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The Board
Dr Russell Reeves
Managing Director and Chief Chemist - Apace Research Limited
Dr. Reeves obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 1978 from the University of Newcastle. He is the inventor of technologies relating to the conversion of lignocellulosic materials to ethanol. Economically viable conversion of lignocellulosic materials to ethanol is internationally recognised as being the basis of a legitimate and environmentally sustainable ethanol fuel industry that is able to produce ethanol in the volume required to meet demand for liquid fuels.
Dr. Reeves is also the inventor of ‘diesohol' technology that enables the use of hydrated ethanol-diesel blends in diesel engines. The ability to efficiently use ethanol in diesel engines, in addition to its conventional use in petrol engines, is necessary in order to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions arising from the use of diesel fuel.
Apace has been granted patents for Dr. Reeves' inventions. Since 1980 Apace has been awarded numerous grants from Australian Federal and State Governments, foreign governments and from industry for research and development projects conducted by Dr. Reeves. The major proportion of Dr. Reeves' work continues to be concerned with developing cost and energy efficient new technologies for producing and using ethanol as fuel.
Robert Carey
B.Bus, CPA
Partner - BJ Carey & Company Pty Ltd
Mr Carey has 31 years in public practice and is the Senior Partner of the North Queensland public accountancy practice BJ Carey & Company Pty Ltd specialising in management and finance. He is a registered company Auditor with ASIC and holds a registered Rural and Urban Valuer's Certificate. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Carey Family Group of companies and is a Director of various other non-related private companies.
In his role at Ethtec, Mr Carey is responsible for ASIC corporate secretarial compliance and related matters, assists in the financial management responsibilities for the company's affairs, attends to employee employment and consultants agreements, negotiates the terms and conditions of the company's property leases, communicates with sugar industry representatives and assists with overall company direction and policy.
Ian Bond
Director - Burke Bond Corporate Pty Ltd
Mr Bond was a senior partner of Burke Bond Partners Chartered Accounting Group, a multi-faceted consulting firm, until 1997. He developed the Burke Bond Securities Group, based in Melbourne, which provides independent professional advice in corporate governance, compliance, internal audit and ASX compliance. Mr Bond is a member of CPA Australia, a registered company auditor, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors Australia and a member of the Financial Planning Association of Australia. Mr Bond is a former non-executive director of Willmott Forests.
Technical Team
Dr Russell Reeves
Technical Director
Research scientist involved for the last thirty years in Australian and foreign government funded research projects on the development of new technologies for the production and use of ethanol as fuel.
Mr Ernest Lom
Chief Engineer
Mechanical research engineer with over fifty years experience, the last twenty five years relating to alternative fuels projects conducted in association with Dr Reeves.
Mr Daniel Negus
Senior Project Engineer
Mechanical research engineer with over ten years experience, including a three year project on use of ethanol fuel in vehicles conducted in association with Dr Reeves.
Dr Tony Banks
Analytical Chemist
Doctorate in organic chemistry from University of New England.
Mr Dennis Forte
Consulting Engineer
Extrusion processing, process modelling and process optimisation specialist with over twenty years experience.