Dave Hodgson is the man behind the mission. He is the Founder, CEO and Managing Director of the multi-billion-dollar Paladin Group, which he specifically grew into a large and diverse conglomerate of companies to provide him with the influence and the affluence to revolutionise the global marketplace. Having grown up in Africa and witnessing firsthand the social distress and human suffering visited upon the African people by their greedy, corrupt, and self-centred leaders, Dave conceived the idea of Wholistic Capitalism (CapitWholism) in Australia in 1987 with a view to achieving universal prosperity and human flourishing in all corners of the earth. He is a visionary thinker with a truly unique macroeconomic perspective whereby all six major stakeholders in every business are treated with equal priority and importance, thus eliminating the propensity for the shareholders to create wealth at the expense of the employees, customers, supply chain, community, and the environment.  

 

In 1988 Dave realised there was a seventh stakeholder in any business, namely the opposition.   By treating the opposition as fraternity, the underlying culture of greed and self-centredness was further eradicated, and entire marketplace sectors could be reformed, leading the ultimate goal of creating a “Just Nation”. 

 

As CEO/Managing Director, Dave manages the overall operations of the company including its international connections, ensuring that People, Profit, and Planet, are genuinely balanced for the good of current and future generations.

John Dingemanse leads the technical and developmental aspects of Paladin Hydrogen and manages the various projects.

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John is the Founder and CEO of CBM Sustainability Group, a group of companies involved in project initiation, development and delivery in a number of industry sectors including property, mining, agri-business and renewable energy. 

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John is an entrepreneur who has founded, built up and operated numerous businesses in a range of industry sectors including Property, Professional Services, Construction and Engineering, Telecommunications, Water Management and Resources. He founded his first business at the age of 25, establishing a construction company that within 10 years was the largest construction company in Tasmania and is still operating successfully today. He has continued to establish new enterprises, build them to become fully operational and profitable and then on-sell them.

 

John is highly regarded for his creative strength, passion for innovation and focus on true sustainability. As both a business and social entrepreneur he has received national acclaim for his achievements, while his company’s projects have received numerous awards for innovation and sustainability.

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John is passionate about the environment and a committed conservationist. He is also passionate about developing resilient communities and preserving social cohesion. A Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, John has been a Director for over 35 years of various corporations, and serves on a number of Boards including in the NFP sector.