Board of Directors

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  Scott, as CEO, has been a member of the Camco Board of Directors since March 2006, previously serving as CFO before being appointed to his current position in 2009.
  
  With strong exposure to fund raising and strategic development within early-stage and high growth companies, Scott has worldwide experience in the mining, finance and technology industries and has advised leading corporations in North America and Europe on environmental initiatives.
  
  Former positions include finance and development roles for Rio Tinto, Merrill Lynch and Skype Technologies. Scott has a MBA from the London Business School, a B.Econ from Monash University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant through PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

  Scott McGregorCEO
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  Jeff Kenna has 30 years experience managing small and medium sized enterprises in the sustainable energy sector, from incubation to full commercial development.
  
  He has been an advisor to the European Commission, the World Bank, the UN and the UK government on energy policy and market growth.
  
  Jeff has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2006 and is a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees, and also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
  
  Jeff has a PhD in Solar Energy from the University of Wales and a BSc in Applied Physics from the University of Bath.

  Dr Jeff KennaVice Chairman (Acting Chairman)
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  Herta von Stiegel is Executive Chairman of Ariya Capital Group, a private equity firm focusing on sustainable investments in Africa.
  
  Through senior positions at Citibank and JP Morgan as well as a Managing Director role at AIG Financial Products and a more recent role at American International Group Inc, Herta has extensive experience in building profitable and regulated structured finance businesses.
  
  She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan, a Masters of Law degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law and a B.A. from Andrews University. Herta serves on several boards in the corporate and not-for-profit sectors, including Opportunity International, a global microfinance organisation with multiple financial services subsidiaries.

  Herta von StiegelNon-Executive Director
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  Michael Farrow is a principal and director of Consortia Partnership Limited, a Jersey licensed trust company. He currently sits on the Boards of a number of listed companies. He has also been group company secretary of Cater Allen Jersey, a banking, trustee and investment management group.
  
  Michael has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2006 and is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees, and also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
  
  Michael was formerly an Army Officer and holds an MSc in Corporate governance and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators.

  Michael FarrowNon-Executive Director
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  Paolo Pietrogrande joined the Board in November 2009 as non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee.
  
  Paolo is currently Executive Chairman of Netplan in New Jersey, USA, a Board member of Ryanair Holdings Plc (Nasdaq: RYAAY) and member of the advisory committee of Wheb Capital Advisors and of 9REN Group.
  
  He was formerly CEO of Enel Greenpower, NCA, Executive Chairman of 9REN Group, Chairman of Atmos Holding and Solar Energy Italia, and his previous board appointments include Trinergy Plc, ENI Acqua, Ducati Motor Holding, different companies of the Enel Group, Atmos and its subsidiaries.
  
  Paolo has also served as an executive at KTI Group, Bain & Company, General Electric.

  Paolo PietrograndeNon-Executive Director
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  Zainul Rahim, a graduate in Engineering (Mechanical) from the University of Western Australia, has some 30 years experience with Shell in the upstream oil and gas sector.
  He is currently the Chairman of Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd and a board member of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Holdings Sdn Bhd, Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd.
  Zainul was a Supervisory Committee member of Sime Darby’s Energy & Utilities Division till mid 2010, and during his tenure in Shell, he sat on the board of 12 companies, and was the Chairman, Director and member of various NGOs, including the Society of Petroleum Engineers AsiaPac, Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, Petroleum Industry of Malaysia Mutual Aid Group, and Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
  

  Zainul Rahim

Senior Management Team

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  Scott, as CEO, has been a member of the Camco Board of Directors since March 2006, previously serving as CFO before being appointed to his current position in 2009.
  
  With strong exposure to fund raising and strategic development within early-stage and high growth companies, Scott has worldwide experience in the mining, finance and technology industries and has advised leading corporations in North America and Europe on environmental initiatives.
  
  Former positions include finance and development roles for Rio Tinto, Merrill Lynch and Skype Technologies. Scott has a MBA from the London Business School, a B.Econ from Monash University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant through PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

  Scott McGregorCEO
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  Emmanuel has held various senior finance executive positions for P&Ls above 300million USD and 1,000+ staff with global companies such as Nortel, ABB and Alstom as well as having provided strategy consulting for major high-tech companies such as Vodafone.
  He has more than 15 years’ experience including seven years in the Chinese energy sector. Emmanuel is an FCCA with a top-tier MBA from Manchester Business School.
  
  Emmanuel has spoken at various finance and management related conferences in Asia such as China Investment Submit, CFO Innovation Asia and CFO Forum China.

  Emmanuel WalterCFO
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  Henrik Dalsgard is International Operation Director at Camco. He received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark, and was awarded his PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the same university in 1991. After graduation, he initially worked as project manager in Statoil, Denmark, and then in 1995, he moved to COWI A/S, where he continued to work as senior project manager. From 2005, he became General Manager at COWI Consulting (Beijing)Co. Ltd. In 2007, Henrik joined Camco, initially as Director of Operation. He handled development of CDM processes and technical issues, supporting business development and the managing director with evaluation of project opportunities and strategies in carbon business. He was Managing Director of Camco China for many years.

