Board of Directors


Philip Gray
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Gray, a founding shareholder of Hydrotech, and a permanent resident of Hong Kong, is an Investment Banker with over 35 years of international experience, with an emphasis on Emerging Markets - especially in Asia.

In the course of his extensive career, he has been Chairman/Director of several listed operating entities on a number of Exchanges, Chairman of several professional bodies, and has been involved with Australian Capital Markets for over 20 years - first as Chairman of GT Management (Australia) and later on as Chairman of HSBC James Capel (Australia) Limited.

He is currently Chairman of a Pan African Investment Bank and a number of Hedge Funds.

He holds an MA in Marketing and amongst his other qualifications, Philip is a Fellow of The Institute of Directors and a Member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.



Fiona Boucher
Executive Director & Company Secretary

Fiona has been with Hydrotech as Company Secretary since July 2007 and has over 25 years experience in share registry, accounting and company secretarial roles. Fiona has previously worked for Coopers & Lybrand, AMP (Superannuation Division as Business Administration Manager and State Superannuation Accountant), Sunninghill Group Pty Ltd (Group Accountant), Convé Ltd (Finance & Administration Manager and Company Secretary) and more recently TFS Corporation Ltd (Joint Company Secretary).

Fiona holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting), a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance, a Certificate in Superannuation Management and is a Certified Practising Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Company Administrators.



Julie Jones
Executive Director

Mrs. Jones has extensive senior managerial experience with UK companies both in the listed and private sector, holding Directorships as Finance and Managing Director positions as well as company secretarial duties.

Mrs Jones has 25 years professional experience, including 5 years working for chartered accountants in UK. Her positions have included senior management positions for both private companies and corporate organisations within the UK in manufacturing companies including Mondi Packaging Limited, which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Anglo American Plc. She has held Directorships in the following construction based companies; Luton Painting Limited as Finance Director and as Company Secretary and Managing Director of Luton Spraying Limited.

Mrs. Jones commenced as Company Accountant with Hydrotech Europe Plc in July 2007, before being admitted to the board of Hydrotech Europe Plc in January 2008. Since her appointment she has been responsible for the consolidation of the Group’s management accounts, effective financial, internal & external controls, and budgeting and compliance.

Mrs Jones holds a FMAAT qualification (Fellow Member Association of Accounting
Technicians) and is a member of The Institute of Directors.

The Board of Hydrotech is of the view that Mrs Jones will bring to the Board considerable value with her qualifications, experience and skills set.



Mr. Ian Dallas
Non-Executive Director

Mr Dallas is also Managing Director of Hydrotech (UK) Limited, and a Director of Hydrotech (HK) Limited. These companies are subsidiaries of HydroTech.

Mr Dallas has extensive senior managerial experience with financial institutions in the Asia Pacific region commencing with Grosvenor Executive Financial Management in 1985, then in 1988 joining Scimitar, the Investment Division of Standard Chartered Bank.

He subsequently worked with a number of international and local stock-broking houses in Hong Kong and Singapore. He joined Jardine Fleming Securities (Singapore) Ltd in 1994 as a Director and Head of their Singapore and Malaysia Equities division. From 1998 until 2000 he was a Main Board Director and Head of Asia and Oceania Equities for Daiwa Securities where he developed their institutional broking business.

From 2000 until joining the Hydrotech group in 2004, Mr Dallas held the position of Head of Alternative Investments for Pioneer Global Investments Ltd in Hong Kong where he was responsible for Pioneer’s hedge funds in the Asia Pacific region. Pioneer Asset Management was responsible for managing 150 billion USD.



Professor Andy Fourie
Non-executive Director

Professor Fourie is a Professional Fellow with the Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) at the University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia.

His previous appointments include Professor of Construction Materials at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and Professor at the Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa.

The ACG provides independent research, consultancy and training services to the Australian mining industry, specialising in aspects of mining geomechanics. It was established 1992 and enjoys an international reputation for the quality of services provided.

Professor Fourie has worked in the field of environmental geomechanics and mine tailings for 25 years and published over 100 referred articles in these and related fields. He has consulted on projects in a number of countries including Australia, South Africa, Zimbabawe, Peru and Canada and is on the editorial board of four international journals in the field of geomechanical engineering. He has conducted research and development on the use of electrokinetics for the dewatering and stabilisation of soft clay and mine tailings, and has received several awards for his research and publications.



Karl Grebstad
Non-executive Director

Mr Grebstad is a Chartered Architect with in excess of 30 years professional experience and has practiced as a principal of his own firm in Hong Kong for the last 24 years. He is a Charter member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.

Mr Grebstad has been actively involved for some ten years in the development of testing of electro-osmotic technology as a practical and commercially viable method of waterproofing subterranean masonry structures and has successfully designed and commissioned a number of electro-osmosis installations in substantial buildings in Hong Kong.

Mr Grebstad has provided MPS installation design services for the HK and UK operations, as well as specialist building and construction related advice to the Company. Mr Grebstad will also be a member of the Electro-Osmosis Advisory Committee.

The Board of Hydrotech is of the view that Mr Grebstad will bring to the Board considerable value with his qualifications, experience and skills set.