CEO and Executive Director, Vortair
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO and Executive Director | Vortair | @AuManufacturing (Mon 25 Aug 2025), @AuManufacturing (Tue 19 Aug 2025) |
| CTO (former) · Founder | Titomic | @AuManufacturing (Tue 19 Aug 2025), SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing (Wed 18 Nov 2020), @AuManufacturing (Wed 1 Jul 2020), @AuManufacturing (Tue 23 Jun 2020), @AuManufacturing (Fri 31 May 2019) |
Stories naming Jeff Lang. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's five most-read pieces: a hydrogen startup's pilot launch after its seed raise, federal grants to three manufacturers, an opinion piece, Codan's annual results, and a battery maker's failure.
Four Australian space manufacturers won federal grants nearing $14 million via the Modern Manufacturing Initiative, funding quantum sensing, rocket engines, titanium printing and fluid control products for domestic and export markets.
Titomic appoints Norbert Schulze interim CEO while founder Jeff Lang shifts to executive director and CTO, completing a year of board and senior leadership changes including a new chairman and directors.
Titomic names Andreas Schwer chairman after Philip Vafiadis resigned, with Dag Stromme and Humphrey Nolan also joining the board; founder Jeff Lang welcomes Schwer's defence and aerospace background.
Titomic's chairman Philip Vafiadis retires, founder Jeff Lang becomes interim executive chairman, and Dag Stromme and Humphrey Nolan join the board, with Vafiadis remaining as strategic advisor under a two-year agreement.
Titomic appoints former NASA aerospace technologist Nathanael Miller as chief technology officer, with CEO Jeff Lang citing his experience as an advantage in the commercial space sector.