Board of Directors
Dr John Bishop
Non-executive Chairman
John founded the consulting company Mitre Geophysics Pty Ltd in 1980 and prior to that had government, contracting and academic experience. Since mid-2006, he has been the Managing Director of Icon Resources Ltd, an ASX listed diversified mineral explorer.
John’s consulting work has taken him from the Arctic to Antarctica and many countries in between, applying geophysical solutions to exploration problems. He is particularly excited to be a part of a new industry which has the potential to play a significant role in reducing mankind’s impact on the Earth’s climate and, at the same time, prove highly profitable for its stakeholders. John played a pivotal role in the acquisition of KUTh Energy’s present licences and he looks forward to the challenges of identifying more opportunities and overseeing KUTh Energy’s move to the forefront of the geothermal power industry.
John has a BSc from the University of Sydney and a PhD from Macquarie University, both in geophysics. He has had a long interest in developing innovative techniques to improve the effectiveness of exploration for minerals and anticipates applying those skills to the geothermal industry. He is a member and a past federal treasurer and Councillor of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Stephen Bartrop
Non-executive Director
Stephen is a principal of Stock Resource and was previously a top rated resource analyst working for Macquarie Bank, Bankers Trust, Ord Minnett and JPMorgan over the last 10 years. He has researched most resource sectors including energy as well as gold and base metals. He has been involved in numerous corporate transactions during this time.
Prior to entering the financial markets, Stephen was geologist for 10 years which included working for Ashton Mining (now part of the Rio Tinto Group) for five years and for a similar period with MIM Limited, leaving as a Senior Geologist in 1994. Geological work covered exploration, feasibility studies and mine geology with exposure to commodities ranging from gold, platinum and diamonds as well as base metals in Australia, Indonesia and North America.
Stephen holds a BSc (Hons), Graduate Diploma of the Securities Institute and is currently completing a PhD in Mineral Economics at Curtin University of Technology. He is a Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, Society of Economic Geologists and an Associate of the Securities Institute. He remains an active participant in the exploration and mining industries as a director of Icon Resources Ltd.
Paul Broad
Non-executive Director
Paul Broad was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Australian telecommunications companies AAPT and PowerTel Ltd in May 2007, following the combination of the AAPT and PowerTel businesses. Paul had been Managing Director of PowerTel since November 2004 following 15 years of service as Managing Director of some of Australia’s largest energy and water companies.
Paul went to PowerTel from EnergyAustralia which he managed from 1997. He led the transformation of EnergyAustralia from a public, Government utility to a competitive national retailer of gas and electricity in all national markets. EnergyAustralia grew from a traditional monopolistic power into a truly competitive business, providing infrastructure and services to Australia's retail and wholesale markets, totalling 1.4 million customers.
Paul’s business management experience derived from his tenures as Managing Director for Hunter Water and Sydney Water Corporation. During this seven year period, he commercialised these companies and evoked change through the establishment of pricing regimes and performance comparisons, and the implementation of business reform programmes.
Paul holds a BCom (Hons) and a MCom (Econ) from the University of Newcastle.
George Miltenyi
Non-executive Director
George Miltenyi has been owner, investor and director in a wide range of commercial ventures including companies engaged in organisational development, marketing, immigration, education, life insurance, water distillation technology and recruitment. Since 1989, George has been the Managing Director of an organisation development company, EMD Workforce Development which consults to some of Australia’s largest corporations.
George was instrumental in building one of Australia’s largest English language educational companies (ACL). Currently he is a director of Australian Life Insurance Pty Ltd, a unique company specialising in the provision of life and home contents insurance through mortgage brokers. In June 2007, George was instrumental in floating a recruitment firm (Rubicor), which aggregated 19 separate recruitment companies. George’s interest in green energy sources is based on his passion for reducing carbon emissions and led him to investigate a wide range of power sources.
George has degrees in Law, Social Work and is a non practicing Barrister. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Australian Institute of Management.
David McDonald
Managing Director
David McDonald has extensive experience in the commercialisation of new technologies both within Australia and abroad. He has been an early pioneer of Australian technology into offshore markets including China, India, Middle East and North America; developing unrefined early stage technologies into large and sustained commercial-scale supply for multinational off-take partners. This has required not only strong commercial acumen but also a comprehensive strategy for engaging with national and state/provincial governments possessing highly varied trade policies and infrastructure.
David has been recognised with various awards for his achievements. A recent study by the University of Queensland and the Australian Business Foundation named David as one of Australia’s foremost “Born Global” executives.
A history of project development, a strong finance background and management experience from start-up through to business maturity are key strengths that David brings to KUTh Energy to lead the company through its growth phase.