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OUR PEOPLE
Clive Rigden - Executive Chairman
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.
Kevin Breen - CEO
BSc Physics
MBA
Chartered Electrical Engineer
Leading business growth
Successful MD and divisional CEO with many years P&L experience. Formerly CEO Cue Energy PLC, Director First Technology PLC, and CEO City Technology PLC. Strong track record of leading high growth technology companies, acquisitions and integration, re-structuring and cultural change.
John Carolin - COO
BSc Civil Engineering
MBA
Creating & delivering new business growth strategies
Senior executive, 23 years chemicals industry experience with BOC and Linde, latterly developing new alternative energy businesses as Head of Energy Innovation with Linde AG and Global Director Sustainable Energy with BOC, director of several cleantech development companies, and member of the advisory board of Chrysalix Energy, a Canadian venture capital partnership.
Nicholas Gill - Finance & Business Development Director
M.A. Economics, Cambridge
Corporate & Business Development Strategy
Merchant Banker
- Business & Corporate Finance - Venture Capital
Proven fundraising & sound business development abilities
Finance Director to several private companies raising considerable amounts of funding in the process. Previously a Director at Guinness Mahon & Co, the merchant bank and an executive at Botts & Co, the venture capital firm. Sound business acumen covering all the business, financial and legal issues that a developing company faces.
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.
Simon Hunt
Executive Chairman of IPSO Ventures PLC, Chairman of Gem Bio Fuels plc, Advisory Board Bloo Solar Inc. Wealth of corporate governance experience as director of many public and private companies, venture capital/private equity background, corporate transactions, fund raising.
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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