LOGISTICS AS STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
Investing in 4th Party Logistics
Our Group executives have many years experience managing and investing in logistics companies in Australasia and Africa.
Our Story
The founders' journey started in South Africa in 1984 with the setting up of the first express courier company in Southern Africa. That start-up became the in-country agent for FedEx.
The next step in the journey was listing Southern Africa's first 4th Party logistics group on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1999.
Using the knowledge and technology developed in Africa and working with experienced local partners the team launched Active Supply Chains Asia Pacific in Melbourne in 1998.
Active companies are now significant players in the Australian logistics market, most prominently in automotive logistics.
Meet The Team
Experienced entrepreneurs and investors
Matthew O'Callagan
Managing Director
Onyx Australia Holdings
Director, Active Supply Chain Solutions
Director, Active Managed Logistics Solutions
Bach Economics, Monash University (BEc)
Matthew’s Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) and Managed Logistics Services experience over the past 16 years makes him one of the region’s leading authorities having led multiple contracts in automotive and FMCG industries. Matthew has 25+ years logistics consulting experience in Australia and SE Asia, with a focus on analysing, designing and implementing efficient logistics networks.
Richard Barlow
Chairman
Onyx Australia Holdings
BL LLB University of Rhodesia and MBA from the University of Cape Town.
After a period as a barrister Richard became corporate counsel for one of South Africa's largest conglomerates in the 1980's. He emigrated with his family to Australia in 1997 and was a founder in 1998 of Active Supply Chains Asia Pacific as well as an advisor to the JSE-listed DNA Supply Chains. He is a mergers and acquisitions specialist and has been instrumental in setting up the joint ventures that are the backbone of the Active Group
Stephen Conradie
Director, Onyx Worldwide Holdings Ltd
Bach of Law (University of Rhodesia) Bach of Laws (University of Rhodesia) (post-grad) MBA (University of Cape Town) (post-grad)
A visionary who can bring his concepts to life, Stephen has been one of South Africa’s industry-leading specialists in the logistics and supply chain arenas for over thirty years. Successful business builds were of XPS (mid-80s) which became the in-country agent for FedEx and of SMG (mid-90s) – the latter becoming the lead party in the JSE listing of DNA Supply Chains. He was also a founder of Active Supply Chains Asia Pacific
Craig Stanford
Managing Director - AMLS
BE Chem (First Class Hons),
University of Adelaide
Craig leads several Managed Solution offerings for major clients, including industry leading B2C warehousing & delivery operations, and high level consulting operations for both long term & new clients: with a focus on manufacturing, FMCG, automotive & tyres, whitegoods and eCommerce. Craig has 25+ years business experience, largely in Operations, Planning, Solution Design, Sales, and Business Improvement
Some of our Australian Clients
Automotive: Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Maserati, RAM,
Retail: Sleeping Duck, Spotlight
