Our team
Australia
Maarit Patrick – Chief Executive Officer
Maarit has been with Ozgene since 2003, starting as a Marketing and Sales Coordinator while also serving as …
Liam McMahon – Chief Financial Officer
Liam joined Ozgene in December 2015 as a Graduate Accountant and has progressed through the organisation alongside the …
Dr Jonathan Gauntlett – Senior Scientist
Jonathan is instrumental in guiding our team on projects from start to finish. Prior to joining Ozgene, Jonathan …
Dr Maree Hagan – Research Scientist
Maree joined Ozgene as a Research Assistant in 2011. Starting in the Vector Construction team, she embraced Lean …
Dr Chris Cooper – Senior Veterinary Surgeon
Chris became an Ozgene team member in 2017 as Senior Consulting Veterinary Surgeon. Throughout his time at Ozgene …
Jacqui Watts – Project & Colony Manager
Jacqui became an Ozgene team member in 2002 as a Laboratory Assistant. Throughout her time at Ozgene she …
Lilian Ng – Strategic Partnering Representative
Lilian joined Ozgene in 2018 to be a part of the Strategic Partnering team. She holds a Bachelor …
North America
Dr Frank Koentgen – Chairman of the Board
Frank is a successful entrepreneur, scientist and international biotechnology leader with …
Dr Roger Askew – Sr Scientific Director, North America
Roger joined the Ozgene team in May 2015 as our Senior Scientific Director in North America. He is …
Joanne Deys – Executive VP Strategic Partnering
Joanne joined Ozgene in the fall of 2017 as Executive Vice President Strategic Partnering. Joanne brings with her …
Dr Thomas Saunders – Consulting Chief Scientific Director
Thom earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in the Houston Texas …
Dr Kenn Albrecht – Director Strategic Partnering
Kenn joined Ozgene in 2025 as a Director Strategic Partnering in North America …
Europe
Dr Benedikt Wefers – Strategic Partnering Senior Scientist
Benedikt joined Ozgene in October 2025 as Strategic Partnering Senior Scientist, overseeing scientific and strategic partnerships across Europe …
