CORPORATE
KEY PERSONNEL
A management team drawn from multi discipline backgrounds which combine to give a unique spread of commercial acumen, risk management and engineering achievement. As individuals they have a proven track record of bringing concepts and ideas to commercial profitability – with particular emphasis on the energy and renewable energy markets.
William M Law
Commercial Executive Chairman
As chairman and majority shareholder, Mr Law is responsible for Lunar Energy’s strategy and Lunar Energy’s relationship with Rotech. Mr Law founded Energy Power Resources (EPR) in 1997. EPR grew rapidly to become the leading renewable energy generator in the UK through a series of strategic acquisitions culminating in a balanced portfolio of generating technologies and fuel types, which included wind, biomass and small hydro. This growth was financed in part by an investment by Electra Partners, the private equity firm. In addition, in the early 1990’s, Mr Law developed the site for a 680MW gas powered power station that was later sold to Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Norweb plc.Mr Law has held a number of directorships and built several businesses, one of which he took to flotation, becoming its Executive Chairman. He is also currently chairman and controlling shareholder of CP Group Limited, a family company involved in property financing, investments and property development.
Ken Stewart
Rotech
Mr Stewart is a graduate of Aberdeen University, a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser. He is the Managing Director of Rotech Holdings which he founded with Dr Susman (Group Technical Director) in 1994 following the purchase of the offshore construction business of Volker Stevin Offshore (UK) Limited. He has transformed Rotech from a fabrication company into an R & D company with a strong focus on subsea and downhole drilling applications. It is a measure of his success that since 1998 Rotech has achieved licences for its drilling technology of over £20 million.
Dr Hector Susman
Rotech
Dr Susman has over 25 years of experience in senior technical and managerial posts across Europe and the US in businesses ranging from ship building to aerospace. He has a degree in Applied Physics and also a PhD in Combustion Phenomena in Diesel Engines from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Dr Susman also has an External Degree in Electrical Engineering from London University, and he also undertook a Post Graduate course in Integrated Circuit Technology at Bath University. Dr Susman co-founded Rotech Holdings with Ken Stewart in 1994 and has been largely responsible for a highly successful programme of product development and innovation.
Dr. Donald Stewart
Rotech
As a Director of Rotech Engineering Ltd, Mr Stewart’s areas of expertise are computational fluid dynamics, mechanical engineering and project management. His background in computing, mathematics and physics led to his close involvement in several of Rotech’s key projects. Previously he studied Computer Science at the University of Glasgow from 1985 to 1989, where he gained a BSc Honours degree. He spent a period serving as an officer in the Royal Air Force and then joined Rotech in 1996. He has also completed a Ph.D in Non-Linear Dynamics at Aberdeen University.
Robin McGregor
Finance Director
Mr McGregor has over 15 years experience in corporate finance, from his time with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC), National Australia Group and British Linen Advisers. Mr McGregor qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and as a Chartered Accountant in 1992. He has considerable experience of strategic planning, valuation and fund raising, across a wide range of industries, with particular experience in the technology and renewable energy sectors.
Niels M Nielsen
Overseas Commercial Manager – Lunar Energy
Mr Nielsen has a BSc in Civil Engineering from St. Andrews University as well as an MSc, DIC in Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering from Imperial College, London and an MPH in Public Health Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has accumulated over 40 years of experience in ocean energy, hydropower and dam engineering and published over 50 documents & papers relating to his field of expertise. Mr Nielsen has had a close involvement with many aspects of wave, tidal and wind energy resource assessment as well as risk assessment of sustainable technologies. He has technical responsibility within Lunar for the selection of resources and sites in the Far East, South East Asia, North and South America. He is responsible for indentifying prospective relationships and negotiating such commercial arrangements / partnerships.
Claire Wright
Company Secretary
Mrs Wright qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 1997. She has gained a wide breadth of experience working in practice, manufacturing and service industries. Mrs Wright also spent 7 years as a non-executive director within the NHS before joining Lunar Energy as its Company Secretary.
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