Derek is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute and Member of the Governance Institute of Australia. A finance and compliance specialist, he has significant commercial experience identifying key business drivers and bringing cost control and process improvement into sharp focus.
Prior to joining the CRC, he was Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary for a number of publicly listed and unlisted companies, providing corporate advisory and investor relations services across the technology, mining, oil and gas and construction sectors.
E: derek.hall@fbicrc.com.au
Steve joined the FBICRC in 2023. He holds tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, an MBA and is a Graduate of the AICD’s Company Directors Course.
Steve is an experienced innovation management consultant and business development professional with a reputation of helping and supporting the Australian innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems across a diverse range of industries. With twenty years’ experience in the management of technology and innovation faculties, research and development and commercialisation processes, Steve provides strong support to the FBICRC cohort and ecosystem.
E: steve.elias@fbicrc.com.au
Abbie provides direct executive support and coordination for the CEO. She also assists with the management and administration needs of the FBICRC team, the Board chair, directors and advisor. She provides support across a range of delivery activities such as diary management, travel arrangements and every aspect of day to day requirements. Abbie has worked as a Personal Assistant for over 15 years in variety of organisations in Western Australia.
E: abbie.williams@fbicrc.com.au
James has been a professional engineer for over 30 years, working globally in the oil & gas, aerospace, fuel cells, electric vehicles, hydrogen and renewable energy sectors, in a variety of engineering, leadership and project management roles.
He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia and served as the WA President from 2017-18. James is passionate about sustainability, the urgent need for rapid decarbonisation of our economy and the adaptation of our society to the impacts of climate change.
He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from UWA and an MBA from INSEAD in France.
E: james.westcott@fbicrc.com.au
Danielle joined the FBICRC in 2022. She holds tertiary qualifications in Accounting and Business Law, with many years of experience in the tertiary education sector supporting STEM programs.
With experience in project coordination at the FBICRC, Danielle approaches commercialisation activities with a comprehensive understanding of the project portfolio. In collaboration with CRC participants, Danielle supports utilisation and commercialisation of CRC outcomes, towards the betterment of the Australian battery industry.