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Phillip Fjeld CEO & Co Founder

Philip has been working in the natural gas industry since 2002 when he joined Hoegh LNG, an LNG ship owner in Oslo, Norway. In 2006 ...

Phillip Fjeld CEO & Co Founder

Philip has been working in the natural gas industry since 2002 when he joined Hoegh LNG, an LNG ship owner in Oslo, Norway. In 2006 he left Hoegh LNG and founded FLEX LNG, a company that spearheaded the innovative concept of floating liquefaction vessels.

FLEX LNG has since its inception raised close to $600 million in equity and is listed on the Oslo stock exchange. Philip was the CEO of FLEX LNG from 2006 until December 2013.

Philip has a nautical degree and has worked at sea as an officer in the Royal Norwegian Coast Guard and in the merchant navy. Mr. Fjeld earned his Master’s degree in Strategy and Management from the Norwegian school of Economics and Business Administration.

Baden Gowrie-Smith CFO & Co Founder

Baden’s previous career in investment management and advisory included six years with UBS in Australia. He has held public and private company directorships in industries ...

Baden Gowrie-Smith CFO & Co Founder

Baden’s previous career in investment management and advisory included six years with UBS in Australia. He has held public and private company directorships in industries including resources, pharmaceuticals and entertainment. Baden holds an MBA from London Business School.

Baden’s investment career has included multi-asset class advisory, equity capital raising, M&A and private equity. From 2004-2007, he was a Director of gold exploration company, Triple Plate Junction PLC, which was listed on the London AIM.

Baden also holds a Masters degree in Commerce (Finance) and a Bachelors degree in Economics from the University of Sydney.

Nicholas Reid Commercial Director

Nick spent the first 5 years of his career as a banker in Sydney, Australia where he worked at ANZ Banking Group covering various industry ...

Nicholas Reid Commercial Director

Nick spent the first 5 years of his career as a banker in Sydney, Australia where he worked at ANZ Banking Group covering various industry groups including mining services, food and beverage, telco and media, and aviation. He then worked as a Consultant in London before obtaining his MBA with Honours from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain..

Nick transitioned into private equity working initially at Castle Harlan Inc in New York before moving back to London to help establish the complex situations investment fund Agathos Management LLP.

Nick also holds a BA from Bowdoin College in Maine, USA where he double-majored in Economics and History of Art. He joined CNG Fuels in 2016.

Peter Eaton General Manager

Peter’s early career started in the British Army, where he received a Queen’s Commission through the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as an Officer ...

Peter Eaton General Manager

Peter’s early career started in the British Army, where he received a Queen’s Commission through the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served as an Officer and Troop Commander within the Royal Artillery. Peter also holds a Bachelors degree in International Business from the University of Liverpool.

Peter spent the next eight years building up a career within the Beverage Industry, predominantly working for Halewood International where he held various senior roles within the business, encompassing Sales, Marketing and International Business Development. During this time, he spent four years in South Africa as the Sales and Marketing Director for the business. Peter has also worked in various other countries including UK, China, Myanmar and Thailand. He joined CNG Fuels in 2016

Ian Roughley Chief Engineer

Ian has over 40 years of experience working in the UK and overseas gas industry. He has spent time at a number of firms including ...

Ian Roughley Chief Engineer

Ian has over 40 years of experience working in the UK and overseas gas industry. He has spent time at a number of firms including National Grid and CNG Services.

Ian designed and lead the development of both the UK’s largest CNG stations (Crewe and Leyland)

He is a Member of the Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers panel for the production of IGEM UP 20 Code of Practice for CNG stations

Chris Barter Director

Chris was previously at Goldman Sachs for 19 years (1993-2012), based in Frankfurt, London and Moscow. From 2007 to 2012 he was the CEO of ...

Chris Barter Director

Chris was previously at Goldman Sachs for 19 years (1993-2012), based in Frankfurt, London and Moscow. From 2007 to 2012 he was the CEO of Russia and CIS responsible for the securities, investment banking and private equity investing activities. Prior to leading Russia, Chris was co-Head of the European Financial Institutions Group in the Investment Banking Division. He was made Partner in 2004.

Since leaving Goldman, Chris has been a dedicated global venture capital investor. He has led investor syndicates in several software verticals via CKA Capital and other entities resulting in 28 investments.

Chris is a director at Ariadne Australia Ltd in Sydney, Australia and additionally serves on the boards of CNG Fuels (UK energy infrastructure), FinClear (Australian financial services), and on the advisory board of GreenSync (Australian energy SaaS). He also serves on the President’s Leadership Council at Brown University.

Chris obtained a BSc in Physics from Brown University (1990) and an MSc in Physics from Harvard University (1993).

John Baldwin Director

John is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading authorities on natural gas for transport and biomethane. The company he founded, CNG Services, has ...

John Baldwin Director

John is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading authorities on natural gas for transport and biomethane. The company he founded, CNG Services, has developed the UK’s highest capacity CNG filling station and provides gas engineering services focused on biomethane injection to the grid and CNG. After graduating in 1983 from Oxford University, John has held a number of senior roles in the gas industry, including Transco where he was responsible for a major expansion of the National Transmission System. John is a former President of the EUA (Energy and Utilities Alliance, www.eua.org.uk) and Chairman of the Renewable Energy Association (REA, www.r-e-a.net) Biogas group. He is also the winner of the REA Champion Award for 2014 for being the driving force behind the development of biomethane injection in the UK

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Phillip Fjeld CEO & Co Founder

Baden Gowrie-Smith CFO & Co Founder

Nicholas Reid Commercial Director

Peter Eaton General Manager

Ian Roughley Chief Engineer

Chris Barter Director

John Baldwin Director