Sam Gazal, B Ec,
Non-executive Director

Sam has more than 35 years experience as a director of public and private companies. He graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Economics. He has been a director and significant shareholder in a number of successful companies including Gazal Industries Limited, Winthrop Investments Limited, Country Television Services Limited and Sunshine Broadcasting Network Limited. He is the major shareholder and chairman of the Roslyndale group of companies

Ken Gaunt
Non-executive Director

Ken enjoyed significant commercial success since founding Electronic Banking Solutions Pty Ltd in 1998. As Managing Director, Ken developed the business before merging with Cash Card Australia Limited in 2003. Ken has been director of Cash Card Australia Limited and is an investor in many successful businesses in Australia and elsewhere. Ken was a board member and Australia’s representative of the ATM industry association and was a member of the customer advisory board of National Cash Register Company Limited.

Dr Robert Mears
MA in Physics (Oxford)
Ph.D. (University of Southampton)

Dr Robert Mears is recognised worldwide as one of the world’s leading experts in photonics – the synthesis of electronics and optical communication.
In the 1980’s Dr Mears addressed the challenge of increasing the capacity and speed of data transmission of fibre optic cables in the telecommunications industry by inventing an optical amplifier, known as the Erbium Doped Amplifier (“EDFA”). EDFA technology increased usable capacity of optical fibre by more than 1000 times. It was and remains a key enabling technology of the internet.

Michael Reed, BSc, (Hons) CPG, AAPG
Non-executive Director

Michael is a 1982 Honours graduate in geology from the University of Kentucky and a Certified Petroleum Geologist with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He has 24 years’ experience in oil and gas exploration and investment, currently as President of Aspen Energy, Inc. and formerly as Vice President of Tenexco Inc. based in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Mike has overseen in excess of 350 oil and gas drilling ventures, investing more than $50,000,000 over the past 10 years throughout the main oil and gas producing regions of the USA. He has highly specialized expertise in screening and evaluating the type of drilling opportunities that will be the focus of K2 Energy Limited.

Terry Flitcroft ACA
Company Secretary