Ali Baghaei
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
 Ali is a highly experienced industrialist and senior executive with over 20 years successful international commercial, technical, financial and leadership capability across a wide range of industries including: capital works construction, marine, defence and power generation. He has developed and delivered significant capital projects ranging from power generation plants to defence systems and shipbuilding including leading a A$30 billion Future Aircraft Carrier and Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control program for the UK Ministry of Defence. He has considerable cross cultural experience in the UK, Europe, South East Asia and Australia.
Ali’s recent roles have included Executive General Manager - Transfield, Vice President and Director - Naval Business Group for Thales / ADI, and Program Director - Ministry of Defence (UK).
In addition to his marine engineering qualifications, Ali is a chartered engineer and holds a master of engineering degree in mechanical and manufacturing engineering with distinction. He is a Fellow of the British Institute of Mechanical Engineers, a Member of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. |
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Colin Parbery
Chief Financial Officer
 Colin brings extensive experience in managing complex organisations for a variety of industry sectors and across international borders. He has provided strategic, commercial and financial input and advice to Boards and Senior Management particularly for companies in the start up phase and listed corporations.
Colin was Finance Director of Sustainable Technologies Australia Limited now known as Dyesol Limited and has extensive commercial experience as Chief Financial Officer in the oil, gas and minerals res
ources sector.
Colin is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. |
Dr. Tom Denniss
Chief Technology Officer
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 Tom founded the Company (initially called Energetech Australia Pty Ltd) in 1997 and spent nine years as the Company's first CEO. He developed the core technology that Oceanlinx is now commercializing. Prior to forming the Company, he spent four years lecturing in mathematics and oceanography at the University of NSW and five years in an investment bank. He has continued as a prominent contributor to the marine technology industry over many years through both academia and industry conferences and committees around the globe. He is the recipient of a number of awards for his pioneering work in wave power.
As Chief Technology Officer, Tom will continue to improve and advance the Oceanlinx technology, as well as use his extensive global network of relationships with academic and industry leaders to further enhance the Company's position and profile. Tom will also help expand the Company's investment and business portfolio.
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Dr. Wolfgang Mueller-Leydig
General Manager - Engineering
 Wolfgang’s background is in petrochemical process engineering where he built pipelines, refineries, processing plants and offshore facilities for over 20 years as Project Director for many of the big names in the industry. With previous bottom line responsibility for projects of up to US $1.5 billion as EPC main contractor and with over 2,500 site personnel, he adds industry-leading practice in multi-discipline engineering and project delivery to Oceanlinx’s capability. Since 1995, Wolfgang shifted his focus from oil & gas to projects in the space of environmental sustainability, where he delivered major projects in water treatment, coal to gas power station conversion, waste recycling and waste-to-energy technologies. In 2004 he completed a PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences. Wolfgang is a Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a Member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology (MIET) in the UK and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM). Wolfgang joined Oceanlinx in September 2009.
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