Our team
DAVID PETERS
CEO & FOUNDER
from CoAlternative Ltd. David has been successful in the energy industry for years and has relevant management experience. Through his companies, he is involved in the construction of several cogeneration plants in England and northern Italy.
KIMBLE GARRETT
CHIEF ENGINEER & CTO
Specialties: Project management, engineering management, construction management, process design, procurement and resource management. Through his close cooperation with Valmet, he has enormous practical experience in the construction of Black Pellet plants
RICK ORMAN
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The Honourable Richard D. Orman ECA is a businessman and former Canadian politician. He studied at the University of Calgary before graduating with honours from Eastern
Washington University in 1971. Rick Orman was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1993
of Alberta. He has been active in the business world since 1993, both provincially and internationally.
DAVID TRIGGS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
David retired from his role as CEO of what was then the largest educational foundation in England in 2013 and has since advised a number of companies, including those in the education and training sector.David has been a Commercial Director on the Board of CoAlternative Energy Ltd since 2016.
JON GOERTZEN
HEAD OF FORESTRY
A resident of La Crete Alberta, Jon has been with Powerwood since its foundation in 2015 and is a highly qualified Forester.
He is highly regarded and espected throughout the industry and being a local resident Jon has a wealth of connections, knowledge and experience.
Jon manages the forestry aspects of the
group.
GREG CARPO
Rail and logistics consultant
Greg Karpo is a respected career railroader with over 37 years of operations and business development experience at Canadian National.
Greg was previously a senior VP with CN rail and now works with Dominion Rail, the groups retained advisors.
DARYL FRIDHANDLER
LEGAL ADVISOR / SENATOR
A lawyer by profession, Daryl focus is in the securities and corporate space providing advice, representation and governance around trusts, partnerships, JV’s, flotations,
etc.
Based in Canada, Daryl has extensive transactional experience, specifically in physical asset related ransactions as they relate to complex projects.
In addition, Daryl provides independent counsel advice to a range of public and private management boards across a number of varied mandates.
KAREN WORDSWORTH
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Karen is a Director at KPMG Sustainability in the UK. She has been active in the sustainability market since 2000 and has worked on a range of projects for international cities including Algeria, Iraq, Jordan, London and Cambridge.
MIKE COOK
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Based in London, Mike has a wealth of industry contacts across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe gained at board level in international logistics, FMCG and management consultancy.
NIKITA TARATIN MSC.
TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
A highly qualified engineer from Germany with university degrees in process engineering, energy and raw materials, who previously worked at Siemens Engineering, Gazprom and Wintershall Holdings Engineering Groups.
- Experience in management positions at Siemens Engineering, Gazprom and Wintershall Holdings Engineering Groups
CAE as a scholarship provider
As a scholarship provider, CAE helps to make it easier for talented people to access higher education and professional opportunities. Young people from economically disadvantaged families or from culturally disadvantaged backgrounds in particular often do not have the same opportunities as their peers. By awarding scholarships, we give these talented people a fair chance.
As a scholarship provider, we position ourselves as an attractive employer at an early stage and thus have the opportunity to identify top talent.
Young talents face the same challenges as many other people in training, further education, apprenticeships or studies, because limited financial opportunities often require a part-time job in order to finance their training or studies.
CAE positions itself as a responsible, committed company and gives young talent a chance as a sponsor.
Promoting young talent & positive social influence.
By awarding scholarships to talented people, we help them to reach their full potential and make their contribution to society. In this way, they have a direct and positive influence on the future of our society.
CAE invests in the development of the next generation and thus in the future.
Together for a better World