Our team comprises over 170 professionals with great experience in the chemical industry, waste and recycling management operations, alternative technologies development, project finance and regulatory markets.
Together, we form a highly qualified team of excellent, driven people working to take Plastic Energy to its full potential.
David has written a series of patents for the organisation, awarded in EU & US.
He has worked in a broad variety of senior leadership roles over 20 years across telecommunications, construction, waste and recycling. David has a joint honours degree in Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry with Technology from Loughborough University.
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She started her career in the British government, where she led research in 10 Downing St under Prime Minister David Cameron and served a number of roles in the UK Department for Transport and Department for International Development, including a year working with the UN on the predecessor to the SDGs and 2 years delivering UK aid programmes in Uganda. After leaving government, she was Head of Asia at strategic advisory firm Global Counsel for 6 years, where she advised multinational companies on cross-border trade and investment issues across Europe, Asia and Africa, with a focus on commodities and sustainability.
Ying graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Classics and English from Oxford University and holds an M.A. in East Asian Studies from Yale University, where she was a Henry Fellow. She is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, and a CFA Level 2 candidate.
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He sits on the Advisory Board of the UK Energy Research Centre. He hold a M.A. and M.Eng. in engineering from Cambridge University, an M.Sc. in finance from London Business School, and he is a former Visiting Business Fellow at the Smith School for Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University.
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JC holds a chemical engineering degree from Lyon (France) Chemical Engineering School and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick (Canada).
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Prior to Plastic Energy, Shaun was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, which he joined in 2005, advising on European buyout opportunities. Over the course of his time with Carlyle, Shaun was actively involved in a number of Carlyle’s most significant investments. In particular he was engaged with the Boards of Atotech (where he remains a Director), Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals), Axalta (formerly DuPont Performance Coatings), AZ Electronic Materials, and Ensus.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Mercer was at Morgan Stanley, where he spent four years working in corporate finance and M&A as part of the Global Industrials Group. During this period, he also spent time working in Mumbai, India, managing the investment banking operations of Morgan Stanley Advantage Services.
Shaun received a B.A. with honours from Cambridge University, where he was a Taylor Scholar.
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Greg studied Law at the University of Manchester and attended Nottingham Law School. He is qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.
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Frank has an honours degree in Chemistry and a PhD in polymer chemistry both from Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. During his career with BP/Amoco he published more than 20 technical papers and holds multiple patents.
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He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s in the same subject from the Universidad de Sevilla, a Master’s degree in Safety at Work from the Seville Commerce Chamber, an Executive MBA and an HSE and Psyco-sociology Master’s degree.
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His career to date has involved leadership, strategy development, change management, business development and client engagement / relationship management as well as project development, execution and commissioning. Working to improve operating assets has been a constant feature.
He is a passionate advocate for safety, quality and compliance whilst also striving to achieve business outcomes and drive stakeholder value. Frazer has a first in Mechanical Engineering, is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and is an Associate Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
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telecommunications and energy sectors, and in representing and supporting businesses mature through his 12 years’ experience as senior manager for the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Services of Madrid.
Prior to his experience in the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, Carlos developed a significant expertise from his managing director positions launching new telecommunications technologies – such as the ONO fiber optic and AMENA third mobile operator in Spain – and leading the marketing and business development for CEPSA, Spanish Petroleum Company. Carlos is also the founder and managing partner of the Computer and Telecommunications company CMB SIS S.L. and of the marketing consultancy Logro y Acción Comercial, S.L.
Over his career, Carlos has been highly involved in various Boards of Directors, including: IFEMA,
(International Fair of Madrid), INE (National Statistics Institute), AVALMADRID (Financial reciprocal guarantee company), CEPREDE (Economic Forecasting Centre), CLM (Madrid Laboratory Centre), ICC (International Chamber of Commerce).
Carlos holds a BSc Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and is a postgraduate professor in the Instituto de Formación Empresarial, teaching leadership and business organisation.
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Prior to Bristol Water and Interconnector, he worked for KPMG and Ernst & Young for over 8 years and performed audits and due diligences within energy, oil & gas, retail and telecommunication sectors.
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Susan holds a B.A. in Communications and Social Science from the University of Central Florida, and an LL.M. in International Human Rights Law from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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She brings a strong background from the chemical industry and a track record of success in building teams and delivering collaborative solutions. Her core responsibilities include defining the company’s strategy and developing partnerships across the value chain that result in circular projects for plastic waste. Prior to joining Plastic Energy, Lauren worked at Hach as a global business unit manager and for more than 10 years at the Dow Chemical Company in the US and Europe.
She received her MBA from IMD in Switzerland and her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University in the USA.
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She has a Master of Science in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and has worked for the past ten years on environmental policy related to plastics sustainability and climate mitigation. Previously, Adela worked for the British Plastics Federation as Senior Sustainability Executive and for environmental campaigning organisations in London and Brussels. Adela is passionate about sustainability and driving the transition to a net-zero and circular economy.
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Sneha has an Honours M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry from University of Bombay and an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago.
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Prior to that Karl worked over a period of 20 years for JPMorgan, in New York and London in various roles in Capital Markets and Corporate Finance and from 2005 to 2014 in Frankfurt as CEO for Germany, Austria & Switzerland.
In 2000 he co-founded Inquam Ltd, a specialist provider of professional mobile telecommunication services, for which he served as CFO until 2004. Karl serves as a Senior Advisor to Citigroup and member of its EMEA Advisory Board.
He holds a degree in engineering from RWTH Aachen and a doctorate in technical science from the University of Technology in Vienna.
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Throughout the years he led over 35 investments. His function as Managing Partner included multiple investment committees and for 7 years he was Co-Head of the Executive Committee at Advent International. Prior to joining Advent, Ralf was a Financial Analyst at Veba AG, a German industrial and energy conglomerate and a Project Manager in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Continental AG, a leading European tyre manufacturer. Ralf has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Bielefeld. Most recently he has been building a portfolio of private companies among which is also a shareholder in PLASTIC ENERGY.
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Alan Eisner is currently Deputy Chairman of Millennium Global, where he first joined in 2000 as a Senior Managing Director. He initially co-managed the currency investment team before becoming Chief Risk Officer (2011 to 2014) and was a member of the firm’s management committee.
Before joining Millennium Global, Alan was Chief Investment Officer of Trinity Asset Management where he managed Trinity’s Emerging Currency Fund and prior to that a vice president at Salomon Brothers International Limited. At Salomon he worked on the foreign exchange sales and trading desks in New York, London and Singapore.
Alan is also the Chairman of the Advisory Board of MillTechFX.
Alan served as Maggie’s Chairman between 2018 and 2021. He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) for services to Charitable Fundraising in the 2023 New Year Honours.
Alan holds an MA in Economic History from the University of Edinburgh.
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Tim is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of both the Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester.
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