Indigichems
About Us
Indigichems is a division of City Indigenous Group.
City Indigenous Group is an Aboriginal owned company committed to investing in a sustainable future for Australia’s First Peoples. We are established to ensure that every Australian has an equal opportunity to achieve and succeed.
As part of today’s rapidly evolving Indigenous business sector, City Indigenous Group is passionate about leading reconciliation initiatives that promote indigenous employment, ensuring staff receive the best possible training and mentorship to excel in their roles.
City Indigenous Group was formed by David Fernando, a descendant of the Gamilaroi tribe of Northern New South Wales and Mike Bell, a descendant of the Birpai tribe of the Camden Haven region of New South Wales. Our company is strongly orientated to contribute to the reconciliation movement, driving indigenous engagement opportunities and promoting supplier diversity values.
Our shared vision centres on becoming one of the largest Indigenous employers in the facilities sector, offering an improved quality of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the country. In addition to direct employment opportunities, we are also proud to have partnered with several related Indigenous supply businesses, to maximise benefit to the wider community. In our own way we hope our resolute commitment and the wider contributions of our company will represent positive momentum in helping to heal the divisions that exist within our society.
Our People
MIKE BELL
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Mike Bell has spent most of his career developing investment banking opportunities in Australia, Europe, and Asia, including Bank of America, Citibank, Barclays, Macquarie Bank, and Banque Indosuez.
This has included roles as treasurer and head of financial markets in Sydney and Singapore. Mike has developed several international products, including the 30-day Fed Funds contract which trades on the CME Group Exchanges in the US.
Mike’s focus for the last 20 years has been on developing businesses that result in environmental and ethical change. This included developing climate change derivatives as Global Head of Environmental Products at Prebon Energy in London.
Mike’s grandfather is from the Birpai mob in Camden Haven. Mike’s great-grandmother, Granny Bell, was the nurse and midwife for the Indigenous community in the Camden Haven area.
For the last two years’ Mike has supported the City Indigenous Group in developing facilities management services. This has involved working closely with some of Australia’s leading property management groups.
TONY PODESTA
National Sales Manager
Tony, who is heading up our new division, brings an abundance of experience & passion to our team at City Indigenous Group.
Tony in his younger days ran many top restaurants, giving Tony the real experience of the needs and expectations of chefs to run a successful kitchen, this enforced Tony from an early age to be available to chefs 7 days a week as most restaurants and catering outlets operate 7 days a week.
Tony knows O.H & S backwards and is always on top of safety to prevent mishaps in the kitchen to the tune that he works with the industrial chemist to make sure that most products are safe to the end user and environment.
Tonys 35 years of experience gives him that title to be a Catering Equipment specialist, from surveying an account to quoting and installing equipment any where around Australia to also be able to do Catering Equipment repairs Australia wide weather it be dishwashers, fridges or combi ovens through his team of 22 technicians around Australia.
With an exceptional focus on customer service and ethical behaviour, Tony always puts the needs of his customers first, which has enabled him to forge strong relationships built on trust and integrity.
If you wish to speak to Tony to discuss your needs you can ring him direct.
on 04 3333 5555 from 6am to 7pm 7 days a week.
