What makes Mainstream truly special is our people. Our experience is unrivalled because our people have developed some of the world's first, and largest renewable energy projects. When wind and solar power were alternative and emerging technologies, our people were pioneering the way forward and we now have the benefit of that knowledge for our teams around the world.
Our Global leadership team are based in multiple regions of the world.
Mary was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. She joined Mainstream in 2009 and she held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. She was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2019 and is a member of the Chief Executive Safety Committee, the Risk and Investment Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Mary has graduate and post-graduate qualifications from UCD and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). She is an advocate and spokesperson on gender diversity and participated as a mentor for the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Women in Wind programme in 2019.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Mary held senior-level positions in finance and corporate tax in PricewaterhouseCoopers and Trinity Biotech Plc.
Bart was appointed to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer of Mainstream in 2018 where he has overall responsibility for the Group’s health and safety, project development, construction and operational activities. Bart was appointed to the Board of Mainstream in October 2020 and he represents Mainstream as a Director on the Boards of our Aela Energía and Lekela Power joint ventures.
His appointment to Group COO followed his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years. Prior to his appointment in Chile, Bart was Chief Operating Officer for global onshore developments in Mainstream during which time he led the development of more than 8,000 MW of wind and solar projects around the world.
Prior to this, he was in charge of the Irish construction team at Airtricity, a global renewable energy company, where he led the construction of a large number of windfarms and before this Bart worked with Schlumberger Oilfield Services on onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from University College Dublin. He is an IOD Chartered Director (CDir), holds PfMP, PgMP, PMP, RMP and SP certifications from the PMI and has a higher diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from Trinity College Dublin, and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Irish Management Institute.
Paul was appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer in August 2020. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and has been a part of Mainstream’s management team and a director of a number of Mainstream group companies since 2014.
Previously, he led Mainstream’s corporate finance division responsible for managing company strategy and the funding of Mainstream’s global activities principally through raising equity and debt amounts at the holding company and project company levels working with large international financial institutions and smaller retail or High Net Worth investors in Ireland and the UK.
Paul has executed multiple transactions with a value of c.€2.0bn, in project finance, mezzanine finance, trade finance, corporate debt, M&A etc across multiple jurisdictions.
Prior to joining Mainstream, he worked in IBI Corporate Finance and KPMG, qualifying as an Associate of both the Irish Taxation Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Master’s degrees in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Elaine joined Mainstream in 2008 and has 17 years of diverse human resources experience in the renewable energy industry. She and her team are responsible for providing a comprehensive and commercially focused HR service for the Mainstream Group.
She successfully established and grew the human resources department where her team has supported the establishment of offices and recruitment of staff in 17 countries across 6 continents. She is part of Mainstream’s CSR Committee.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Elaine worked at Airtricity as Senior HR Executive.
Elaine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Economics from University College Cork and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the National College of Ireland. She is a Chartered member of CIPD.
Adam leads a team responsible for managing political and regulatory risk, and the company’s brand, reputation and communications. He joined Mainstream in 2008 following the £1.8bn sale of Airtricity – a global renewable energy company – where he was UK Chief Executive. He is a member of the company’s leadership team and the CSR committee.
He was appointed by the Scottish and UK governments as the first chairman of the Offshore Wind Programme Board, and is a former chairman of RenewableUK.
Adam sits on a number of advisory bodies, including the Advisory Board of RE100, the Steering Board of IRENA’s Coalition for Action and the Development Board of Oxford University’s Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Division. He is a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland. Adam read history at Balliol College, Oxford and law at Edinburgh University.
Hein assumed the position of General Manager in 2016. He has direct responsibility for projects in development, construction and operations including taking the lead on Mainstream’s Africa initiatives late in 2016.
Since Hein joined Mainstream his roles have included project and business development through to construction. He has over ten years’ renewable energy experience.
Hein trained as a mechanical engineer and built a successful career in delivering complex projects and new business initiatives leading multi-disciplinary teams of professionals. His experience covers rewarding enterprises in the automotive, rail, marine and energy industries. He has been one of the pioneers of the South African renewable energy industry and a board member of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) from 2014 to 2018.
Manuel Tagle stepped into the role as General Manager of Mainstream Renewable Power in April of 2018.
He has extensive experience in the energy industry, particularly in NCRE. Prior to joining Mainstream, Manuel was CEO of SunPower and Commercial Manager of Sociedad GNL Mejillones.
Manuel has a degree in civil industrial engineering and an MBA from the Universidad de Desarrollo, Chile. He is a currently the Vice President of ACERA, the Chilean Association of Renewable Energy.
