Our Team

The minds and leaders driving strategy, creativity, and execution.

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Anthony Vippond

CEO & Director

Anthony leads the company's strategic vision and growth in circular economy solutions. His expertise spans solar panel recycling, battery material development, and commercial scale-up of research-led technologies — aligning technical innovation with market deployment and investment strategy.

Strategy
Circular Economy
Solar Recycling
Partnerships
Qualifications
  • Engineering
  • Renewable Energy Management
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Ben Jones

Chief Operating Officer

Ben oversees operations, materials processing, and advanced manufacturing systems. He focuses on translating research innovations into reliable, scalable production — ensuring battery-grade silicon, silver, hard carbon, and engineered construction materials are produced efficiently and to commercial standards.

Operations
Process Systems
Quality Control
Manufacturing
Qualifications
  • Engineering
  • Process Systems
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Rick Vippond

Head of Recycling

Rick provides strategic leadership for end-of-life solar panel recovery and materials transformation. He navigates regulatory landscapes, stakeholder engagement, and capital structuring — ensuring technological breakthroughs are paired with sustainable business models at a national and international scale.

Project Leadership
Regulatory
Capital Structuring
PV Recovery
Qualifications
  • Engineering
  • Business Management
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Dr Md Mokhlesur Rahman

Chief Scientist & Head of R&D

A world-renowned scientist with 25 years of nanomaterials and battery research experience, Dr Rahman's breakthrough technology recovers critical materials like silicon and silver from PV waste without cross-contamination using non-toxic, cost-effective reagents — a development highlighted by national and international media. He has authored more than 110 research publications in top international journals spanning PV recycling, energy storage, materials science, and nanotechnology.

Nanomaterials
Battery Research
PV Recycling
Silicon Recovery
110+ Publications
Qualifications
  • PhD – University of Wollongong, Australia
  • Master of Science (Research) – UTM, Malaysia
  • Master of Science – Rajshahi University, Bangladesh
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Dr Akhil Nelson

Materials Scientist

Dr Nelson specialises in advanced energy storage and conversion systems with over five years of research experience. His work is central to the company's breakthrough PV recycling methodology — utilising non-toxic reagents for high-purity silicon recovery — and he is instrumental in scaling this technology for market deployment.

Lithium-Ion Batteries
Materials Science
PV Silicon
Scale-Up
Qualifications
  • PhD – Deakin University, Australia
  • Master of Engineering – Deakin University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Engineering – MG University, India

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