Internode founder Simon Hackett to step down from Redflow board after roping in fellow tech expert John Lindsay
INTERNODE founder Simon Hackett will step down from the board of Australian sharemarket-listed Redflow in November, after roping in long-time associate and follow tech expert John Lindsay to take his position.
INTERNODE founder Simon Hackett will step down from the board of Australian sharemarket-listed Redflow in November, after roping in long-time associate and follow tech expert John Lindsay to take his position.
The energy storage battery maker said the board changes are part of a strategy for Mr Hackett to transition to a new role of System Integration Architect “to ensure Redflow continues to be at the forefront of integration technology”.
Mr Hackett said he remained “hugely passionate” about the potential for Redflow’s unique zinc-bromine flow battery technology in the rapidly growing global energy storage market.
“I started out just as an investor, joined the board as a director and later acted as chairman and CEO.
“Redflow is now making great batteries from our factory in Thailand with the management and board expertise in place to run the company really well.
“I believe Redflow has reached the point at which it no longer needs my support at board level and where I can now revert to being a happy and committed shareholder.
“Concurrent with my role on the Redflow board, I became deeply involved on an ongoing basis in making the battery genuinely easy to deploy and easy to use in real-world systems, including designing the Redflow Battery Management System.
“This continuing ‘hands-on’ role will be formalised via the new position of ‘System Integration Architect’.
His chosen replacement, Mr Lindsay, has previously held senior technology leadership roles as chief technology officer at Internode, which Mr Hackett established in 1991.
Mr Lindsay became CTO at Internode in 2011 - the same year it was bought by iiNet for $105 million.
The following year, Mr Lindsay was appointed as CTO of iiNet, a role he left in 2014 to set up his own consultancy, Lindsay Strategic Advisory.
Adelaide-based Mr Lindsay’s Linkedin profile describes him as “helping people understand technology and technologists understand people”.
Also the co-founder and director of jtwo solutions, Mr Lindsay “will bring his deep technology background to the business”, Redflow said.
The board also said it was well advanced in appointing a new director to assist with its manufacturing strategy and development.
Mr Lindsay’s appointment is effective immediately but he will stand for formal re-election at the annual meeting in November.
Redflow batteries are designed the residential, commercial & industrial and telecommunications sectors and are sold, installed and maintained by selected energy system integrators.