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The people turning industrial waste streams into useful water and minerals.

Dr Glenn Leighton

Dr Glenn Leighton

Founder, Group CEO

Glenn established Hydrophis in 2019 and leads the business globally. He brings 29 years of investment banking, start-up and board governance experience, including roles as Managing Director at Lloyds and Barclays and a successful exit from medical diagnostics company Hutano. He holds an Oxford PhD, is a Rhodes Scholar and has a Japanese law degree.

Andrew Pearce

Andrew Pearce

Founder, Board Member

Andrew is a family-office CIO with an extensive background in banking and wealth management. He supports governance and risk for the Australian operations and commercial development in Southeast Asia.

John Ringham

John Ringham

Chairman, Hydrophis Australia

John is the former CEO of SA Water. He joined in January 2026 and leads the SA Water and Hallett relationships and the Port Augusta consortium.

Sam Bamert

Sam Bamert

Managing Director

Sam joined the Hydrophis Group Board in Q4 2026 in an executive capacity, as Managing Director. She brings more than 30 years of experience in financial services, across investment banking, wealth management and as a fintech founder, and holds current non-executive director and senior adviser roles with several organisations. She holds an MA in Mathematics from Oxford.

Jacqui Forte

Jacqui Forte

Chief Operating Officer

Jacqui joined in Q2 2026 and leads operations, governance, board and investor reporting, and external communications. She oversees Aberthaw delivery, the Balearics diagnostic and UK public-sector bids. Previously a professional polo player and an oil industry executive.

Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams

GM Chemical Engineering

Andrew brings over 29 years of chemical and process engineering experience across minerals processing, metallurgy and industrial operations. A commissioning engineer, he owns the Port Augusta build and process models. He joined Hydrophis in 2024 and led the Hallett pilot optimisations in Adelaide, South Australia.

Independent expertise

Specialist advice.

Ted Dickson

Ted Dickson

MD, TAK Industrial Minerals · Independent adviser

Ted is an independent minerals market adviser. He oversees routes to market, specifications and offtake for the magnesium and calcium products.

John Galvin

John Galvin

MD, Lincetter Energy Consultants · Independent technical adviser

John is a petroleum engineer with more than 50 years’ experience in oil and gas, including as Head of Production Engineering at Schlumberger and Engineering Director at PGS Reservoir. Managing Director of Lincetter Energy Consultants since 2006, he acts as independent technical adviser on the Aberthaw characterisation programme. He holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University.

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