health.
Our mission is to demonstrate that a balanced and restorative approach is the new standard for profitable farming.
Demonstrate
We prove the viability of profitable restorative practices on our own land.
Restore
We build soil health, rejuvenate biodiversity, sequester carbon and enhance food nutrient density.
Empower
We share our learnings to enable landholders to shift their own practices.
Our people
Board
Deborah Kiers
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Deborah is an experienced Chair, Non-Executive Director, advisor, and consultant with over 30 years of expertise across the public and commercial sectors in Australia and internationally. She has guided major corporations in strategy implementation, business transformation, leadership succession, and organisational culture. Her experience spans Financial Services, Energy, Resources, Industrials, Infrastructure, Property, and Regulated Utilities. Deborah is Chair of Tiverton Global and a Non-Executive Director of IFM Investors.
Alexandra (Sandy) Spark
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Alexandra is a Non-Executive Director and Advisor with more than 25 years of experience, notably with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where she provided financial, governance, and risk management services. Her expertise spans government, agriculture, energy, and mining sectors, and she brings deep knowledge of the political environment influencing policy and program delivery. Sandy is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She also serves as an independent member on government audit and risk committees.
Rich Gilmore
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Rich is a leader in conservation finance, with extensive experience in financial markets, climate and nature, business, science, and community development. He is the Co- Founder and CEO of Carbon Growth Partners, a prominent investment manager in the international carbon markets. Previously, Rich was Australia Country Director for The Nature Conservancy, and CEO of Earthwatch Australia. He has a background in social enterprises and grew up in a farming family on the Darling Downs before transitioning from business and finance into conservation-focused roles.
Nigel Sharp
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With a 30 year background as a qualified valuer, and experience running a listed company Trust, Nigel has worked in senior positions across the property funds management and property development industries, including both rural and urban property projects. Originally from a farm outside of Geelong in Victoria, Nigel also has a long history in agriculture and biodiversity conservation, that has seen him become a leading figure in the Australian regenerative agriculture industry. Nigel is Chair of Dragonfly Envirocapital and Odonata Foundation, and is a Director of Pacific Biotechnologies and the Soil Carbon Industry Group.
Harry Youngman
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A co-founder of Tiverton, Harry has 30 years of experience in agricultural production and property investment, primarily in grazing farmland for lamb and beef production in Southwest Victoria. His expertise spans soil science, plant biology, and animal breeding, enabling the development of soil amelioration programs that enhance both sustainability and productivity. His practical knowledge of land management has been integral to his role at Tiverton.
Matt Davis
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Matt is a co-founder and board director of Tiverton, with over 27 years of experience in agribusiness. He previously served as Managing Director of a joint venture with an ASX-listed agribusiness, operated his own large-scale farming enterprise, and provided agribusiness consulting services across a wide range of commodities. His professional expertise spans agribusiness management, finance, legal, and operations management. Matt is also a director of Carbon Neutral Pty Ltd, CircleAG Pty Ltd, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Executive
Nigel Sharp
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With a 30 year background as a qualified valuer, and experience running a listed company Trust, Nigel has worked in senior positions across the property funds management and property development industries, including both rural and urban property projects. Originally from a farm outside of Geelong in Victoria, Nigel also has a long history in agriculture and biodiversity conservation, that has seen him become a leading figure in the Australian regenerative agriculture industry. Nigel is Chair of Dragonfly Envirocapital and Odonata Foundation, and is a Director of Pacific Biotechnologies and the Soil Carbon Industry Group.
Harry Youngman
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A co-founder of Tiverton, Harry has 30 years of experience in agricultural production and property investment, primarily in grazing farmland for lamb and beef production in Southwest Victoria. His expertise spans soil science, plant biology, and animal breeding, enabling the development of soil amelioration programs that enhance both sustainability and productivity. His practical knowledge of land management has been integral to his role at Tiverton.
Matt Davis
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Matt is a co-founder and board director of Tiverton, with over 27 years of experience in agribusiness. He previously served as Managing Director of a joint venture with an ASX-listed agribusiness, operated his own large-scale farming enterprise, and provided agribusiness consulting services across a wide range of commodities. His professional expertise spans agribusiness management, finance, legal, and operations management. Matt is also a director of Carbon Neutral Pty Ltd, CircleAG Pty Ltd, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Jason Seipolt
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Jason has over 25 years’ experience across banking, public accounting, retail, and the agriculture sectors. He is highly skilled in budgeting, business planning, risk management, tax compliance, and management and statutory financial reporting, with a strong record of enhancing financial performance and governance.
Cecilia Riebl
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Cecilia brings deep experience in environmental law, policy, stakeholder engagement and communications. She has worked across the government, private and not-for-profit sectors including in nature markets at the Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA), as Senior Policy Advisor at Trust for Nature, and is the Regional Representative (Australasia) for the International Land Conservation Network. Cecila’s work is grounded in a lifelong connection to agriculture and conservation growing up on her family’s farming property in Central Victoria.
Henry Young
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Henry is an environmental scientist and agroecologist with over a decade of experience delivering carbon, biodiversity, and regenerative agriculture projects across institutional agricultural portfolios. He has led natural capital and sustainability strategies across more than $1 billion in assets under management and specialises in translating ecological outcomes into investable opportunities.
Our Partners
