Team supercritical

Matt Bird

Chief Executive Officer
& Co-founder

Matt has a 24 year career at the highest levels in telco corporates and startups. After successfully taking his latest startup from an empty desk to exit within 3 years, he found his next exciting challenge in heading up Supercritical. Get in touch for investment or partnerships.

Mike Russ

Chief Technology Officer
& Co-founder

Mike, with a unique career to augment his PhD, was on a one-way road to CTO at Supercritical. He is our resident genius in electrochemical systems and supercritical reactors. Mike's a natural inventor, leading all things technical.

Luke Tan

Chief Product Officer
& Co-founder

Luke has lived and breathed hydrogen for his entire career, driving innovations into new markets globally with a world leading catalyst company. Always looking to solve the problem, Luke is the person to talk to about how Supercritical's technology can work for you.

Gael Gobaille-Shaw

Chief Scientist
& Co-founder

Gael has a PhD in catalyst design, water and CO₂ electrolysis and a passion for innovation that led him to Deep Science Ventures. He's the brainchild of Supercritical's innovation and curator of the founding team that brought the technology to life.

Gemma Cusworth

Senior Process Engineer

Gemma moved into hydrogen with a drive to enable clean technology. Bringing 10 years of process engineering experience from her time in the oil and gas sector, Gemma works on the wider system, enabling integration with our customers.

Ann Call

Senior Electrochemist

Ann (PhD) applies 15 years of core research into fuel cells and other electrochemical systems to drive forward the cutting edge development of supercritical water electrolysis and Supercritical's cell.

Taza Mohammedbhai

Programme Director

Taza, with 20+ years in product, project and programme management, brings a wealth of experience to a rapidly growing business. Taza keeps ambitions on target ensuring Supercritical's increasing number of projects continue to deliver against the critical path of development.

Tony Zaarour

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Antoine (Tony), having cut his teeth at one of the leading OEMs of the Oil & Gas industry, brings his expertise to clean technology design. Tony is refining and optimising Supercritical’s proprietary electrolyser components.

Alex Wilson

R&D Test Engineer

Alex (PhD), Aeronautical Engineer turned Materials Scientist, brings characterisation and corrosion expertise to the R&D team. Alex is hands on, building the next generation of electrolyser.

Maruthi Rochishnu