Board of
Directors

Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Grant
Mooney

Mr Mooney is the principal of Perth-based corporate advisory firm Mooney & Partners, specialising in corporate compliance administration to public companies.

Mr Mooney has gained extensive experience in the areas of corporate and project management since commencing Mooney & Partners in 1999. His experience extends to advice on capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance.

Currently, Mr Mooney serves as a Director to several ASX listed companies across a variety of industries including technology and resources.

Mr Mooney is also a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand

Independent Non-Executive Director

Ashley
Zimpel

Ashley Zimpel is a Perth based investment banker with broad financial markets and corporate experience.

Mr Zimpel has a strong record of capital raising in both equity, debt and structured financial products for start-ups, SMEs, ASX listed public companies and government agencies both in Australia and internationally.

His extensive stockbroking and investment banking experience spans over 30 years across capital markets, corporate finance and public company businesses, including partner at stockbroker Hattersley Maxwell Noall, Executive Director at Australian Gilt Securities, Senior Banker at Bankers Trust and Macquarie Bank, co-founding partner of Rand Merchant Bank Australia, and Executive Chairman of Marine Produce Australia.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew Garth

Andrew Garth brings a wealth of expertise to Aurora Labs Limited as a Non-Executive Director.

He currently serves as Managing Director of leading Defence Consultancy DIAS and holds formal qualifications as an aerospace engineer. Andrew has held significant roles including Senior Program Manager at GKN Aerospace, where he was instrumental in managing engineering projects on platforms such as the Joint Strike Fighter and civil platforms such as Airbus A380.

His leadership positions in both industry and government, such as Member of the Victorian Government Defence Council, General Manager of the Department of Defence, Centre for Defence Industry Capability, and Director of the Defence Industry Innovation Centre, have provided him with unique insights into the Defence, Aerospace and advanced manufacturing sectors.

With over two decades of experience, Andrew excels in leadership, strategic planning, inter-organisation collaboration, and stakeholder and government relations. His expertise aligns with Aurora’s strategic focus on strengthening partnerships with Defence and Aerospace oriented clients.

Independent Non-Executive Director

Terry
Stinson

Mr Stinson has over 35 years of international experience in engineering and technology commercialisation and management across the automotive, aerospace, defence, maritime, industrial products, mining and manufacturing sectors.

Previous roles include Vice-President and General Manager Siemens VDO, former CEO and Board Member Synerject LLC and Vice-President Manufacturing for Outboard Marine.

Mr Stinson has a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Operations Management from Marian University in Wisconsin, US and is a former National Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year for the North American-based Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Talga Resources Ltd and Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd.