Directors
Mr Ken Baxter (Non-Executive Chairman)
Ken currently serves as: Chairman TFG International Pty Ltd, Chairman, PNG Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd; He is a former Chief Policy Advisor to the Chief Secretary of PNG Government; non-executive Director, Hydro-Electric Corporation of Tasmania; Adviser to the UK Department of Culture Media & Sport on the London 2012 Olympics and to London 2012 Bid Committee; Chairman Audit Committees of the Federal Magistrates Court & the Office of Film & Literature Classification. Also he has served as non -executive Director, Air Niugini Ltd; Secretary of Victorian Department of Premier & Cabinet and Director-General of NSW Premier's Department; Commissioner, Australian National Railways; Chairman, Dairy Corporation and the Australian Dairy Research and Development Corporation.
Mr Terry Sweet (Managing Director)
Terry brings substantial technical, corporate, commercial and public company management experience to XRF Scientific Limited. He posses tertiary qualifications in analytical chemistry, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has for the past twenty years served on the boards of a number of public and private companies.
Mr John Parsons (Non-Executive Director)
John has over 30 years experience in the design, manufacture and operation of scientific products for industry. John's experience and electrical qualification were gained with the State Electricity Commission before completing his Industrial Electronics Certificate.
John founded Modutemp Furnaces in 1988 leading to the formation of Modutemp Pty. Ltd. in 1993. Over the next 13 years, as Modutemp's Managing Director, he successfully consolidated and grew the business before Modutemp Pty Ltd joined XRF Scientific Limited in May 2006. His interest in high temperature work led to his involvement with the Australian Ceramic Society, in which he has served as Vice-President of the State division for many years.
Since the formation of XRF Scientific Ltd., John has served as an Executive Director with responsibility for XRF Scientific Ltd's Research and Development program.
Mr David Brown (Non-Executive Director)
David has over 30 years experience in R&D and the manufacturing of X-ray flux chemicals. He pioneered the commercial development of X-ray fluxes in Australia and was responsible for the commercialisation of current formulae now used by most Australian X-ray flux users.
David was previously Chief Chemist for the Swan Brewery Co. Ltd, where he carried out research involving the separation of proteins by gel electrophoresis, a technique that has subsequently progressed to the modern techniques of DNA separation and profiling. David holds B.Sc. and B.Ec degrees from the University of Western Australia and has held the position of Chairman of the Scientific Industries Council of WA.
