Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
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14 June 2023
ASX Announcement
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
The Directors of Gold Hydrogen Limited (Gold Hydrogen, ASX: GHY, the Company) are pleased to advise
of the appointment of Dr Josh Whitcombe as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1
July 2023. This appointment comes at a crucial time as the Company continues to focus on the drilling of
its initial exploration well at its flagship Ramsay Project in South Australia, as detailed in its market release
of 6 June 2023.
Dr Whitcombe was most recently the Chief Operating Officer of WestSide Corporation, after being asked
to return to the business in late 2022 by its parent company. He commenced his career with Shell
International drilling offshore developments in the North Sea before moving to coal seam gas exploration
and development in Australia, initially with Santos.
Prior to returning to WestSide, Dr Whitcombe was the Chief Operating Officer at Blue Energy, an ASX-listed
CSG exploration and appraisal company. He has broad industry experience, managing operations from
frontier exploration and appraisal projects to integrated brown field conventional assets. In addition to
his oil and gas experience, he holds a Bachelor’s Degree and PhD in Environmental Engineering and an
MBA, giving him a strong awareness and understanding of environmental, community and commercial
issues. Dr Whitcombe is a Chartered Chemical Engineer (UK), and a Registered Professional Engineer of
Queensland (RPEQ).
The Board would like to thank Mr Roger Cressey for acting in the COO role since mid-May.
About Gold Hydrogen
Gold Hydrogen is focused on the discovery and development of world class natural hydrogen gas in a
potentially extensive natural hydrogen province in South Australia. This region has only recently had its
natural hydrogen potential identified by the Company. The domestic and global demand for hydrogen,
combined with new natural hydrogen exploration techniques and experienced personnel, provides Gold
Hydrogen with an extraordinary opportunity to define and ultimately develop a new natural hydrogen gas
province.
The combined natural hydrogen permit area of the Gold Hydrogen group is approximately 75,332km2.
Gold Hydrogen holds one granted petroleum exploration license (the Ramsay Project - PEL 687) and its
two 100% owned subsidiary companies (White Hydrogen Australia and Byrock Resources) hold an
additional seven (7) applications for natural hydrogen exploration within South Australia.
Gold Hydrogen Limited, Level 14, 110 Eagle Street (GPO Box 801) Brisbane, Qld 4000 | info@goldhydrogen.com.au | ABN 74 647 468 899
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Gold Hydrogen is also the preferred applicant for four (4) gas storage exploration licenses applications
(GSELA) covering an area of 8,107km2 within the Yorke Peninsula portion of PEL 687 in South Australia.
These storage licence applications are in addition to the granted exploration licence and application
licences.
The group’s permit areas are characterised by low population densities, cooperative stakeholders and
aspects of the natural environment suited to the exploration and development of a future natural
hydrogen gas province. Gold Hydrogen places considerable importance on close liaison with landholders,
traditional owners and all other stakeholders, and this approach has led to the grant of its key tenement
PEL 687 in South Australia. The Company intends to continue to invest in these efforts.
Further Information
Further information on the Gold Hydrogen group, its projects, and its Board and Management can be found
on the Company’s website (www.goldhydrogen.com.au) together with a copy of the Company’s
Replacement Prospectus of 29 November 2022.
Gold Hydrogen also has accounts on LinkedIn and Twitter (@GHY_ASX), and copies of market releases will
be emailed to all interested parties who register via info@goldhydrogen.com.au
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The Board looks forward to providing regular updates to the market as preliminary exploration efforts
continue on the Company’s flagship Ramsay Project.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board.
On behalf of the Board
Karl Schlobohm
Company Secretary
For Company Enquiries Contact:
Neil McDonald – Managing Director
nmcdonald@goldhydrogen.com.au
+61 7 3521 8038
Karl Schlobohm – Company Secretary / CFO
kschlobohm@goldhydrogen.com.au
+61 7 3521 8038
For Media Enquiries Contact:
Matthew Doman – Australian Public Affairs
mdoman@apa.au
+61 421 888 858
Gold Hydrogen Limited, Level 14, 110 Eagle Street (GPO Box 801) Brisbane, Qld 4000 | info@goldhydrogen.com.au | ABN 74 647 468 899
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