The KALiNA Board and Development Team have a proven track record of successful energy project development, having deployed over 20,000 MW of capacity globally.
Stephen, with over 30 years of experience in the energy sector and a significant entrepreneurial background, is a co-founder of two successful energy sector companies that eventually sold for a total of ~$20 billion. As a former Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Veresen Inc., Stephen’s development expertise spans midstream and gas processing assets, pipelines, as well as a portfolio of power generating projects. In addition to his role as chairman of KDP, Stephen is currently serving as a strategic advisory board member to a multinational investment bank-sponsored private equity fund.
Ross has over 40 years of experience in technology development, project funding, and venture capital areas. He successfully raised over US$100m in both the conventional and alternative energy sectors and has engaged in over US$400m worth of Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) and financings. Ross was also a former Director and early investor with Pristine Power Inc. (“Pristine Power”) (Canada’s fastest growing power producer prior to its sale to Veresen in 2010).
Matthew, formerly the CEO of Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd, has 19 years of experience as a corporate finance and investment banker, principal investor, and power developer. He has advised on over C$10 billion in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as C$4 billion of equity transactions, both within Canada and internationally. His expertise spans across the power, energy infrastructure, natural gas, oil, and midstream sectors.
Peter has over 40 years of experience in the energy and power sector, having developed and implemented several power projects across China, Hong Kong, India, and other Asia-Pacific countries. He is a former Group Director of Operations at China Light and Power Group (“CLP”) Asia-Pacific region (market capitalization: US$25.38bn) and is a former member of the advisory board for Bloomberg New Energy Finance. During his career, he was part of the Group Executive Committee and Investment Committee and served as a Director for numerous China Light and Power subsidiaries.
Timothy practiced law with Australia’s largest multinational law firm and has 25+ years of board level experience in international mining, energy, and licensing sectors. He was European counsel to an S&P 100 Company and oversaw the licensing of broadcast rights to the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He has listed and raised significant capital for many Mining and Energy companies.
Malcolm is an independent energy consultant, focused on the renewable and clean energy sectors, with special emphasis on technical and regulatory issues associated with the integration of distributed and renewable energy sources into existing power grids. Malcolm maintains a close working relationship with policy makers, regulators, financial organizations, and consultants in the energy sectors in Europe and the USA. He has worked with several energy organizations including BP Ventures (UK), The Energy Laboratory, MIT (Cambridge, USA), Strategic Research Foundation (Australia) and has played key roles in the establishment and management of public and private energy technology companies in Australia and North America.
Kesh was appointed to the position of Company Secretary on 11 October 2019. He has experience in listed companies over 30 years both in energy and mining. Kesh holds an MBA and is a member of Certified Practising Accountants and Fellow member of Governance Institute of Australia.