Our Team

As a chef, Jeff is passionate about the ingredients he uses and has studied chocolate in Belgium. His wealth of knowledge about our product range (both in Food Service and Retail) is particularly useful to the manufacturers and commercial kitchen clients he specialises in supporting. Jeff is also responsible for key accounts in the business which includes our wide range of distributors located throughout Australia and the Pacific.

Anthony has always had a passion for the food industry, working extensively as a Chef and successful business owner both on his home turf as well as abroad. It was in London where he added Executive Sous Chef at the prestigious St James Restaurant at Fortnum and Mason to his repertoire. After extensive travelling around Europe, and spending four wonderful years at Fortnum’s he returned to Australia, where he joined Apromo Trading in 2005 as a sales executive in our Food Service division.

Matthew specialises in supporting our retailers with the correct stock to suit their markets. He visits retailers in the ACT and NSW, from Newcastle to the South Coast, from Bondi in the East to Orange in the Central West, and occasionally further afield. He has been with us since early 2008 and knows his chocolate. For enquiries from gift shops, delicatessens, fruit shops or any independent retailer, Matthew will be able to answer you questions.

Fatima leads the accounts team at our Rhodes head office, supporting the management team. She is an experienced CPA originally from Philippines.

Charlie leads our team working in the Rhodes warehouse. You may meet Charlie if you pick up orders from our warehouse in your own vehicle.

Louis-Marie Bioteau is a French-trained pastry chef with over two decades of international experience across some of the world’s most prestigious hotel properties. After honing his craft at the London Hilton on Park Lane and the Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill, he brought that European rigour to Australia, holding Executive Pastry Chef roles at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne and Park Hyatt Sydney. A passionate educator, he spent nearly four years as a Pastry Trainer and Assessor at Le Culinaire Hospitality Institute and was recognised with the Best Patisserie Trainer Award of Excellence 2024 by Tourism Training Australia. Louis-Marie joined Apromo Trading in January 2026, where he combines deep technical expertise with a chef-first approach to support and inspire pastry professionals across NSW.

There are dozens of us working at our Rhodes head office and main warehouse.