Dr. Lindsay Wakefield
Non – Executive Director
Molecular Biology
Genetic Technologies
Australia
Biography
Dr. Wakefield was appointed to the Board on September 24 2014. He started Safetech in 1985 and over the next 25 years Safetech became a force in the Australian material handling and lifting equipment market, designing and manufacturing a wide range of industrial products. In 1993, he left Medicine to become the fulltime CEO of the Company. In 2006 Safetech was awarded the Telstra Australian National Business of the Year.In 2013 Safetech merged to become STS Safetech Tieman Solutions and Dr. Wakefield has continued as the CEO of the Company. It is Australia’s largest manufacturer and supplier of dock equipment, freight hoists and custom lifting solutions. STS employs approximately 100 people.Dr. Wakefield has been a keen Biotech investor for the past 20 years, often at a mezzanine level.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutical
