Licella appoints new CFO, Richard Pillinger, building organisational expertise and capacity

Licella are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Richard Pillinger, as the company continues to build out its organisational expertise and capacity. Richard commenced as CFO on Monday, 6 February 2023, reporting to Alan Nicholl (Managing Director).

Richard is a highly experienced finance professional and has held CFO positions within Australian and US publicly listed companies over the past 15 years. His previous roles include within the ASX 200 Washington H Soul Pattinson group of companies and most recently Richard was CFO of building energy management company EP&T Global Limited. During his time with EP&T Global, Richard was responsible for managing the company’s IPO on the ASX in 2021 and, as a member of the executive team, oversaw the expansion of the company’s global footprint to over 25 countries. Richard has extensive experience within the global renewable energy and sustainability industries, having also previously served as non-executive Director for the Taralga Wind Farm development in Australia and he has been involved in the acquisition and subsequent integration of a number of businesses in Australia, USA and Europe.

Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Licella would like to take this opportunity to thank Simon Mathewson for his incredible work across Finance over the last 3 years. Simon will be transitioning to a newly created role in the executive team.

These organisational changes support the company as it moves towards the commericalisation phase of its pioneering Cat-HTR^TM technology platform, alongside preparing the company to be ready for a potential liquidity event.