The leadership team behind GMG
Our leadership combines experience across industrial manufacturing, energy storage, capital markets and commercial execution. Meet the directors, executives and technical advisor guiding our growth and governance.
GMG's leadership team
Board members, executives and technical advisor at Graphene Manufacturing Group.
Bob is a highly experienced executive in the battery energy storage world and science and engineering communities. Bob was previously Chief Technology Officer of Contemporary Amperex Technology Company Limited (CATL), widely known as the largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer in the world. He serves on multiple Committees of Directors and Technical Advisory Boards.
Andrew was a Founder and Director of Innogence, a SAP Business Intelligence consultancy in Australia that was acquired by NTT Data. Andrew has supported and invested in GMG since 2017, remains a significant shareholder and supports the Company’s next stage of maturity. He has a Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing Systems) and a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from Queensland University of Technology.
Craig Nicol has more than 20 years of experience delivering large scale innovation, including multi-billion-dollar gas and LNG value chains in Australia and Asia Pacific, and managing sales and marketing teams across Asia Pacific for Shell International. Craig has engineering and business marketing degrees from Queensland University of Technology, is a member of the AICD and is Chair of the Advanced Materials and Battery Council.
Jack Perkowski founded ASIMCO Technologies in 1994, and from 1994 to 2008, served as Chairman and CEO. Under his leadership, ASIMCO became one of China’s most important automotive components manufacturers. Before moving to China, Jack worked for twenty years on Wall Street, including as head of Investment Banking at Paine Webber. He later founded JFP Holdings, a merchant banking firm focused on China.
Josh has over 30 years of commercial and financial leadership experience, including General Manager Commercial for Arrow Energy, where he led corporate strategy and major energy deals. He previously worked at Tarong Energy, Santos, Amcor and KPMG. Josh is a Chartered Accountant, has an MBA from Queensland University of Technology, a Bachelor of Business from the University of Tasmania and is a Graduate of the AICD.
Board of Directors
Our board brings manufacturing, energy, automotive and capital markets experience to our governance and strategic direction.
Jack Perkowski
Chair & Non-Executive Director
Brings global automotive manufacturing and investment-banking experience to our board oversight.
- Founded ASIMCO Technologies and led it into one of China's most successful automotive components manufacturers.
- Adds board-level perspective on industrial scale, China operations and long-cycle capital decisions.
Craig Nicol
Founder, Managing Director & CEO
Leads our strategic direction, manufacturing build-out and commercial execution.
- More than 20 years delivering large-scale innovation, gas and LNG value chains across Australia and Asia Pacific.
- Leads our strategy, manufacturing build-out and public-company operations.
Bob Galyen
Non-Executive Director
Adds deep battery, energy-storage and engineering credibility at board level.
- Previously served as CTO of CATL, the world's largest lithium-ion battery manufacturer.
- Brings battery-system expertise and technical advisory depth to GMG's energy storage development.
Andrew Small
Non-Executive Director
Brings entrepreneurial and shareholder perspective.
- Founded and led Innogence before its acquisition by NTT Data.
- Has backed GMG since 2017 and supports our next stage of maturity as a significant shareholder
Executive and advisory leadership
Our executive and advisory team leads commercialisation, financial management and engineering strategy.
Joshua George
Chief Financial & Commercial Officer
Brings more than three decades of commercial, financial and strategy leadership into our executive team.
- Led strategy, major gas deals and energy-market development at Arrow Energy, including multi-decade commercial agreements.
- Adds disciplined capital allocation, financial control and commercial focus across our product lines.
Professor Emeritus Doug Hargreaves AM
Technical Advisor
Adds engineering, tribology and institutional technical leadership.
- Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology and Member of the Order of Australia.
- Strengthens the engineering and scientific foundation behind our technology development and industrial applications.
Governance, ESG and investor information
Our corporate governance, ESG commitments and investor relations.
Corporate governance
Board committees, governance policies and the oversight structure behind GMG as a listed company.
Environmental, social and governance
Our environmental, social and governance commitments, policies and reporting.
Investor information
Share price, financial statements, TSXV announcements and investor relations.