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OUR PEOPLE
Clive Rigden - Managing Director (Chief Executive)
Business Consultant & Strategist
Publisher & Conference Originator
 - Waste management - Environmental Issues - Aerospace - IT
Creating and developing new businesses
Excellent marketing skills
Founded ESI and established it as a respected company in the water industry, attracting highly regarded specialists to join and grow the company. Formerly director within Reed International Business Publishing Group. Ran Aeronautica conference and exhibition company, specializing in the aerospace and environmental sectors.
Samuel L. Shepherd - Technology Director
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
M.Sc. Environmental Engineering
Diplomat American Board of Forensic Engineering and Technology
Holds 9 patents in the UK, Germany and the USA
Prolific inventor and technical problem solver in chemicals, energy, oil & gas, and waste treatment with Gulf Oil Chemicals, Air Products, Bioset Inc, and Holloman Corp. Education in Chemical Engineering and positions as Materials Specialist, Technical Engineer, Polymer Research Engineer, Production Engineer, and Sales Executive.
Tracey Barlow - Non-executive Chairman
Gained a BSc in Chemistry from the Open University whilst working for ICI as a research student. She has spent 20 years working at senior positions in the utilities sector. From 2004 to 2006, as Head of Programme Delivery, Tracey was responsible for the delivery of Scotland’s £2.bn water and wastewater capital infrastructure programmes. She also has extensive operational and customer services experience, culminating as General Manager Network Operations serving 7m customers in the UK. Tracey is additionally a Director of British Highways Agency and other national bodies which brings valuable outside experience to the Board of ESI.
Jan Ward - Non-executive Director
A Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years experience in the metals industry. She has specialised in metallurgy, especially high-grade alloy metals and products for the oil, gas, power and petrochemical sector and is founder and Chairman of Corrotherm International Ltd. A graduate of the Institute of Export in 1984, Jan has worked for several producers and distributors in the US, Europe & Middle East, carrying out projects to establish companies in these markets.
Dr Stephen Mahon - Non-executive Director
CIO of Low Carbon Accelerator and 10 years company commercialization experience with Pursuit Dynamics, Sentec and QinetiQ. Formerly founder and CEO of the Centre for Sustainable Engineering, a leading low carbon incubator.
Jake Spooner - Engineering and Technology Manager
B.Eng. (Hons.) Civil Engineering and German
Ph.D. Hydraulic Engineering
Water Resources Engineer
Water engineer formerly with Riley Consultants (NZ) and Black & Veatch where he developed many client projects. Instrumental in developing new business relationships at ESI.
Peter Barratt - Sales, Marketing and IP Manager
PhD
Chartered biologist
Technical, sales and channel management skills
Biotal, Richards Moorehead & Laing, and 14 years with Air Products. Managed AP's European water business, and set up sales agencies increasing revenues from US$7.5 to over US$10mn within 2 years. Led the establishment of a new water business in Asia with revenues above US$1mn, and integrated this into a new global water business worth $20mn.
Dr Manocher Asaadi - R&D Wastewater
B.Sc. chemical Engineering - M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. chemical Engineering, Imperial College London
Solutions for treatment of nuclear waste, Imperial College
Research and engineering at a senior level with major water utility
16 years at Thames Water. Formerly Head of Research for Anaerobic Digestion. Proven track record in successful development and delivery of asset projects, R&D and projects management. Extensive experience in sludge treatment issues, renewable energy generation from waste, and solid waste processing. Highly respected industry expert.
Michael Clyde - Company Secretary
FCA, ATII
Chartered Accountant
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