  Henrik Dalsgard MSc, PhDInternational Operation Director

Regional Team - North America

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  Jim Wiest - Managing Director
  Jim assisted with the development and implementation of Camco’s expansion into North America in 2007. He is currently responsible for Camco’s North American overall business strategy and oversees all North American operations.
  
  Jim has over 20 years of transactional experience in the finance sector with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and institutional development financing. Prior to joining Camco, Jim was the Founder and Managing Director of an investment banking company focused on securing equity and debt financing for large scale commercial real estate development ventures and renewable energy projects.
  
  Jim received his accounting degree from Colorado State University and practiced as a Certified Public Accountant, with his last accounting position as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young, LLP.
  
  
  

  Jim WeistManaging Director,
  North America
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  Andrew Jackura - Senior Vice President, Business Development
  Andrew has over 28 years of professional experience improving the efficiency and environmental performance of large industrial facilities with 17 years in the building materials industry. He served as the VP of Environmental Affairs, VP of Process Technology and Energy, Regional VP of Manufacturing for 5 cement plants, and Director of Reliability and Engineering for CEMEX and Southdown. Andrew has also worked for ALCOA, where he served as Chief Engineer for a 3-unit 400 MW lignite-fired power plant and also as head of maintenance operations for a 4-station hydro-electric utility.
  
  His work includes projects for indirect firing coal and pet-coke, oxygen-enriched combustion and the application of computational fluid dynamics and physical modeling to solve aerodynamic, mixing, and combustion problems. His project work includes waste heat co-generation, SNCR systems, fuel preparation plants, fire suppression systems, burner replacement, and numerous kiln and mill expansion projects. He has developed low-carbon energy strategies and technology evolution plans for large, energy-intensive manufacturing systems. Andrew also has extensive reliability engineering and maintenance management experience and has performed root cause failure investigations on turbines, generators, boilers, gear drives, compressors, kilns, mills, and crushers.
  
  Andrew holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also one of the authors of The Cement Plant Operations Handbook - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th editions.

  Andrew JackuraSenior Vice President, Business Developmen
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  Charles Purshouse - Vice President, Carbon Services
  Charles is Vice President, Carbon Services, North America, managing a dedicated team focused on project origination and qualification and commercialization of carbon offsets in the North American voluntary and pre-compliance markets. With over 5 years’ experience, Charles is Vice President of the Coalition for Emissions Reduction Policy (CERP) and previously ran the Flexible Mechanisms working group of the Carbon Markets & Investors Association (CMIA). Prior to heading up the North American carbon team, Charles was Associate Director of Climate Change Policy and Strategy for Camco in the U.K. providing technical and policy assistance to Camco’s regional teams around the globe and representing Camco in climate change policy negotiations at the EU and international level. Before joining Camco in 2006, Charles worked in the financial markets in Asia, for Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong. Charles is based in Camco’s offices in Colorado and holds a M.Sc. in Environmental Technology (with distinction) from Imperial College London.

  Charles PurshouseVice President, Carbon Services

China

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  Yuzhong Zhang,BE,ME,PhD - Managing Director
  Yuzhong Zhang was Operations Director of Camco China. In early 2007, he joined Camco as operation director, running the operation of the registered projects and leading technical department to offer best support to qualification and BD department. Before joined Camco, he acted as technical manager and later chief engineer in Beijing Yilai Aerospace Electronics Co. Ltd after graduation. In 1999, he joined Peak Pacific Investment Co. as the technical manager and later technical director. Since 2004, he worked as engineering manager in Cummins Inc. Yuzhong managed the technical department into one unified and productive team.
  
  He finished BE, ME and PhD in Automotive Engineering in Tsinghua University from 1980 to 1990.
  
  

  Yuzhong Zhang,BE,ME,PhDManaging Director
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  Jason Qiao, EMBA Renmin University of China, Vice President
  Jason has 20 years of business development experience in different industries, and he has strong ability to make win-win deals with each cooperator. Jason joined Camco in 2007 as a senior BD manager later as BD Director; he leads the BD team developed many projects in China, such as Huaneng, Guodian, SDIC Xiyang, ERDOS, Taigang, HANAS, State Grid etc. Prior to joining Camco, Jason acted as General Manager at Goldman exhibition Co., Ltd, he is also one of the founders. From 1997 to 2002, Jason was being the Vice General Manager of Juneng sub-branch. Before Juneng, Jason was a BD Manager in the Bank of China for 5 years.

  Jason Qiao EMBAVice President

South East Asia

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  Kent brings more than 25 years of international experience in infrastructure development and investment in diverse industries and markets. Before joining Camco, Kent was Senior Vice President at Peak Pacific Investment Company in Beijing, where he had overall responsibility for building the company’s portfolio of energy assets. While in this role, he negotiated and closed 6 joint ventures with a total investment in excess of US$150 million.
  
  Prior to Peak Pacific, Kent worked with Asian Energy Ventures, a power development firm, and the Ipco Group, one of SE Asia’s leading infrastructure development and construction firms. In these roles, he was involved with securing and completing contracts totaling more than US$600m in the oil & gas, power, water supply and transportation sectors.
  
