Peter Hood Chairman BE (Chem), MAusIMM, FI ChemE, FAICD

Mr Hood is a Chemical Engineer with 39 years experience in senior management and the development of projects in the resources and energy sectors. 

Mr Hood’s early career was spent with WMC Ltd in nickel and gold production at Kwinana and Kambalda.  His later career was as chief executive officer of Coogee Chemicals Pty Ltd and then Coogee Resources Ltd as an oil and gas operator.  Both companies experienced significant growth during this time.  In 2008 Mr Hood retired to further develop and manage a portfolio of his own private business interests.

Mr Hood is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and is currently Chairman of MAK Industrial Water Systems Pty Ltd, Chairman of Equip Health Systems Pty Ltd and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. Mr Hood is a former Vice Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) and former Chairman of the APPEA Health Safety and Operations Committee and the Kwinana Industries Council.  Mr Hood is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Andrew Mayo Managing Director BComm

Mr Mayo has a commerce degree majoring in accounting, finance and technology from the University of NSW and established Macquarie Energy along with the other Founders in 2005 and the parent Company, Apollo Gas in 2009.

Prior to this Mr Mayo was a director for over 10 years in his family business, the Mayo Group International, a large distribution company specialising in the supply and servicing of medical products and equipment, security, engineering, architectural and general hardware products. 

Mr Mayo was a founding Director of Aconcagua Resources Limited, a mineral sands exploration company with concessions in Chile and is now the ASX Listed company South American Iron & Steel Corporation. 

Stephen Bizzell Non Executive Director BComm, ACA, MAICD

Mr Bizzell is currently an executive director of Arrow Energy, a position he has held since 1999.  He has been instrumental in Arrow Energy’s corporate and commercial successes and its growth from a junior explorer to a large integrated energy company with a market capitalisation of approximately $3 billion. 

Mr Bizzell is a Chartered Accountant and early in his career was employed in the Corporate Finance division of Ernst & Young and the Corporate Tax division of Coopers & Lybrand. He has had considerable experience and success in the fields of corporate restructuring, debt and equity financing, and mergers and acquisitions and has over 15 years' corporate finance and public company management experience in the resources sector in Australia and Canada with various public companies. He is Chairman of boutique investment banking and funds management group Bizzell Capital Partners, Chairman of Renison Consolidated Mines NL, non-executive director of Bow Energy Ltd, Hot Rock Ltd and Stanmore Coal Ltd.

Mr Bizzell is Arrow Energy’s nominee to join the Board of Apollo Gas and was appointed a Director following completion of the Private Placement.

Wayne Seabrook Non Executive Director BE (Chem, 1st Class Hons), MAusIMM, FFinsia

Mr Seabrook has 28 years experience in all aspects of the resource industry, including exploration management, project feasibility/evaluation, finance, construction and operation.

For the past decade he has held senior corporate finance roles with Wilson HTM, Challenger International and Macquarie Bank. He has been a lead manager on numerous capital raisings and corporate transactions for many resource companies. His development and operations background includes senior roles with Alcoa of Australia, Macraes Mining, Minproc Engineers, and as director of PMA Limited.

Mr Seabrook is a director of XLX Pty Ltd, a company that invests in resources and resources services business.  Mr Seabrook is XLX’s nominee to join the Board of Apollo Gas and was appointed a Director following completion of the Private Placement.

Steve Alperstein Company Secretary BComm, LLB, MBA

Mr Alperstein is a solicitor and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries.  He has over 20 years experience providing company secretarial services to listed and unlisted companies including Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Australia), Star City, TAB and Solution 6.

Prior to holding company secretary roles, Mr Alperstein has held various roles as finance manager and development manager for companies in Australia and Canada.