Cameron is the General Manager APAC and Offshore where he leads the European offshore, US and APAC teams. Cameron heads the development teams bidding to secure and develop offshore wind projects in the waters around the English, Scottish and Irish coasts, and in the seas around the east and west coast of the US. He supports regional general managers in pushing into new offshore markets including Vietnam, Japan and others.
Prior to re-joining Mainstream in April 2019, Cameron held the post of Director of Business Development and Public Affairs at SIMEC Atlantis, before which he held the post of Chief Operating Officer for Mainstream’s offshore wind business where he led the teams that successfully consented the Hornsea and Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farms Cameron has 28 years’ experience in the construction, energy and heavy manufacturing sectors with 19 years specialising in developing and delivering renewable energy projects from inception to operation.
He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and holds a Master’s degree from Strathclyde Graduate Business School. Cameron co-Chairs UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies.
Our Board of Directors are global industry veterans. Together they guide the overall strategic direction of the company.
Dr. Eddie O’Connor assumed the role of Executive Chairman in 2017 following nine years as its Chief Executive. Previously, he founded Airtricity and was Chief Executive from 1997 to January 2008, during which time it moved to a leading global position in renewable energy.
Eddie is the founding father of SuperNode TM. Established in 2018, SuperNode technology has the key role to play in rescuing the Paris Accord from European unimaginative inactivity. It is the piece of technology which allows European countries to access sufficient renewable resources to replace native and imported coal, oil and gas. These resources are offshore for wind and in the Mediterranean basin for solar. It is innovation at its best and is that component of the European Supergrid, a concept Eddie has pioneered since 2001, which turns point to point transmission of electricity into a network.
In September 2009, he was presented with the first ever Leadership award at the annual Euromoney and Ernst & Young Global Renewable Energy Awards. In March 2014, Eddie was awarded the Poul la Cour award for his outstanding contribution to wind energy at the European Wind Energy Association’s annual conference. In May 2016, Eddie was appointed as the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) new Global Ambassador. He was named world energy policy leader by Scientific American magazine in 2003 and in 2012 Oil.com named him one of the top five most influential figures in U.S. clean energy.
Mary was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. She joined Mainstream in 2009 and she held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. She was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2019 and is a member of the Chief Executive Safety Committee, the Risk and Investment Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Mary has graduate and post-graduate qualifications from UCD and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). She is an advocate and spokesperson on gender diversity and participated as a mentor for the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Women in Wind programme in 2019.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Mary held senior-level positions in finance and corporate tax in PricewaterhouseCoopers and Trinity Biotech Plc.
Bart was appointed to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer of Mainstream in 2018 where he has overall responsibility for the Group’s health and safety, project development, construction and operational activities. Bart was appointed to the Board of Mainstream in October 2020 and he represents Mainstream as a Director on the Boards of our Aela Energía and Lekela Power joint ventures.
His appointment to Group COO followed his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years. Prior to his appointment in Chile, Bart was Chief Operating Officer for global onshore developments in Mainstream during which time he led the development of more than 8,000 MW of wind and solar projects around the world.
Prior to this, he was in charge of the Irish construction team at Airtricity, a global renewable energy company, where he led the construction of a large number of windfarms and before this Bart worked with Schlumberger Oilfield Services on onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from University College Dublin. He is an IOD Chartered Director (CDir), holds PfMP, PgMP, PMP, RMP and SP certifications from the PMI and has a higher diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from Trinity College Dublin, and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Irish Management Institute.
Fintan Drury is a consultant with extensive experience in creating niche businesses and as a board member of private and quoted companies. He owns Platinum One Sports Management (UK).
In 1989, he founded Ireland’s foremost public relations agency Drury Communications (now Drury Porter Novello), and was its CEO before he sold it in 1999. Fintan was Chairman of Paddy Power Betfair Plc; Hostelworld Plc. and RTÉ (Ireland’s public service broadcaster), and was a non-executive Board member of Anglo Irish Bank Plc.
Fintan served as Chairman of Mainstream from its foundation in 2008 through to 2012 and returned to the board in March 2018 to assist with Mainstream’s global expansion.
Sir Roy Gardner was appointed to the Board of Mainstream Renewable Power in June 2008. He is also Chairman of Serco plc. Previously, Sir Roy was Senior Independent Director at William Hill plc, a Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse, a Non-Executive Director of Willis Group Holdings Limited, Chairman of Compass Group plc, Chief Executive of Centrica plc, Managing Director of GEC-Marconi Limited and a Director of GEC plc.
