# Guy Hudson

> Guy Hudson is the Sydney-based co-founder and executive chairman of Loam Bio, an Australian agricultural biotechnology company developing microbial products and soil-carbon projects. Formerly its CEO, he helped build the company from its 2019 founding through funding rounds and commercial launches in Australia and the United States. His earlier career included Accenture, Founders Intelligence, How to Impact and SparkLabs Cultiv8.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Loam Bio
- **Organizations:** Loam Bio, SparkLabs Cultiv8, Founders Intelligence, Accenture, How to Impact, Opportunity Cooperative
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Known for:** Co-founded Loam Bio and served as CEO through its early research and commercial development., Led the company during its A$40 million Series A and A$105 million Series B., Helped bring CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop to Australian and US markets.

## Career timeline

- **Before Loam; exact dates unverified** — Worked as a strategy manager at Accenture for six years, led Founders Intelligence in Asia-Pacific, and was a director of How to Impact.
- **Before 2019; exact dates unverified** — Founded the Opportunity Cooperative and ran green-growth private-capital initiatives at the World Economic Forum.
- **2018** — Managing director of SparkLabs Cultiv8 during the accelerator’s first cohort.
- **2019** — Co-founded the company that became Loam Bio with Guy Webb, Tegan Nock, Mick Wettenhall and Frank Oly.
- **2020** — As Soil Carbon Company CEO, described its seed-treatment and carbon-market ambitions during an A$10 million capital raising.
- **2021** — Led Loam Bio as it announced an A$40 million Series A.
- **2023** — Loam announced an A$105 million Series B and Australian launches of CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop.
- **2024** — Announced commercial US launches of CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop on LinkedIn.
- **2026-07-01** — Became executive chairman as Rob Hranac became CEO; remained based in Sydney.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Loam Bio and served as CEO through its early research and commercial development.
- Led the company during its A$40 million Series A and A$105 million Series B.
- Helped bring CarbonBuilder and SecondCrop to Australian and US markets.
- Featured as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Leadership transition effective 1 July: Hudson became executive chairman, and Rob Hranac became CEO.
- **2026-04** — Loam announced 4,867 ACCUs for the Nicholson carbon project across 881 hectares; Hudson described the issuance as a milestone for broadacre farmers.
- **2026-03** — Discussed field trials, application equipment, measurement and patient capital in an Investment Reports interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.loambio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guyatloam/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/guy-hudson
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-10-12