The Team – Carbon Circularity

— The People Behind the Mission

World-Class Expertise, One Team.

Carbon Circularity brings together scientists, engineers, environmentalists, and business leaders with deep experience across clean energy, thermal processing, environmental policy, and capital markets.

MIT & Stanford

PhD geochemistry, civil engineering & geology

International Reach

Experience across Australia, USA, UK, Africa, China & Europe

40+ Years Industrial

Thermal processing, furnace systems, pyrolysis plant delivery

Capital Markets

Private equity, ASX-listed environmental ventures, commodities trading

Dr Daniel Tormey

Engineering & Technical Process Director

Dr. Dan Tormey is an international expert in the circular economy, strategic planning, and environmental policy, with more than 25 years of experience developing creative solutions to complex challenges in energy, water resources, natural resources, and the circular economy. He holds a PhD in Geology and Geochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Geology from Stanford University. Dan has worked extensively in Australia and internationally, advising governments, industry, and communities on resource recovery, climate adaptation, water resources, and sustainable development.

Throughout his career, Dan has led first-of-their-kind projects spanning waste and resource recovery, energy infrastructure, water management, climate adaptation, and environmental planning. His expertise combines deep technical knowledge with strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement, and multi-criteria decision analysis to develop creative, science-based solutions that balance environmental, economic, and community outcomes.

Dan has advised governments and organizations across Australia, North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, including through the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Science Council, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the California Council on Science and Technology. He is recognized for translating complex technical issues into clear, actionable strategies and for leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-impact projects with lasting environmental and commercial value. Most recently, he has focused on developing circular economy projects that transform end-of-life materials into clean fuels, hydrogen, recovered carbon products, and critical minerals.

Michael Chessells

Environmental, Approvals
& Project Development Specialist

Michael Chessells is an environmental professional with 35 years’ experience facilitating industrial and infrastructure projects progress from concept through design, approvals and delivery. He specialises in system integration at the project interface by translating environmental risk and regulatory requirements into clear engineering actions, coordinated work packages and decision-ready documentation.

Across his career, Michael has directed multi-disciplinary teams and sub-consultants, provided senior peer review across most environmental sub-disciplines, and led stakeholder and regulator engagement at all levels. He has held senior roles including Operations Manager (Western Australia), Technical Director, Sector Leader (Environment), and National Discipline Leader for Environment within a major engineering consultancy which required a strong understanding of how environmental, engineering and delivery constraints interact on real projects.

Michael’s technical work includes environmental impact assessment and approvals, environmental management systems and audits, water management planning, and incident/spill response coordination where serious environmental harm could occur. He is also recognised for commercial discipline by delivering assignments on time and on budget, and building and leading teams and businesses in consulting environments.

Richard Bingham

Engineering & High-Temperature
Thermal Specialist

Richard Bingham is an engineering and industrial process executive with more than three decades of experience in thermal equipment, furnace systems and related process plant. He has held senior roles including Group Director at Prestige Thermal Energy and Technotherm, as well as earlier management and engineering roles with Efco Furnaces in South Africa and the UK. His experience spans project engineering, procurement, site installation, commissioning, contract management and business leadership.

His project background includes work across furnace and heat-treatment systems, pyrolyzers, circular materials recovery applications, gas trains, condensers, scrubbers, vacuum installations, autoclaves, dryers, and associated controls and ancillary systems. He also has experience across metals, chemicals, catalyst processing, waste treatment and broader industrial thermal applications in multiple countries.

In the Carbon Circularity and Pilbara Circularity context, Richard’s background in practical thermal process design, equipment development, installation and commissioning experience is central to the delivery of every project — providing the engineering credibility and technical rigour that underpins the CC technology platform.

Cameron Keane

Strategic Director & Co-Founder

Cameron Keane is an entrepreneur and business leader with a strong track record of identifying opportunities, solving complex challenges, and bringing together the right people to execute high-impact ventures. His background spans multiple industries, where he has consistently demonstrated an ability to turn concepts into commercially viable businesses.

At Carbon Circularity, Cameron plays a key role in driving strategic direction, partnerships, and project development. He is particularly focused on advancing innovative solutions within the circular economy — including large-scale waste-to-resource initiatives across mining, plastics, and industrial sectors.

Known for his practical mindset and deal-making ability, Cameron excels at connecting stakeholders, structuring opportunities, and navigating projects from concept through to execution. His leadership is centred on creating scalable, commercially sustainable solutions that deliver both environmental and economic value.

David Cobcroft

Co-Founder & Capital Director

David Cobcroft brings broad commercial experience to Carbon Circularity, having spent his career raising capital for private equity firms and advising family offices and private businesses through significant transactions and exit processes.

He has a strong instinct for the relational side of business — understanding what stakeholders need, how to communicate clearly under pressure, and how to position an opportunity effectively for the right audience. His approach to strategy is practical and direct rather than formulaic, focused on what will actually move the needle.

Beyond financial markets — which he traded for 11 years with his own company Alukea Commodities on the Sydney Futures Exchange — David operates “Parraweena Highlands,” and multiple cattle grazing properties in regional NSW, and was previously a shareholder in Tox Free Australia, the ASX-listed environmental services company acquired by Cleanaway in 2018. He serves on the board of St Luke’s Care and as Chairman of the St Luke’s Foundation.

As co-founder, he is deeply committed to Carbon Circularity’s mission and to building a business that delivers lasting value for investors, partners and the environment.

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A Team That Delivers, Not Just Advises

Whether you manage a mine site, operate a plastics facility, or lead an industrial business — Carbon Circularity has a pathway to turn your hardest waste streams into value.