He has also been the Non-Executive Chairman of Manchester United plc, Plymouth Argyle Football Club and Connaught plc and a Non-Executive Director of Laporte plc. Sir Roy is the former Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College London and is the former Chairman of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network.
Sir Roy is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Royal Society of Arts, the City & Guilds Institute and the Energy Institute and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors at St Albans School.
John Lavery has over 30 years’ experience in the legal business having qualified as a solicitor in 1980. He is now the Chairman of LKG Solicitors, a medium sized solicitors practice specialising in company, property and commercial law.
He was a co-founder of Airtricity with Dr. Eddie O’Connor and was its Company Secretary from incorporation until February 2008.
Lesley was appointed to the Board of Mainstream in January 2015. She joined Mainstream as Development Project Manager in January 2012 and rotated through business development and commercial functions supporting origination in various markets, and mergers and acquisitions for its Chilean Aela platform of 330 MW and the 450 MW offshore wind farm in Scotland, Neart na Gaoithe.
Seconded to Mainstream Chile, Lesley works with the team to deliver project finance and mergers and acquisitions for Mainstream’s wholly owned Andes Renovables platform with 1.3 GW of fully contracted wind and solar projects. Prior to Mainstream Lesley gained project, operations and product management experience with Murex S.A.S and Paddy Power plc. She studied Management Science and Information Systems Studies in Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from IE Business School, Madrid.
Chuck Watson is the Chairman of Twin Eagle Resource Management, a midstream service provider and energy marketing company he co-founded in 2010. He is also Chairman of Wincrest Ventures, a venture capital company he founded in 1994.
He was co-founder and Chairman of Eagle Energy Partners from 2003 until 2009, and was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Houston-based Dynegy Inc., an asset-based integrated energy provider. He founded NGC Corp., Dynegy’s predecessor, in 1985 and served as Chairman and CEO until May 2002. Mr. Watson is on the board of advisors for the Angeleno Group, LLC, is a senior energy advisor to GSO/Blackstone and serves on the advisory council for DocuSign.
Our African leadership team are experienced market leaders and focused on expanding into further African markets.
Hein assumed the position of General Manager in 2016. He has direct responsibility for projects in development, construction and operations including taking the lead on Mainstream’s Africa initiatives late in 2016.
Since Hein joined Mainstream his roles have included project and business development through to construction. He has over ten years’ renewable energy experience.
Hein trained as a mechanical engineer and built a successful career in delivering complex projects and new business initiatives leading multi-disciplinary teams of professionals. His experience covers rewarding enterprises in the automotive, rail, marine and energy industries. He has been one of the pioneers of the South African renewable energy industry and a board member of the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) from 2014 to 2018.
Titania joined Mainstream in April 2019 and heads up the Economic Development and Socio-Economic Development function for South Africa. She is responsible for managing the ED & SED team and their outputs according to the requirements of the Department of Energy and the project Boards.
Her 25 years’ experience includes community and governmental stakeholder engagement, transformation, enterprise development, supplier development, socio economic development, sustainability, GRI, SRI, Carbon Disclosure Project, UNGC company reporting, implementation of human rights principles, project management, process and plant engineering, operation management, marketing relations, product quality, health, safety and environmental management, risk management, human resource management, industrial relations, employer representation at arbitration, mediation and conciliation cases at CCMA, skills development, employment equity.
She holds a MTech degree in Business Administration and a BTech degree in Chemical Engineering. She is on the Cape Peninsula of Technology’s Chemical Engineering Advisory Board.
Chris joined Mainstream Renewable Power in 2015 as Grid Manager, South Africa.
He previously worked with Eskom for 25 years where he specialised in Power System Generation, Operation and Control. Chris is Chairman of the SAWEA Technical Working Group, a member of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and a member of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE).
He holds a Masters Degree in Technology.
Lindsay joined the Mainstream team in October 2018 as HR Business Partner, South Africa where her core function is supporting all employees in the South African business to ensure HR best practice. Previously, she consulted to Mainstream as a Recruitment Manager from 2012 to 2018.
Lindsay has over 16 years’ experience in the recruitment and executive search consulting profession and developed core skills in interviewing, assessments, business consulting, research and project management.
She holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management from the University of Cape Town and a Diploma in Public Relations and Business Communication from Damelin College, Cape Town.
Shahida joined Mainstream South Africa in 2010 and helped establish the office in Cape Town. She has directly overseen the management and growth of the office including …….
Shahida has also been instrumental in managing Mainstream’s submissions into the South African Government’s Renewable Power Producers Process since it was set-up in 2011.
Previously, Shahida worked in Administration for the Dept of Environment for 4 years.
Shahida completed a Bachelor of Social Science degree at University of Cape Town.
