Our company
Energy experts working to unlock natural hydrogen
During the 1920s and 30s, South Australian State Department geologists reported finding natural hydrogen gas while exploring for oil.
More than a century later, Gold Hydrogen has used this recorded data, combined with sophisticated modern exploration techniques, to develop a new understanding of what could be the key to unlocking a revolutionary low-cost fuel source.
Initial drill tests in 2023 not only reconfirmed the century-old hydrogen finds (with new purity levels of up to 86%), but strong levels of helium were also found, at up to 6.8% purity.
Our team is supported by an advisory board of some of the renewable energy sector’s most innovative and proven operators.
Learn more about the Gold Hydrogen team below.
Meet our team
Neil McDonald
Managing Director
Alexander Downer
Independent Non-Executive Chair
Katherine Barnet
Independent Non-Executive Director
Roger Cressey
Executive Director, Commercial & Operations
Karl Schlobohm
Company Secretary & Chief Financial Officer
Josh Whitcombe
Chief Operating Officer
Frank Glass
Chief Exploration Advisor
Neil McDonald
Managing Director
- 20+ years of extensive commercial experience from greenfield exploration to early development.
- Operated across multiple energy and minerals sectors in Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australia
- His work for resources companies has led to over $230M+ raised for projects and over $20M in R&D credits plus government grants
- Strong legal grounding in commercial and regulatory compliance of the resources industry including the acquisition, commercialisation and monetisation of assets
- Strong non-partisan relationships at the highest political levels at both Federal and State levels
- A qualified Lawyer and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Katherine Barnet
Independent Non-Executive Director
- A financial professional and Chartered Accountant (Fellow, MCom FCA) with a 25+ year career in professional services
- Partner at Olvera Advisors, a boutique Sydney-based consultancy having worked on some of Australia’s largest corporate matters in particular for renewable energy, resources, retail, property and construction
Alexander Downer
Independent Non-Executive Chair
- One of the country’s best known politicians and diplomats incl. as leader of the Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs and High Commissioner to the UK
- Chair of the International School of Government (Kings College, London), Chair of Policy Exchange, and Trustee of International Crisis Group
- Advisor or board member to Hakluyt & Company, Cappello Capital Corp, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Huawei in Australia, Ironbark Zinc (ASX:IBC), and Yellowcake plc (LSE:YCA)
Roger Cressey
Executive Director, Commercial & Operations
- Over 35 years of experience in resource industries, predominantly in gas exploration and production, and also in minerals processing and materials handling
- Held CEO, COO and other executive roles on upstream and downstream operations across Australia, as well as in PNG, Indonesia and Uganda
Karl Schlobohm
Company Secretary & Chief Financial Officer
- A Chartered Accountant with 30 years’ experience across a wide range of industries
- Held positions as CFO, Company Secretary and / or Non-Executive Director of DGR Global Ltd (ASX), SolGold plc (LSE / TSX), IronRidge Resources (LSE:AIM), Agenix Limited (ASX), Discovery Metals Limited (ASX), and a range of other ASX listed companies
Dr Josh Whitcombe
Chief Operating Officer
- Professional chemical and environmental engineer
- Has held positions as COO of WestSide Corporation and Blue Energy (ASX)
- Experience in offshore drilling developments and coal seam gas exploration and development in Australia
Frank Glass
Chief Exploration Advisor
- Geologist and geoscientist
- Petroleum and energy resources sector experience of well over 30 years, including a decade spent with Shell
- Masters Degree in Structural Geology from the University of Amsterdam
- Holds numerous professional memberships including the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers
Corporate governance
For more information on Gold Hydrogen’s corporate governance, including to access key documents, please visit the Corporate governance page.