Tony Heckendorf

National Sales Manager

BScAgr MAg  MBA

Raised on a wheat & sheep farm in Southern NSW, Tony decided to pursue a professional career in Agriculture after completing a BScAgr degree.

After initially working in contract research & development, Tony spent time as a broadacre and cotton farm manager before moving to agronomy, professional consulting and seed company roles within the cotton industry over a period of 12 years.

More recently, Tony has managed rural farm-supply businesses, worked as a supply company business development manager, and led an agribusiness service provider as General Manager. In these roles, Tony has developed experience in agronomic advisory, crop protection, and animal health fields with farmers across broadacre, dryland, and irrigated businesses, as well as horticultural and grazing businesses, up and down the East Coast of Australia.

Tony has over 15 years of business management experience and has completed postgraduate degrees, including an MBA & MAg. Tony took on the role of National Sales Manager with Ecogrowth in July 2024, which he conducts from his base in the Northern Rivers of NSW.

Brendan Edwards

Board Chair

Joe Bovell

CEO & Managing Director

David Lilwall

CFO & Company Secretary

Tony Heckendorf

National Sales Manager

Rebecca Hastie

Technical Account Manager (QLD)

Dan Sutton

National Agronomy Manager

Gary Pott

Technical Account Manager (WA)

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Whether you’re in far North Queensland, Great Southern WA, or anywhere in between, Ecogrowth is there.

We’re proudly Australian-owned and operated, with production facilities, laboratories and industry experts that have been helping people grow their natural capital in Australia for over 25 years.

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Whether you’re in far North Queensland, Great Southern WA, or anywhere in between, Ecogrowth is there.

We’re proudly Australian-owned and operated, with production facilities, laboratories and industry experts that have been helping people grow their natural capital in Australia for over 25 years.