Former Premier of Queensland Takes Over Reins of Australian Battery Industry Association (AMBC) Cofounded by GMG’s Managing Director
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia–(Newsfile Corp. – October 13, 2025) – Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (TSXV: GMG) (OTCQX: GMGMF) (“GMG” or the “Company”) announces new leadership at Australia’s Peak Battery industry association of the Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC).
The Advanced Materials and Battery Council (AMBC) today announced a new leadership team to drive the next phase of national growth across Australia’s advanced materials and battery value chain.
Former Premier of the State of Queensland the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk has been appointed as Chair of AMBC, bringing proven executive leadership in policy delivery and large-scale industrial development.
HON Ms. Palaszczuk will appear at Australian Battery Day (ABD) on Tuesday, 21 October, and deliver formal remarks at the ABD Gala Dinner the following evening. HON Ms. Palaszczuk is joined with interim CEO Lynnard Cucksey who together will lead AMBC’s national agenda – strengthening industry collaboration, advancing priority policy settings, and supporting members to scale investment, capability, and jobs across Australia.
Outgoing Chair and Co-Founder of AMBC and Managing Director and CEO of GMG, Craig Nicol said:
It has been an honour to chair AMBC through a period of significant growth for Australia’s advanced materials industry.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Annastacia as Chair – her experience driving large-scale energy and industrial transformation will be invaluable – and Lynnard as CEO, who brings the practical, collaborative approach that will help our members succeed. I have every confidence in this leadership team and AMBC’s future.”
With this leadership team, AMBC will continue to strengthen national capability and industry scale – supporting the value chain from upstream resources through to mid-stream processing, cell manufacturing, systems integration, and end-of-life recovery.
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Former Premier of Queensland Takes Over Reins of Australian Battery Industry Association (AMBC) Cofounded by GMG’s Managing Director, source
