BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Emmanuel van Vyve
Director Business Development - Elicio

Emmanuel has been active in the energy sector for over 20 years, with 10 years focused on renewables.

His areas of expertise are in the fields of project development and engineering, covering various renewable technologies, green hydrogen, and battery storage. He also has experience of the waste management industry, all of which gives him an inter-sectoral vision and multi-disciplinary development skills.

Emmanuel holds a Master degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL).

Felipe Cornago Diufaín
Offshore Wind Commercial Director - BayWa r.e.

Felipe has 10 years´ experience in the offshore wind industry, in a number of different geographies and markets, including Scotland, France, South Korea and Japan.

He has had the opportunity to lead offshore wind teams, holding a number of different roles, from business development to procurement.  through to supply chain management.  He has also worked across both bottom-fixed and floating  wind projects. Felipe has an MBA from IESE Business School.

Nicolas de Kerangal
Chief Finance and Partnerships Officer - BW Ideol

Nicolas started his career in the M&A department of Credit Agricole Indosuez in 2001.

In 2008, he joined Amyris in California where he held various positions within finance and strategy before becoming a Managing Partner at Sparkling Partner in 2015 developing early phase technology companies.

Nicolas joined BW Ideol in 2019, and holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Management from Neoma Business School.

Peter Goderis
Director of Engineering, Construction & Operations - Elicio

Peter has extensive know-how in project realization and supervision, both commercial and technical, with an 18-year career in the renewable energy sector.

His experience in civil & electrical engineering, the acquisition and management of renewable biomass, solar, onshore, and offshore projects is internationally recognized in the sector.

Peter holds the position of Director Engineering, Construction and Operations at Elicio since 2007 and represents Elicio as board member for the current Offshore portfolio (Norther-Rentel-Seamade) of the Elicio Group.

Paul de la Gueriviere
Chief Executive Officer
- BW Ideol

Paul has more than 12 years' experience in developing and financing renewable energy projects all over the world which has given him an intersectoral and international vision. He has built up an extensive network of project developers, manufacturers and investors, in developed and developing countries.

Prior to the foundation of BW Ideol, Paul was focused on developing new businesses in China and in area of carbon finance.

Paul holds a Master of Science degree from the École des Ponts ParisTech.

Lorenzo Palombi
Global Director Wind Projects
- BayWa r.e.

Lorenzo is responsible for both offshore and onshore wind projects at BayWa r.e. across the globe. Previously, he was the Director for the Wind Project Business Entity for BayWa r.e.’s EMEA region.

Lorenzo has over 25 years´ experience and knowledge of the renewables sector and has been with BayWa r.e. for more than 10 years. Prior to that, he was a founding partner of Hideal Partners, a spin-off of Babcock & Brown European infrastructure business, following 14 years at Babcock & Brown European infrastructure with increasing responsibilities in Italy and abroad.

Lorenzo is a qualified chartered accountant and has been a board member of the Italian Wind Energy Association for over 12 years.