Unsere Geschichte

William Athill is a seaweed and oyster farmer in North Norfolk, England. Born and educated in Norfolk he was soldier for five years before joining a maritime salvage company that metamorphosed into an oil and gas exploration company where William worked for 35 years specialising in international rig move operations into harsh and hostile environments. After a four year sabbatical in large scale aquaculture in south east Asia and investment banking in New York and Hong Kong he saw that unregulated extractive industries were so damaging to the world we live in he founded Norfolk Seaweed Ltd to pilot the production of low impact, low carbon, fully sustainable macro algae for bio-pharma, agricultural and soil health sectors.

Born and raised in Norfolk, Jamie grew up with a keen interest in the natural world and, in particular, the coastal region.  He continued this interest whilst serving as an Army officer in roles covering operations, training and defence diplomacy in the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Based back in Norfolk since 2011, his focus has been on local community and charity work in support of veterans and young people, with particular emphasis on making sure that plans are matched with the resources and skills needed to achieve positive results.  He is passionate about resurrecting a family business that will contribute to a sustainable, low carbon future and increasing career opportunities for young people. He was appointed as a Norfolk DL in 2016 and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.

Allie grew up in Norwich in the heart of Norfolk but spent much of her childhood on the beaches here. With a father in the shipping industry she also spent many summers criss-crossing the world’s oceans. After a BSc Economics degree at Oxford Brooks she became a producer and director at the BBC, specialising in foreign affairs. Post BBC she continued to make documentary films and work as a consultant on environmental investigations, whilst gaining a post-graduate qualification in International Development. Allie is a keen sailor, sea swimmer and diver and the sea and its glorious potential has always been a source of development ideas and inspiration.

Growing up on a farm in the Highlands, Angus developed an early love for the outdoors. From a young age he was exposed to the environmental and socio-economic difficulties being faced by fishermen and farmers in the area and this created a lasting interest in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture practices across the world. This fascination with the natural world and resilience building in rural areas led him to study at Durham University, gaining a BSc and MSc in geographic sciences, environmental hazards and disaster risk management. Following eight years in the British Army, Angus was drawn back to the idea of working with nature. The growing body of research around the efficacy of seaweed cultivation in British waters and its plethora of applications provided a focus for his transition out of the military. Angus joined the Norfolk Seaweed team in 2023 and relishes the opportunity to drive forward a project that has such potential for positive change to both land and sea, and the lives of those who work on them.