Board and Management
Simon Kidston | Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Simon Kidston is a highly experienced company director and entrepreneur with more than 30 years’ experience across the resources and energy sectors. He has an established record of founding, financing, and building successful ASX-listed companies, delivering strong outcomes for shareholders through strategic leadership and disciplined project execution.
Mr Kidston co-founded and served as Executive Director of Genex Power Ltd (ASX: GNX), where he led the company’s evolution from start-up concept to one of Australia’s leading renewable energy developers. Under his leadership, Genex delivered a portfolio of clean energy assets, including the flagship Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Queensland, before being acquired by Japan’s J-Power in July 2024 for an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion.
Earlier in his career, Mr Kidston held senior roles in investment banking with Macquarie Bank, HSBC and Helmsec Global Capital, specialising in project finance, M&A and Equity Capital Markets within the natural resources sector.
At GreenTech Metals, Mr Kidston provides strategic direction and capital-markets expertise to accelerate the company’s growth, leveraging its strong Pilbara land position and pursuing new opportunities in critical metals to create long-term shareholder value.
Thomas Reddicliffe | Executive Director
Mr Reddicliffe is a geologist with some 40 years of largely Australian-focused exploration and evaluation experience having graduated with an Honours degree in Geology in 1974 from the University of Queensland, and a MSc (Ore Resource Geology) from the University of Western Australia in 1999. Mr Reddicliffe is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mr Reddicliffe is currently Non-Executive Director of West Coast Silver Ltd (ASX:WCE) and Non-Executive Director of Gibb River Diamonds Limited (ASX:GIB).
Jozsef Patarica | Non-Executive Director
Mr Patarica is a mining executive with over 30 years’ experience developing projects in Australia and overseas successfully transitioning them into sustainable operations. Mr Patarica holds a Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical, from Curtin University, a Master of Business Administration, Technology Management, from LaTrobe University, and a Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Patarica was Chief Executive of the Grand Cote Operations, West Africa for Minerals Deposits Limited and managed the development of the Fosterville Gold Mine, the largest gold producer in Victoria. Mr Patarica has held several board positions throughout his career with Australian and overseas companies including various roles with major private equity funds.
Flynn Blackburn | Joint Company Secretary
Mr Blackburn holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and is a Chartered Secretary and member of the Governance Institute of Australia. He is currently a Corporate Advisor at Nexia Perth, specialising in Corporate Advisory and Company Secretarial services for ASX-listed resource companies.
Henko Vos | Joint Company Secretary
Mr Vos is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Governance Institute of Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand. He holds similar director and secretarial roles in various other listed public companies in both industrial and resource sectors.



