Sue-Ane van den Akker
Co-Founder, Director & General manager
Sue-Ane brings Issey a wealth of customer-focused skills from her twenty years of experience in hospitality, accessories and fashion. Her abilities have helped Issey communicate the most sought out product features to the market place. Her key skills lie within the business processes, vision and implementation, and bringing Lane’s ideas to you. As a highly talented, knowledgeable business woman, she manages the company with passion and commitment, setting an exemplary example for Issey staff on all levels.

Lane van den Akker
Co-Founder, Director & Operations Manager
Lane comes from a technical background and has worked in the sun shading industry for over 20 years. Lane’s understanding of materials has meant that all Issey products combine the best Australian made content and the finest European components with Lane’s own designed parts. A lack of effective designs for specific sun problems has led Lane to design certain globally unique products in-house. His practical approach to engineering and his emphasis on quality means that all products work simply and efficiently; his innovations have provided many solutions where other companies have failed. Lane leads the sales team around the country and his wealth of international experience is an inspiration to everyone in the company.

Art Velthuis - Production Manager
Originally hailing from The Netherlands, Art has experienced over 20 years in the Sun Shading Industry. Working for a large awning company to owning his own successful Awning and Blind business in the competitive sun shade industry in Holland, he has extensive knowledge of the industry. Having undertaken numerous projects, he brings his sun shading expertise and problem solving capabilities to Issey. He works to stay in tune with the market, serve our high end customers, and continue to maintain Issey’s market leader benchmark standards. Art is implementing benchmark standards for our production process and his international skillset is a major asset to the company.