A Director's Perspective
Having served as Executive Chairman, Non-Executive Chairman, Managing Director, and Executive Director across numerous listed and unlisted companies, Cary Stynes brings board-level experience that most legal advisers cannot.
Current Roles
Stynes Consulting
Principal — Lawyers & Commercial Advisers
Principal and sole practitioner of Stynes Consulting, providing corporate law, M&A, capital markets, and governance advisory to ASX-listed and private companies across Australia.
Botanic Wellness Limited
Executive Chairman
Executive Chairman of Botanic Wellness Limited, focused on making high-quality medical cannabis CBD accessible and affordable for Australian patients. Provides board and executive leadership, regulatory strategy, and capital raising direction.
Botanic Bioplastics Pty Ltd
Chief Executive Officer
CEO of Botanic Bioplastics, a company developing PHA and PLA bioplastic solutions to replace petroleum-based plastics. Responsible for strategy, commercial development, regulatory engagement, and capital raising.
Board Career
Current
Botanic Wellness Limited
Executive Chairman
Medical cannabis and CBD — Australian patient access. Executive leadership and board governance.
Current
Botanic Bioplastics Pty Ltd
Chief Executive Officer
PHA/PLA bioplastic materials. Executive leadership, commercialisation, and capital raising.
2024 — April 2025
Traffic Technologies Ltd (ASX: TTI)
Non-Executive Chairman
Appointed Non-Executive Chairman in February 2024 following numerous years on the board of Australia's leading intelligent traffic management systems company. Resigned April 2025.
To February 2024
TZ Limited (ASX: TZL)
Non-Executive Director
10+ years as NED on the board of TZ Limited — an ASX-listed smart access and security technology company. Resigned February 2024.
Historical
The Swish Group Limited (ASX)
Managing Director
Managing Director of The Swish Group Limited, an ASX-listed company.
Historical
MCM Entertainment Limited (ASX)
Non-Executive Director
Media distribution and entertainment sector.
1995 — 1999
Media Entertainment Group Limited (ASX)
Co-founder & Managing Director
Co-founded and served as Managing Director. Listed on the ASX in 1995. Expanded internationally. Acquired by CPH Limited in 1999.
Historical
Software Communication Group Limited (ASX)
Managing Director
Technology and communications sector.
Historical
The Koala Foundation
Board Member
Board service for The Koala Foundation, a Melbourne children's cancer charity. Pro bono governance contribution.
Why it Matters
Three decades of boardroom experience means advice grounded in what boards actually do — how they deliberate, what they need, and where the real risks lie. Not theoretical. Practical.
Deep working knowledge of directors' duties, ASX Listing Rules, the Corporations Act, and continuous disclosure obligations — applied at the board table, not just in a file note.
Having been through the IPO process as both lead counsel and as a company director, Cary understands the investor, regulatory, and commercial dimensions of capital raising from every perspective.
Whether you need a legal adviser, an independent director, or a chair — let's have a conversation.
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