Directors
Mark Glover, Founder/CEO
Mark has been a leading exponent of renewable resource use over many years.
Previously he conceived and built Southern Oil refinery (used lubricants) and partnered with Laing O’Rourke to B.O.O. used oil re-refining projects globally for BP/Castrol. He developed a national waste infrastructure plan for Brunei/Shell and was COO for a State agency to develop a waste and resource recovery strategy and policy.
Previously he conceived and built Southern Oil refinery (used lubricants) and partnered with Laing O’Rourke to B.O.O. used oil re-refining projects globally for BP/Castrol. He developed a national waste infrastructure plan for Brunei/Shell and was COO for a State agency to develop a waste and resource recovery strategy and policy.
Tony Parantheone, Director
Tony has had an extensive career across a number of industries, holding a range of senior positions.
He was previously Managing Director of Hartley Computers, director of Operations for a major division of an ASX listed company and the Chairman of Miniskips Limited.
He was previously Managing Director of Hartley Computers, director of Operations for a major division of an ASX listed company and the Chairman of Miniskips Limited.
Karl Schutte, Executive Director
Karl's longstanding interest in sustainability has seen him advise on funding clean technology businesses for the past 10 years. Previously he has been an Investment banker for 25 years with Deutsche Bank, Rothschild and Grant Samuel where he has acted as finance advisor and lender to major infrastructure projects.
He holds an MBA and a M.Environ.Mgmt.
He holds an MBA and a M.Environ.Mgmt.
Peter Hall, Executive Director
Peter has been involved in assisting, developing and growing businesses in Australia and internationally for 30 years.
He previously co-founded VC Mentors, an investment and advisory firm whose client value growth exceeded $1B over 4 years. He has served in CEO/COO/Director roles in Australia and USA and was previously with The Boston Consulting Group in Australia and Asia.
He previously co-founded VC Mentors, an investment and advisory firm whose client value growth exceeded $1B over 4 years. He has served in CEO/COO/Director roles in Australia and USA and was previously with The Boston Consulting Group in Australia and Asia.
Management and Advisors
Peter has a deep understanding of the regional areas in which the company operates and a wealth of experience in the arid zone timbers market.
His extensive experience worldwide in all forms of renewable energy includes biodiesel, oil from algae, biomass combustion, pyrolysis and gasification plant, biochar, plastic wood composite, microhydro, wind and solar energy and additives for high strength concretes.
He has also been involved in multi-country market research into areas related to biochar, waste recycling and renewable energy. He has written over 100 books and articles and lectured and trained other engineers and scientists throughout the world.
His core competencies in mechanical engineering and industrial process control have been applied in various renewable sector projects as well as across a broad range of industries including Steel, Chemical, Building & Construction, Agricultural, and Resource recovery. Rick is also the recipient of several engineering excellence awards from the Australian Institute of Engineers.
