Steven Mullie – Founder & Director
Steven grew up in The Netherlands and came to Australia a few years after finishing his Bachelors of Business Management. He has a background in technical sales and has always been passionate about marine conservation and renewables. He developed an interest in electric boating back in Holland where local legislation had encouraged change and innovation long before this happened in other parts of the world. He founded Eco Boats in 2008 to introduce electric boating to the Australian market.
Steven is based in Sydney, NSW
steven@ecoboats.com.au
0414 061 795
Chris Baker – Co-founder & QLD Agent
Chris is a generalist civil engineer and software engineer with a focus on electric mobility and renewable integration. His experience includes infrastructure projects and pumped hydro energy. Chris became involved with electric propulsion when he fitted an electric motor to his sailing trimaran and shortly after founded The Torqeedo Shop in 2010 which joined forces with Eco Boats in 2015. Whilst not working in Eco Boats anymore on a daily basis, Chris retains an advisory role.
Chris is based in Brisbane, QLD.
Veronica White – Technical Support & Admin
Veronica developed a liking for water activities from an early age, enjoying kayaking and dinghy sailing. She has more recently spent several years living aboard a cruising yacht and sailing the Queensland coastline.
She has a background in administration and customer service and is now enjoying honing her skills on the inner workings of electric motors on servicing & repairs.
Veronica joined Eco Boats in 2018 and is based in Brisbane, QLD.
support@ecoboats.com.au
0400 581 386
Gerd Heinen – WA Agent
Gerd hails from Germany and is an Electronics Engineer and Usability Engineer with more than 25 years of work experience in media & broadcasting technology and industrial innovation & technical consulting. He is passionate about electro mobility and became involved with electric propulsion when he fitted out the fleet of his hire boats with electric outboards in 2016, so can speak from experience.
Gerd joined Eco Boats in 2018 and is based in Mandurah, WA.
perth@ecoboats.com.au
0457 728 017
Rene Mullie – Technical Project Consultant
Rene has a strong background in electronics and a passion for open-source technology. He has pioneered several innovations, including early multicopter drones and online video systems. Rene is the technical project manager and founder at www.greenmarineconcepts.com in The Netherlands, overseeing the ‘Autark-Zero’ project, a solar-electric autonomous sailing catamaran. He comes with broad expertise in the integration of innovative technology in the marine industry, with in-depth knowledge of propulsion, solar and Lithium battery systems and autonomous technology.
Rene joined Eco Boats in 2024 as a consultant and is based in The Netherlands.
rene@ecoboats.com.au