Dr Hagen Stehr AO
Chairman
Hagen has been involved in the Australian SBT industry for over 50 years. His family holds a significant interest in the SBT catch and grow industry and contributed to the successful establishment of the SBT industry in Port Lincoln. Hagen was a founding member of Australian Bight Seafood in 1971, and a founding member of the Australian Tuna Boat Owners Association. Since 1997, he has been the Chairman of the Australian Maritime and Fisheries Academy (AMFA), a major institution for training of fishermen and seafarers.
He has held the position of Chairman of the South Australian Marine Finfish Farmers Association, and has served as Chairman for over 20 years on the Industry Training Council Advisory Body in Australia, Hagen was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of the Sunshine Coast in recognition of his significant contribution to sustainable fishing in Australia. His commitment and service to education and training in the industry was recognised in 1997 when he was awarded Officer of the Order of Australia.
Marcus Stehr GAICD
Managing Director
Marcus has a fishing history spanning more than 40 years. His technical qualifications include Master Class 4 Fishing / Trading Skippers certificates, MED 1, Dive Master and DMT Certificates. His commercial qualifications include business management courses and post graduate studies in business with the completion of the Australian Institute of Company Director’s course in 2007.
In addition to his Directorship at Australian Tuna Fisheries and Clean Seas Tuna Limited, Marcus makes a strong contribution to the Australian fishing and aquaculture industry, as a board member of the South Australian Marine Finfish Association (SAMFA), an Executive Director of the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association (ASBTIA), and serves as a Deputy Member of the Aquaculture Advisory Committee (AAC).
Saxon Stehr
Sales & Marketing
Saxon is a third-generation tuna fisherman and grew up surrounded by a passionate fishing family. At 12 years old Saxon spent his first three-week adventure at sea on the commercial fishing vessel FV Ocean Dynasty and has completed many fishing seasons since. Having lived and breathed Tuna his entire life Saxon has recently been appointed to the new position of Sales and Marketing and is leading the development of the exciting new Stehr Group marketing and branding program. Saxon completed an advanced diploma in sales and marketing in 2015 and is now focused on growing the business in unexplored markets ensuring the long-term sustainability of the company for future generations. Together with Hagen, Marcus and the Stehr Group team Saxon is gaining valuable knowledge about the company from the ground up and is involved in the daily operations and logistics of the company.