Kyla Douglas, Regional Representative,
based in New York, is an experienced financial analyst with a deep knowledge of energy trading and markets. For the last three years she has provided consulting services to Load Serving Entities, Energy Traders and Renewable Energy Generators. Her expertise includes new market entry, operations, policy analysis, credit and settlement analysis and her clients have included New York ISO, PJM, ISO-New England, Midwest ISO and California ISO. She has also completed a number of due diligence projects related to prospective financing deals.
Kyla has 9 years experience working with the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and previously worked for General Electric Corporate Research and Development. Earlier in her career she was an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and also worked for four years for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Kyla has a Masters degree in Accounting, and MBA and BA from SUNY and is a licensed CPA.
Email: kdouglas@greenmaxcap.com
Michael Bobker, Technical Consultant,
is an energy engineer who has been working in and analyzing energy systems utilizing all forms of combustion for over 25 years. Mike has gained an insider's view of the workings of renewable energy and energy efficiency from stints in varying capacities such as principal and chief operating officer of a regional energy services company, engineering manager, energy auditor, adult education instructor, boiler mechanic and community organizer. Mike's expertise includes cogeneration and large scale boiler systems, mechanical and electrical systems in buildings, including heating, energy analysis, energy audits and turnkey construction.
Mike presently serves as a Director of the City University of New York (CUNY) Building Performance Lab, which he developed under the auspices of the CUNY Institute for Urban Systems. This NY State Energy Research and Development Authority funded project furthers the introduction of enhanced operations and maintenance for energy efficiency and other quantifiable benefits in existing buildings.
Prior to founding the Lab, Mike worked as a Senior Project Manager for Goldman Copeland, one of the most respected energy engineering firms in the NYC area, where he managed a variety of energy system design and construction projects.
Earlier Mike was a vice president for operations and principal at BEI Energy, one of the first Energy Service Companies in the northeast region of the US. At BEI, Mike had primary responsibility to manage the design, installation and operation of 24 gas fired on-site cogeneration units installed at NY health care institutions, implement energy system retrofits at more than 600 NYC buildings, undertake energy audits for an additional 1000 properties and implement lighting and motor system retrofits at 3 of NYC's largest hospitals.
Mike is a Certified Energy Manager and holds graduate degrees in Sociology-Anthropology (Oberlin College), Energy Management (NY Institute of Technology) and Business (NYU-Stern). He serves on the Board of Directors of the NYC Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers, on an ASHRAE Working Group on Sustainability and co-chairs the Environmental Science section at the New York Academy of Sciences.
Email: mbobker@greenmaxcap.com
Peter Richards, Senior Associate,
studied Chemical Engineering at NC State University and Environmental Management at Harvard University. In the 1990's he worked as a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in Poland and to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Slovakia. In 2003, he helped establish Carbon International, an environmental technology communications company and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), an international NGO based in Vienna. He has raised equity for numerous wind, biomass and solar companies including Continental Wind, SunDurance Energy and Solco Solar. Peter has acted as the solar business development manager of Cycleenenergy AG and for Radiance CE in Eastern Europe. He is now a Supervisory Board member of Cycleenergy and sits on the advisory board of the Low Carbon Accelerator. Currently Peter is advising several solar companies with market entry strategies for utility-grade solar projects in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
Email: prichards@greenmaxcap.com
Joanna Kozak, Associate,
is a financial analyst with strong experience in financial modeling and risk assessments for renewable energy projects. At GreenMax, she has worked on a wide range of wind and solar project analyses in Italy, Spain, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. Among her key responsibilities is the initial vetting of projects for presentation to GreenMax's investor clients.
Prior to joining GreenMax, Joanna worked for Komercni Banka (Societe Generale Group) in Prague, Electricitie de France in Paris and Dexia Kommunalkredit in Warsaw. At KB she was mainly responsible for managing the credit analysis of solar energy financing in the Czech Republic, preparing the bank's credit underwriting procedures for these projects and leading the risk assessment team. At EdF, Joanna prepared the midterm costs/revenues financial model for the Italian subsidiary of Edison.
A Polish national, Joanna earned a Master degree in Economics with a major in finance and banking from the Poznan University of Economics. She participated in the University Exchange Program with ESCP-EAP in Paris, where she majored in Specialized Finance. In addition to her native Polish, she is fluent in French and English and communicates well also in Czech.
Email: jkozak@greenmaxcap.com
Katarzyna B±k, Office Manager and Financial Controller.
Email: kbak@greenmaxcap.com
Malina Stroumina, Senior Associate.
Email: mstroumina@greenmaxcap.com
Roberto Frattini, GreenMax Representative in Italy,
is a consultant in the renewable energy sector, based in Genoa. He has been working on M&A transactions in the renewable energy in particular for solar PV and wind projects during the past two years. Roberto has held positions as Sales Manager with Obiettivo Business S.r.l., a renewable energy advisor, and as Sales Manager with Gini Engineering SA, a provider of engineering and design, construction and assembly services to industry. Previously he worked for Interbrokers S.r.l. in Genoa, providing financial and insurance advisory for companies operating in the renewable energy sector and as an independent consultant in Germany for Kraftwerk Sonne Gmbh and Sinosol Gmbh helping them to develop their renewable energy business strategies. Before focusing on the energy sector, Roberto had a diverse career in business management and marketing.
