Our Team
Mick Ahearn - Managing Director
Mick commenced his working life in turf management as an apprentice groundsman at South Melbourne’s lake oval preparing cricket wickets and sports fields. Following this practical aspect of working in the turf industry Mick proceeded down the sales path securing a job with Turf & Irrigation a company servicing the commercial turf market with products such as seed, fertiliser, chemicals,irrigation and machinery. Through his 15 years at Turf & Irrigation he filled roles from sales representative to national sales manager as the company expanded nationally.
From 2002 to now Mick has been part of the Advanced Seed commencing as sales manager through to his current role as Sales Director. Mick has over 35 years experience in the industry and is an active part of the Australian Seed Federation the industry's peak body.
He enjoys being part of a successful team , enjoys building relationships with colleagues and customers alike. In his spare time he enjoys AFL football, cricket and horse racing.
Matt Scott - National Sales Manager
Matt started his career in the Turf industry in 1985 as an apprentice Greenkeeper at Mt Waverley Bowling Club. Matt worked for a short time on the reconstruction Commonwealth Golf club before moving into sales in 1996 with Turfcare Supplies.
In 1997 Matt worked for Turf & Irrigation as a sales representative and in 2002 started work for Simplot. He worked there for the next 17 years as the General Manager in charge of the Turf & Horticulture division in Australia.
Matt completed his Diploma in Applied Science and Turf Management at NMIT in 1998 and has been actively involved in the professional turf industry.
Sarah Murphy - Office Manager
Sarah joined Advanced Seed in 2013 and manages payroll, accounts and general company-wide organisation.
She works part time.
Vanessa Sutherland - Online Marketing Coordinator
Vanessa became part of the Advanced Seed team in 2015 working on the Great Aussie Lawns side of the business. She manages online sales, digital advertising, social media and writing for the web.
Vanessa loves seeing Great Aussie Lawns springing up all over Australia!
She works part time alongside raising two young children.
Production Team
Advanced Seed’s production team runs a smooth operation in our warehouse. Working towards a number of Key Performance Indicators daily they ensure the accuracy of product, labelling to strict standards and most importantly getting goods out to our customers in the time required.
With years of experience, Merita, Ray and the rest of the team ensure Advanced Seed customer satisfaction.
Merita Rizmanovski - Production Manager
Merita is the Advanced Seed Production manager and has been a longstanding employee joining the business at inception in 2000.
Responsible for the running of our manufacturing facility at Campbellfield, Merita along with Sos, Selin & Ray and other team members produce and dispatch all our finished goods to our network of distributors.