Nicholas founded the Winch Energy Group in 2008. Winch has successfully developed, constructed and operated over 300MW of solar plants in Europe and is currently focused on the off-grid market having developed world leading off-grid technology with its Remote Power Unit. Winch is developing rural projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Nicholas was also a founding partner of UPC Renewables LLC up to July 2019, a leading global wind power developer with operating businesses in the US, Asia and North Africa, which has developed more than 2,000MW of operating wind projects. Up to July 2017, Nicholas also managed the African platform at UPC culminating in the successful development and construction of a 120MW wind power plant in Khalladi, Morocco.
Prior to founding Winch Energy Group and UPC, Nicholas was a partner at international law firm Clifford Chance (1995-2006) and was European Managing Partner from 2003 to 2006. Nicholas is an English Solicitor and is admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales and also a qualified Italian lawyer.
Mr. Matsuo has built his entire career and vast experience, within the Japanese Trading and Investment Conglomerate, ITOCHU Corporation. He has been actively engaged in a wide array of businesses, ranging from Commodity Trading to Developing and the subsequent Investment in Renewable Energy worldwide. He has been on the board of directors of several investment companies, playing a key role in their success.
Wajahat Rasool is a seasoned financial professional with over 25 years of experience with progressively responsible positions with medium to large scale organizations in multiple business sectors in Asia and Middle east. Wajahat has led strategic financial planning, analysis and ERP implementation, conducted extensive research and data compilation, models and in-depth reports that facilitated the achievement of organizational goals and objectives. He is also serving as member of Board of Directors and Audit Committees of few companies.
Fabienne Demol is Executive Vice-President and Head of Business Development at Total Eren. With extensive experience in the energy sector, she worked for Alstom Gas Turbines and Wärtsilä before holding the position of Development Director at EDF EN for 13 years. In that role, Fabienne successfully oversaw the development of 3 GW of wind and solar capacity in more than 12 countries.
Yonatan Shek is Executive Vice-President, in charge of M&A and Corporate Development at Total Eren. A Hebrew University and Harvard Business School graduate, he began his career in the financial and strategic consultancy firm TASC (which operates in the energy sector) before joining Total Eren to coordinate its M&A and fundraising activities.