Roberto studied accounting and economics in Italy and earned his masters degree in marketing and international trade at the Training Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Lyon in France. Roberto is fluent in Italian, French, Spanish, German and English.
Email: rfrattini@greenmaxcap.com
Fabio de Vita, GreenMax Representative in Italy.
Email: fdevita@greenmaxcap.com
Ioan Bejan, Romania Country Manager,
is a specialist in housing and energy efficiency finance and policy. He has developed finance and policy structures in Romania for both the private and public sector, where he draws from an extensive list of contacts throughout government and the business community.
Before joining GreenMax Ioan was the acting Business Development Manager of RAIFFEISEN BANCA PENTRU LOCUINTE, the "bauspar" subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank in Bucharest. Prior to that, he was on the staff of the National Housing Agency, a public institution under the authority of the Romanian Ministry of Transports, Constructions and Tourism. As senior adviser and, for a certain period of time, member of the board of directors, Mr. Bejan has focused on housing market and housing finance research, being in charge of the improvement of the Romanian housing policy and housing subsidy programs, contributing significantly to the development of the new housing finance legal framework, including the bauspar system and the mortgage market legislation.
Ioan has provided market analyses and assessments on housing policy and housing finance topics for the World Bank, O.E.C.D., European Mortgage Federation, U.N.-E.C.E., U.N.-HABITAT, USAID, Romanian Government and has particular research experience in this field for the Central and East European region.
Ioan obtained MSc in Mechanics at the Iasi Poliytechnic Institute, Romania. He is fluent in Romanian and English and conversant in German.
Email: ibejan@greenmaxcap.com
Milen Milev, Bulgaria Country Manager,
has over six years experience in the renewable energy and energy efficiency business, both as a developer and a consultant. Within GreenMax he is responsible for renewable energy project business development, due diligence and project analysis in Bulgaria and provides technical support on our project activities in other growth markets.
Prior to working with GreenMax, Milen spent 3.5 years in Bulgaria representing the local activities of the Dutch company "Global Carbon" BV. The company is a key player in the carbon trading business. It focussed on the Joint Implementation flexible mechanism in Eastern Europe, as defined by the Kyoto protocol. Within the company he was responsible for implementing JI projects in Bulgaria.
Milen played a crucial role in the development of a number of renewable energy projects in Bulgaria. He was responsible for fundraising for the projects by selling carbon credits on the international carbon market. He was in charge of carbon trading projects of 4 million tons and a value of approximately € 30 million within some of the most important renewable energy projects in Bulgaria. Initially he also worked on the electricity trading market in Germany.
Milen holds a M.Sc in Thermal Engineering from the Technical University Sofia, Bulgaria and he also studied Energy Conversion and Management at the Hochschule Offenburg in Germany. He gained his MBA at the Economical University in Bulgaria. He is a native Bulgarian speaker, is fluent in English, speaks intermediate Russian and basic German.
Email: mmilev@greenmaxcap.com
Darya Revina, Country Representative in Ukraine,
is a Ukrainian energy efficiency and renewable energy expert with significant wind, biomass and district heating experience. She is currently the Chairman's advisor on energy efficiency for the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Head of the Commission on Green Investments, Alternative and Renewable Sources of Energy of the Entrepreneurship Council under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, a member of the public board of the State Committee of Ukraine for Regulatory Policy and Entrepreneurship and is the energy policy expert for the EU-Ukraine Business Council. A core part of her role is identifying economically viable projects in Ukraine and bringing in foreign investment. Previously she was Managing Director of a real estate construction and development company in Kiev.
Darya has a Master's degrees in Law and International Business Management, is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian and English and proficient in German, French and Italian.
Email: drevina@greenmaxcap.com
Igor V. Knyazev, Senior Associate,
has 15 years of professional experience in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy financial analysis for energy and construction businesses. At GreenMax Igor is working on business plans and investment memoranda for wind energy, biomass CHP and waste to energy projects.
Igor is competent in Ukrainian corporate and tax law, Ukrainian and International Accounting Standards and has a profound knowledge of the Ukrainian electrical energy market. He worked previously as a Director at LLC DarnytsiaHeatService (Kyiv, Ukraine), where he managed heat sales in two districts of the City of Kyiv (sales: US$20 million). While working for JSC "Ukr-Can Power" (Kyiv, Ukraine) and Northland Power Inc. (Toronto, Canada) - a major private investor of Ukr-Can Power he was involved in the Reconstruction and Expansion of Darnytsia Combined Heat and Power Plant Project (Kyiv) with a total value of US$180 million. Igor participated in the development of the Project financial concept and tax strategy and the preparation of due diligence reports for foreign financial institutions including EBRD.
