Management Team | Carbon Revolution Limited

Donald Hampton, Jr. (Donnie) joined Carbon Revolution in March 2025. Donnie has been an executive and corporate officer at multiple Tier 1 automotive suppliers, holding global leadership positions at premier companies such as Honeywell International / Allied Signal, Maxion Wheels / Hayes Lemmerz, Rea Magnet Wire Company, Faurecia and Pace Industries. Donnie began his professional career as a Supervisor at the Allied Signal spark plug plant in Fostoria, Ohio. After several roles with increasing responsibility at that plant and other Allied Signal (later Honeywell) facilities, Donnie joined Hayes-Lemmerz International (later Maxion Wheels) in Detroit, Michigan as the Director of Operational Excellence for North America. Again, he held leadership roles with increasing responsibility including: Vice President – North America; Vice President and General Manager – the Americas; and Vice President of Global Manufacturing. He left Hayes Lemmerz to assume the role of Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Rea Magnet Wire in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After two years at Rea Magnet wire, he joined Faurecia in 2016 as the President North America Interiors Division. Subsequently, Donnie joined Pace Industries in 2020 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Donnie was born and raised in Fostoria, Ohio and is a graduate of Fostoria High School. Mr. Hampton is also a veteran of eight years with two branches of service having served in the Army National Guard and with the United States Navy in Atsugi, Japan. He earned both his BBA in Accounting and an MBA from Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio and is a member of the Board of Trustees of that institution.

A founder of Carbon Revolution, Ashley has more than 18 years of experience in developing and commercialising technology, leading product design and technology direction. Ashley has extensive experience in virtual and physical prototyping composite parts for automotive, marine, and industrial applications. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (Deakin University) and a PhD in composite materials and processing (Deakin University).

Alia joined Carbon Revolution in May 2024 as Chief Revenue Officer. Before joining Carbon Revolution, Comai held multiple senior positions at various Automotive Tier-1s with global responsibilities covering both global Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle markets. Comai began her career as a product development engineer at Chrysler and subsequently has held progressive, cross-functional roles with leading Tier-1 automotive suppliers such as Magna, Nippon Seiki, Bosch, Neapco, and others over a twenty-five plus year span. Alia holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Windsor and a Master of Business Administration from University of Detroit Mercy.

Dave joined Carbon Revolution in February 2022 and was appointed Vice President of Operations in December 2022. Dave brings almost 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, working in locations such as Australia, China, the US, and Thailand. Previously, Dave was a PAC Group (USA) advisory board member, specialising in business alliance development. He has extensive experience in business planning and strategy, product program delivery, product development systems, and manufacturing plant management. Dave holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Adelaide University (Hons).

David joined Carbon Revolution in August 2017. David has previously held roles with listed Australian, US and European entities, including Regional Commercial Director, Oakley Asia Pacific (Luxottica Group S.p.A.), Regional General Counsel, Quiksilver Asia Pacific (Quiksilver, Inc.), and roles at Publishing & Broadcasting Limited and Village Roadshow Limited. David holds an Arts and Law Degree (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Melbourne Business School (Dean’s List).

Andrew joined Carbon Revolution in May 2021, having previously worked for Ford Motor Company as Operations Director and Plant Manager, leading up to 1400 employees with an operating budget of $90 million. Andrew has held leadership roles in assembly, machining, stamping and quality operations, with experience in the United States and Japan. Andrew holds a Master's in Advanced Manufacturing from RMIT and a First-Class Honours Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Monash University.