  Kent began his career as a consulting engineer with firms in Canada and Australia working on major public and private infrastructure projects. Kent holds a BSc from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
  
  

  Kent Carter Managing Director,
  Camco South East Asia
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  Kumar Singam – Executive Director
  Kumar Singam has 15 years of professional experience in the energy and environmental sector. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo, USA, and attended the Ohio State University MBA program. Kumar started his career in Malaysia as a gas turbine engineer with ABB Power Generations, working in a sales support capacity for gas turbine, combined cycle and steam power plants in the region. He was then asked by the company to move to Switzerland to train as a gas turbine application specialist, and thereafter was promoted to Technical Project Manager handling all technical sales activities in gas turbine and combined cycle power plants in Latin America, India and Asia. In 2000, having concluded the technical aspects of sale for a 160 MW plant in India, Kumar was sent back to Malaysia by ABB, this time with sales responsibility covering the entire SEA region. As well has being responsible for selling gas turbines, combined cycle, steam and hydropower plants (average sales size $150 - 300m), he managed a team of commercial, legal and technical managers. Soon after closing an important 650 MW combined cycle power project in Malaysia, Kumar was promoted to Area Sales Manager. After almost ten years at ABB / Alstom, Kumar joined Rolls Royce Singapore as Regional Sales Manager within the energy section business unit with responsibility for gas turbine project sales and strategy development. In 2007 Kumar joined Camco, responsible for business development and strategy in SE Asia. He grew the SEA business to a successful CDM development company with a wide and diverse carbon asset project portfolio.
  

  Kumar SingamExecutive Director
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  Ezham Khalid is a director at Camco SEA, with over 17 years of experience in operating utility business, project development and advisory for clean and efficient power. Ezham was previously the CEO of Wirazone Sdn Bhd, a 100% subsidiary of the leading IPP in Malaysia.
  Ezham is an expert in energy efficient strategies, business management and business development in the field of downstream investment in the power industry
  
  BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, MBA, IIUM, Malaysia
  

  Ezham KhalidDirector,Camco SEA

EMEA

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  As Managing Director of the Camco EMEA Carbon team, Arthur is developing and expanding Camco's Carbon business into Africa. He has several years of experience in carbon project development and implementation and has been with Camco for more than 5 years. Previously he was the Managing Director of Russia and FSU.
  
  Arthur holds an MBA from INSEAD and has worked in Russia/FSU for over 15 years. Since joining Camco in 2005, Arthur has developed the company’s presence in Russia/FSU and led a team which has acquired a significant market share of carbon projects in the region. During the last year, his responsibilities have increased to cover a larger region and he has focused on positioning Camco’s EMEA business to address changing regulations in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
  
  Prior to joining Camco, Arthur was the investment advisor of the Ukrainian Investment Fund (UIFL) in Kiev, where he developed UIFL's portfolio strategy and identified target companies in the oil and gas, power generation, chemicals and steel manufacturing sectors. Arthur also worked with PLTC International AG, a Swiss financial services company, where he managed the launch of the PLTC VISA Card in Russia, and with CMT in Moscow where he developed market entry strategies for US industrial companies.
  

  Arthur HoustonManaging Director, EMEA (Carbon)

Africa

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  Jonathan Curren has 12 years experience in the sustainable energy and climate chance sector, of which the last 10 years has mainly focused on countries throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Jonathan relocated to South Africa in 2007 to establish Camco’s advisory services in the region.
  
  Jonathan has extensive experience on policy and legislation related to energy, renewable energy and climate change, and in the development and strengthening of institutional frameworks. He has been active in a number of projects and programmes involving the sustainable supply and use of energy, rural energy access, renewable energy policy development and resource assessment.
  
  Jonathan has works closely with the private sector in Southern Africa on carbon management, climate change strategies and CDM project development, and with Governments to support and encourage CDM activity.
  
  Jonathan holds an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology and a BSc Hons in Environmental Science.

  Jonathan CurrenMD Camco Advisory, South Africa
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  Jeff has been working in the field of sustainable development in Africa for over 20 years. He is an experienced project manager, team leader, trainer and facilitator. Jeff's field is small enterprise development, and he has successfully introduced a variety of new technologies into new developing markets, such as Jiko stoves in Mali and Benin and solar PV in Tanzania.
  
  Jeff is the Managing Director of Camco Advisory Services Tanzania, and has been with Camco since 2005. Camco Tanzania's program portfolio includes projects in Green Energy, Carbon and Energy Management and Sustainable Forestry.

  Jeff FeltenMD Camco Advisory, Tanzania
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  Stephen Mutimba is an environment and renewable energy specialist, with 20 years’ experience in clean energy, biofuels, forestry, policy, institutional research, and project management.
  
  Recently Stephen headed up a team which was responsible for developing the National Climate Change Strategy for Kenya. He is currently the manager of the Parliamentary Network on renewable energy and climate change (PANERECC). Stephen possesses an MSc. in Forestry, Land Use and Change from University of Oxford, and a Certificate of Economics of Climate Change from University of Cambridge.
  
  Stephen has been with Camco for nine years.

  Stephen MutimbaMD Camco Advisory, Kenya