He has worked as an expert, then Deputy Head of Trade and Economic Mission of Ukraine at the Consulate General of Ukraine (Toronto, Canada). Prior to this he was an auditor at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International (Kyiv) and an economic analyst at the Center for Management and Education (Kyiv) and the Trade and Industrial Association Tricom (Kyiv).
Igor obtained his Master's Degree in R&D Management and Economics (Diploma with Distinction) at the Kyiv National Shevchenko University (Ukraine). He participated in an exchange program at the Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) in International Management and Accounting. He attended special courses for auditors within the Deloitte & Touche International program and for managers of District Heating Companies in Malmö, Sweden. Igor is fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian and has good reading skills in French.
Email: iknyazev@greenmaxcap.com
Cemal Parlak, Turkey Country Representative,
a specialist in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sector, is a Turkish national and holder of a US green-card, who has been working on the development and financing of energy projects in Turkey for the last five years. He has prepared business plans and due diligence reports for a number of wind, biogas and biofuel projects. Prior to that Cemal worked for Cargill, Inc., the world's leading supplier of biomass feedstocks, in the USA and Turkey for 13 years as a senior technical manager, where he oversaw a number of manufacturing plants and managed a staff of more than 160 people in Turkey. Cemal has also worked in the US for 3 years for Cargill, Inc. in Iowa and Nebraska Corn Processing Plants as production manger.
Cemal has a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey, and an MBA from Binghamton University, New York, USA. He is a native Turkish speaker.
Email: cparlak@greenmaxcap.com
Carlos Velasquez, Latin America Regional Manager,
has over 12 years of direct investment, marketing, PR, financing and international corporate advising experience. At GreenMax Carlos is responsible for managing our activities in Latin America focused on providing reviews of renewable energy investment opportunities for potential investors and on renewable energy policy analysis for national governments. Most recently he has been analyzing the opportunities for developing Waste to Energy projects in Colombia on assignment for the US government and advising the Colombian Ministry of Environment on necessary policies to facilitate such investment.
Prior to joining GreenMax, as co-founder of LeafAir - an international energy consultancy company - Carlos prepared and structured, in conjunction with Empresas Publicas de Medellin, WindJet from California, EAFIT University, EIA University and Medellin University, a project to create alternative scenarios to generate energy in Colombia and facilitate transfer of technology regarding alternative energy, biodiversity and environmental services. At the same time, he advised Energing Ltd - a Colombian Energy company - during the bidding process for the development, operation and financing of a wind park of 7.5 MW on San Andres Island - Colombia.
Carlos has been instrumental in the development and growth of Latin American companies investing directly in the US market since 2002, and initiated the "Round Table Business Colombia-USA" with the "Business Consulate of Florida" and private US and Colombian Companies, to help establish long term commercial relationships . He also participated in the structuring of a poverty reduction program aligning Colombian needs with an emphasis on Energy and Agriculture. This work was done directly with Mr. Francisco Santos, Vice President of the country in 2008.
Carlos is a USA/Colombian dual citizen who has received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Medellin.
Email: cvelasquez@greenmaxcap.com
Steven Sherner, Senior Consultant, is a utility executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, power system planning, generation planning, bulk power marketing, generation and transmission project development, fuel planning, power marketing and contracting, and regional transmission operations / pooling. Across a 30 year career at Minnesota Power from 1972 -2002, Steve rose to increasing levels of responsibility, culminating in a term as the top company executive responsible for leading unregulated power-sourcing development and related power-marketing activities. Among his accomplishments in the area of transmission and distribution system planning were to lead efforts to create a new statewide power delivery reliability organization and to facilitate key restructuring decisions at the regional transmission operator. In the area of generation planning and development Steve negotiated several long term power sales "off take" contracts for new projects and developed a 160MW natural gas fired peaking project and supervised obtaining all necessary approvals to build. With respect to fuel supplies, he developed the company strategy for natural gas supply for new generation positions and developed a rail build-out strategy to gain a new concessionary contract from rail provider for coal deliveries.
Thomas Ferguson, Senior Consultant, retired in 2007 from Minnesota Power after a 30 year career culminating as Vice President of Power Delivery and Transmission. At Minnesota Power, among his many accomplishments, Tom co-developed, with three other utility executives, a $1.2 billion transmission expansion plan for Minnesota; wrote portions of federal and state energy legislation and advised numerous legislators and Congresspersons on electric power system issues. He has chaired several regional and national utility organizations including the MAPP (Mid-continent Area Power Pool) Regional Transmission Committee and has been heavily involved in restructuring regional transmission and reliability organizations in response to US federal laws. Tom managed the team that implemented the world's first standards-based, mixed vendor Energy Management System (EMS), from conceptual design to factory test. He also proposed and designed a 650-mile fiber optics system, from Chicago to Minneapolis and chaired the venture's technical committees that comprised engineers from five upper-Midwest electric utilities. Tom received his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Master of Science in electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management Executive's Program. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Minnesota.
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