As CFO, Mr. Neale will oversee HydroGraph’s finance, legal, human resources and technology teams, bringing more than 20 years of financial leadership experience across multiple technology, business-to-business and manufacturing-focused companies.
“I am pleased to welcome John to the team as we advance dynamic commercial opportunities across a growing list of global corporate and federal government customers,” said Kjirstin Breure, Chief Executive Officer of HydroGraph. “John brings deep financial and operational experience that will support our commercial scale, the continued expansion of our capital markets business and the development of our global team as we drive adoption of HydroGraph’s industry-leading graphene products.”
“Throughout my career, I have focused on innovation, technology and manufacturing companies. I have come to recognize when a product is truly disruptive,” said Mr Neale. “HydroGraph’s synthetic graphene has built the scientific and commercial foundation to be just that, unlocking new opportunities to deploy graphene in multiple major global markets that require ultra-pure, batch-consistent nanomaterials to drive the next wave of performance improvement.”
Most recently, Mr. Neale served as CFO of L7 Informatics Inc., a provider of integrated scientific data and analytics solutions that enable scientists and researchers to accelerate discovery, improve operational efficiency and drive innovation. During his more than three-year tenure, he expanded the company’s accounting capabilities, raised growth capital and led its global operations.
Previously, he served as CFO of Rollick Inc., a VC-backed B2B SaaS company focused on the recreational vehicle market, driving operational performance, improving gross margins and providing a path to cash-positive operations. He has served as interim CFO of a retail-focused hyper-growth startup, CFO of a retail analytics firm serving the largest consumer packaged goods companies worldwide, and has held multiple financial leadership roles for a Nasdaq-listed ERP software provider for global manufacturers, among other senior finance roles at both public and private companies.
Based in Austin, Texas, Mr. Neale holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, a Master of Business in Finance from the University of Technology at Sydney, and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney. He is a member of the Australian Society of CPAs.
In connection with Mr. Neale’s appointment as CFO, on February 20, 2026, the Company granted him 938,538 stock options exercisable on 938,538 shares of common stock at a price of $4.47 per share for a period of 5 years. 25% of the options vest on February 20, 2027, February 20, 2028, February 20, 2029 and February 20, 2030.
About HydroGraph
HydroGraph is a leading producer of pristine graphene using an ‘explosion synthesis’ process, which enables exceptional purity, low energy consumption and identical batches. The quality, performance and consistency of HydroGraph’s graphene follows the Graphene Council’s Verified Graphene Producer® standards, which very few graphene producers can meet. For more information or more information on the HydroGraph story, visit: https://hydrgraaf.com/. For company updates, you can follow HydroGraph on LinkedIn and X.
Trademarks: HydroGraph™ and Fractal Graphene™
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” and certain “forward-looking information” as defined under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plan” or similar terminology.
Forward-looking statements and information are based on predictions of future results, estimates of amounts that cannot yet be determined, and assumptions that, while management believes to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies. Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond HydroGraph’s ability to control or predict, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of HydroGraph to be materially different from those expressed or implied therein, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set forth herein, including, but not limited to: HydroGraph’s ability to implement its business strategies; risks associated with general economic conditions; adverse industry events; stakeholder involvement; marketing and transportation costs; loss of markets; commodity price volatility; inability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources, and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favorable terms; industry and government regulations; changes in legislation, income tax and regulations; competition; currency and interest rate fluctuations; and other risks. HydroGraph undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents management’s best judgment based on currently available information.
No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
CONTACTS:
Matt Kreps,
Vice President of Investor Relations
+1-214-597-8200
matt.kreps@hydrograph.com
Len Fernandes
Firecracker PR for HydroGraph
len@firecrackerpr.com
888-317-4687
#HydroGraph #appoints #John #Neale #Chief #Financial #Officer