MR ADAM BOYD
Executive Chairman
Mr Boyd served as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Pacific Energy Limited (ASX: PEA) from June 2006 to March 2015. During his tenure at Pacific Energy Limited, Mr Boyd led the company to becoming the pre-eminent remote mine site contract power business in Australia, with a 250 MW generation footprint across Australia. During this period Pacific Energy’s enterprise value increased from $9 million to approximate $250 million.
Prior to joining Pacific Energy Limited, Mr Boyd was a senior executive with Global Renewables Group when it was jointly owned by GRD Limited and Hastings Fund Management Limited. During that tenure Mr Boyd was principally involved in the successful commercialisation of the Global Renewables alternative waste treatment and renewable energy process technology in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Mr Boyd is an infrastructure and energy specialist with considerable experience in areas of resource sector power generation, energy and waste infrastructure project development, business development and business acquisitions, technology commercialisation, public company management and equity and credit finance.
HON. BILL JOHNSTON
Non-Executive Director
Mr Johnston served as Western Australia’s Minister for Energy from 2018 to 2023, leading the State’s Energy Transformation Strategy and working closely with industry and government stakeholders across the South-West Interconnected System (SWIS).
During his tenure, Mr Johnston:
- oversaw approximately $4.0 billion in renewable energy infrastructure commitments by the WA Government;
- led the implementation of the Energy Transformation Strategy;
- developed strategic relationships across federal and state energy portfolios; and
- built a deep understanding of the SWIS and its stakeholder ecosystem.
His experience directly supports Volt’s strategy to commercialise proprietary zero-emission technologies, including ATEN and the EcoQuip Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), for deployment across energy infrastructure and resources sectors.
MR PETER TORRE
Non-Executive Director
Mr Peter Torre is a Chartered Accountant, a Chartered Secretary and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Torre is the principal of Torre Corporate, an advisory firm which provides corporate secretarial services to a range of ASX listed companies. He was previously a partner of an internationally affiliated firm of chartered accountants working within its corporate services division.
Mr Torre is also the Company Secretary of the Company.
MR SIMON HIGGINS
Non-Executive Director
With an electrical trade background, Simon has close to 30 years’ experience in the delivery of large-scale complex projects in renewables, mining, oil & gas, and community infrastructure. Simon was formerly the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the ECM group of companies, a leading construction and maintenance company based in Western Australia which is now part of ASX-listed GenusPlus Group Ltd.
Mr Higgins is a past chairman of the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) WA, Electrical Group Training and the College of Electrical Training.