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136 Consultant Member

Richard Wallis

Principal

Arcadian Chemical Consulting

Richard has been working within the chemical industries of Australia and New Zealand, across various market segments, for greater than 20 years. During this period, he has acted in technical and regulatory roles for both the government and private sectors, including Callaghan Innovation, a New Zealand government entity conducting scientific research and development, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (NZ EPA) and Allnex, a global resins and coatings manufacturer. Latterly, for a significant part of his career, Richard held a senior regulatory role with Ecolab, a global chemical and technology company providing products and services across a range of Australian and New Zealand markets, such as healthcare (including animal health, life science and biosecurity), hospitality, food service, food and beverage processing, commercial laundries, pulp and paper, water treatment, mining and mineral processing, and power generation. In this position he partnered with Ecolab commercial divisions and supply chain to ensure that all regulatory and compliance obligations for new technologies and existing products were met. In 2023, after 12 years with Ecolab, Richard established Arcadian Chemical Consulting to assist manufacturers, distributors and end-users of chemical products, navigate, and comply, with the various regulatory pathways and requirements that apply throughout Australia and New Zealand.