Fluence Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Norman Mel Ashton as a Non-Executive Director of the Board effective 25 July 2023. Mr. Ashton is a chartered accountant, specializing in corporate finance and restructuring with over 40 years of varied experience. Mr. Ashton currently holds a number of non-executive director roles in different sectors.

He serves as Chair of Quintis (Australia) Pty Ltd, Venture Minerals Ltd. and Bellavista Resources Ltd. and as a Director of Aurora Labs Ltd. Mr. Ashton is the former Chair of Cullen Wines (Australia) Pty Ltd, former Director of The Hawaiian Group, and previous Acting CEO of Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia. He has also been President and Director of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ), and Vice President and Director of Fremantle Football Club Ltd, who hold the Australian Football League license for the Fremantle Dockers. Mr. Ashton holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia.

In 2019 Mel was awarded a Meritorious Service Award which recognizes an outstanding contribution to Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Accounting Profession. As a result of her growing professional commitments in Australia, contemporaneously with Mr. Ashton's appointment, Ms. Samantha Tough has resigned from her role as a Non-Executive Director.