STOW, OH, USA, Jul 7, 2025 – AML3D Limited (ASX:AL3) (“AML3D” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Frederick J. Stefany to the Board of AML3D USA Inc. Mr. Stefany brings over four decades of experience leading the US Navy and Marine Corp’s research, development, acquisition, and sustainment programs across shipbuilding, aviation, weapons and support functions. Most recently, between July 2024 and February 2025, Mr. Stefany established and then served as the first Program Manager of the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (“MIB”).
Mr. Stefany joined the Department of the Navy (“DON”) as an Engineer-in-Training in 1985 and, prior to managing the MIB, had spent almost three years in the role of acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (“ASN RDA”). In this role, Mr. Stefany was responsible for all DON Research and Development, Acquisition and Sustainment programs, managing a budget of more than US$130 billion dollars a year and oversight of more than 55,000 acquisition professionals. During this time Mr. Stefany testified before the US Congress and chaired monthly meetings with the CEOs of the top 10 US Defense companies.
Mr. Stefany also held the role of Principal Civilian Deputy ASN RDA, between October 2019 and August 2024, and oversaw the development and implementation of the plan to start the US Navy’s Columbia submarine program alongside the expansion of the Virginia Submarine program. In the prior year, while in the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Ships, he was responsible for executive oversight of all naval shipbuilding, conversion, modernization and disposal of in-service ships programs. This role included executive oversight of cost, schedule and performance of surface ship and submarine combat systems, electronic warfare systems, shipboard radars, and Navy missile defense programs.
During his distinguished federal career, Mr. Stefany received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service, Navy Civilian Meritorious Service Award, two Navy Superior Civilian Service Awards and a Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award. In 2024, he also received the Wayne E. Meyer award for sustained acquisition excellence.
Pete Goumas, AML3D’s President will also be appointed to the Board of AML3D US Inc. as an Executive Director.
AML3D Managing Director, Sean Ebert commented, “I’m delighted that Frederick has agreed to join the Board of AML3D USA Inc. Accessing multiple layers of the US Navy’s Marine Industrial Base is central to AML3D’s growth strategy in the US. We are in the early days of supporting the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base, surface ships and munitions programs. I am confident Frederick’s extensive, multi decade experience across many, very relevant, US Department of the Navy programs, most recently establishing the US Navy’s Marine Industrial Base, will be invaluable in accelerating our growth within the US Defense sector.”
President of AML3D US, Pete Goumas commented, Frederick’s career to the highest echelons of the US Department of the Navy is simply awe inspiring. I am excited to learn from him, work with him and be guided by him. AML3D is providing a unique additive manufacturing technology that solves for so many of the critical manufacturing needs of the US Navy. I relish the opportunity to leverage Frederick’s deep insights and long-established networks across not only the US Navy’s submarines and ship building programs but also maintenance, naval aviation and weapons systems. With established plans to expand our US operations, a hugely experienced Board and an exceptional operational team we are well positioned to supercharge AML3D USA’s growth!”
AML3D Non-Executive Director, Frederick J. Stefany commented, “After 43 years of deeply fulfilling service, I was happy to retire from the US Department of the Navy earlier this year. This decision created an opportunity to join the Board of AML3D USA and I am proud to be able to continue to support the great work being done to enhance the US Navy’s capabilities. I am very impressed by AML3D’s ARCEMY advanced additive manufacturing technology, which I can see playing a critical role in reinvigorating and accelerating the US Navy’s sovereign manufacturing capabilities, particularly in support of the Maritime Industrial Base.”
About AML3D
AML3D Limited, a publicly listed technology company founded in 2014, utilises new technologies to pioneer and lead metal additive manufacturing globally. Disrupting the traditional manufacturing space, AML3D has developed and patented a Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process that metal 3D prints commercial, large-scale parts for Aerospace, Defence, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining and Oil & Gas. AML3D provides parts contract manufacturing from its Technology Centre in Adelaide, Australia, and is the OEM of ARCEMY, an industrial metal 3D printing system that combines IIoT and Industry 4.0 to enable manufacturers to become globally competitive. For more information, visit https://aml3d.com.
