Bradley Appleyard
Co-founder, Chairman & CEO
Bradley Appleyard is the co-founder of Thorion Energy (formerly Ultra Power Systems). Brad is an entrepreneur with decades of experience in businesses related to the electrical industry. These include conventional electrical contracting, radiant ceiling heating and the invention and development of core machine-tool safety technology that is now adopted worldwide. Brad has considerable knowledge of intellectual property commercialisation and enforcement, international licensing, and business development. He has demonstrated success in capital raising for creating and building emerging industries.
Underlying his role as Chairman & CEO, Brad is passionate about the need for the energy industry to create fresh business models and the transformation of technology into assets and useful products that add value to all stakeholders, ensuring a long-term, high-growth, sustainable future.
Martin Law
Co-founder & Director
Martin is a qualified and highly experienced electrician who has worked across Australia and around the world on a range of large-scale industrial projects. In 2004, Martin established Southern Mining Electrical Contractors, now SMEC Power and Technology, which offers clients the full suite of services from engineering, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and maintenance. In addition to SMEC Power & Technology, Martin owns and operates Goldfields Rewinds, SMEC Drives & Enclosures, UPS VRFB – a renewable energy and Smart VOD which provides specialist products and services to the mining industry. Martin’s professional and corporate focus over recent years has been on emerging technological developments, leading to his companies developing innovative solutions to reduce operating costs, emissions and to improve productivity. He co-founded Ultra Power Systems, now known as Thorion Energy, with Bradley Appleyard in 2017.
Paul Hersey
Executive Director
Paul is the co-founder and Director of the Mavuno Group, delivering corporate and advisory services to businesses – notably in the emerging technology sector. In addition to serving as an Executive Director Thorion Energy, Paul is a Non-Executive Director of the Health Insurance Fund of Australia and Compassionate Care WA, an NDIS accommodation and service provider.
Prior to the establishment of Mavuno, Paul had more than 20 years’ experience in both management consulting and senior executive roles across the globe, including with the likes of PwC (Australia), Ramsay Healthcare (UK) and Quality Healthcare (Hong Kong) as well as leading health insurer HBF and 360 Health and Community. Paul holds tertiary qualifications in business administration, finance and accounting.
Lawrence Game
Director
Lawrence has held senior roles in the banking and finance sector for more than 20 years, including a range of national industry brands. In addition, Lawrence has established and successfully managed his own mortgage broking business under the Westpac owned RAMS franchise. Lawrence was one of the pioneer investors in Thorion Energy Limited and one of its first directors.
Dr Shuang (Shaun) Ren
Non-Executive Director
Shaun completed his Ph.D in Economic Geology at the Australian National University and has more than 35 years industrial experience in exploration, project assessment and feasibility studies. He has worked for a list of international mining companies including Rio Tinto, BHP, AngloGold Ashanti in senior technical and management positions. Since 2016, Shaun has focussed on the Richmond – Julia Creek Vanadium Project leading the team at Richmond Vanadium Technology (ASX:RVT) to complete a Pre-Feasibility Study, an Initial Public Offering (IPO) which successfully raised $25 million in December 2022, and to commence the Bankable Feasibility Study. Shaun retired as Managing Director of RVT in June 2023 however remains on the board as Non-Executive Director. Shaun is RVT’s nominated representative on the Thorion Energy Limited (formerly Ultra Power Systems) board.
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Jeremy Newman
General Manager
Jeremy has more than 40 years of experience in the electrical industry, including 20 years in senior management positions. During his career, Jeremy’s responsibilities have included battery research and development, engineering, design, manufacturing and business development. One of Jeremy’s career highlights was extensive research and development on the main propulsion batteries for the Australian Navy’s Collins Class submarines. Jeremy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Thorion Energy’s clients in a range of battery technologies, stand-alone, uninterruptable power supplies, as well as deep cycle applications. Jeremy’s relevant qualifications include a Master of Business Administration, a Certificate of Technology (Electrical) from RMIT and a Post Graduate Certificate (Energy Studies) from Murdoch University.
Eran Pietsch
Chief Information Officer
Eran brings two distinct areas of capability to his role in Thorion Energy. The first is his direct experience (spanning more than a decade) of running businesses, particularly in the mining and mining technology industries. Eran is no stranger to the real-world demands of managing a team of people in a complex and dynamic environment with an emphasis on productivity.
The second area of capability derives from Eran’s experience as an independent consultant, a role that flowed from his management experience in the mining industry. Preparing business cases for funding SMEs drew on, and enhanced, his skills in financial modelling and document preparation.
Eran’s skills in business analysis and communication have been called on by clients such as various government departments, the Automotive Holdings Group (at that stage AHG were the fourth largest private company in Australia), the Cavalier Group (the largest home franchisor in Australia) and STA Consulting Engineers (the largest private consulting engineering firm in Australia at the time). Eran also has extensive experience in dealing with clients in Southeast Asia.
Eran holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.