Adam is the Commercial Manager, South Africa for Mainstream Renewable Power Developments (Pty) Ltd. In this role, Adam leads the commercial function to secure PPA’s for wind and solar PV projects, involving tendering, structuring, negotiating (debt and equity), completing due diligence and ultimately reaching financial close to transfer projects into the construction phase. Other functions include general management within the local Leadership Team and leading the local commercial team.
Adam joined Mainstream in 2011 in a development role focused on the South African Government Tender Programme (REIPPPP), specifically on solar development projects.
Previous to Mainstream, he worked in the built environment in the U.K. Projects relate to mixed-use commercial builds and large scale infrastructure, related to airports, railway, marine-engineering and property development. Roles range from site engineering, section management, design co-ordination and project development.
He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from WITS Business School (Johannesburg), with exchange to IE Business School (Madrid) and Bachelor in Civil Engineering from the UCT (Cape Town).
He is also a registered Project Management Professional with PMI.
Liesl joined Mainstream in February 2019 and works directly with the South African team to ensure health and safety in all work activities. Liesl works with site staff and contractors to ensure safe execution of projects and operations to ensure compliance to the local legislation, company standards and best industry practices.
She has 17 years’ experience in chemical manufacturing, the oil & gas and petroleum sectors and consulting focusing on safety, health and the environment.
Liesl holds a Masters’ in Environmental Management and a BTech Environmental Health. She is registered with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) registered as Construction Health and Safety Agent and a graduate member with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (SAIOSH).
Eugene heads up the development function for Africa. He manages the project portfolio and is responsible for the complete project development lifecycle from pre-feasibility to start of construction.
Eugene joined Mainstream in 2011 and has worked in project development roles during that times. He has almost 25 years’ experience in planning, environmental and project management related roles in the private and public sector including ten years with Mayo County Council in Ireland as Executive Planner.
Eugene has a B.Art et Scien. Degree in town and regional planning.
Our APAC leadership team have a wealth of knowledge and experience at a global level to deploy in APAC.
Cameron is the General Manager APAC and Offshore where he leads the European offshore, US and APAC teams. Cameron heads the development teams bidding to secure and develop offshore wind projects in the waters around the English, Scottish and Irish coasts, and in the seas around the east and west coast of the US. He supports regional general managers in pushing into new offshore markets including Vietnam, Japan and others.
Prior to re-joining Mainstream in April 2019, Cameron held the post of Director of Business Development and Public Affairs at SIMEC Atlantis, before which he held the post of Chief Operating Officer for Mainstream’s offshore wind business where he led the teams that successfully consented the Hornsea and Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farms Cameron has 28 years’ experience in the construction, energy and heavy manufacturing sectors with 19 years specialising in developing and delivering renewable energy projects from inception to operation.
He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and holds a Master’s degree from Strathclyde Graduate Business School. Cameron co-Chairs UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies.
Adrian joins the APAC team in Singapore from April 2019 as Head of Finance for the region. He joined Mainstream in 2016 working as Head of Finance in Dublin responsible for the Group Finance function and the management of finance teams in Chile and South Africa.
Before Mainstream, Adrian worked for a large Irish retail organisation as Head of Finance for 5 years. Adrian has previously had experience in the energy sector and worked with Vayu Energy (now Naturgy) as Financial Controller. Vayu were the first independent supplier of natural gas and electricity to the commercial market in Ireland following deregulation.
Adrian qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers Dublin in 2001. He holds a degree in Accounting & Finance (BA) and Master in Accounting (MBS) from Dublin City University. He is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Grace joined Mainstream at the end of 2019 and has 13 years of generalist human resources start up experience, of which 9 years was in the renewable energy industry.
She is responsible for setting up and managing the core HR operational functions for multiple entities within the Asia pacific region and play a vital role in supporting the senior management team in developing HR strategies in line with organizational objectives.
Prior to joining Mainstream, she Grace worked with Vestas and also held headed up Conergy and Juwi. Grace graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore.
Bernard has overall responsibility for the development of the 800 MW Phu Cuong offshore wind farm and with Mainstream’s joint venture partner for the project the Phu Cuong Group.
He joined Mainstream in 2009 as Head of Civil Engineering and subsequently held the role of Head of Offshore Engineering where he led the engineering team for Mainstream’s two flagship offshore projects, the 4 GW Hornsea zone off the coast of England - subsequently sold to Ørsted and the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project in Scotland sold in 2018 to French utility giant, EDF Renewables. Following the sale of UK offshore projects, Bernard was appointed to Group Head of Asset Engineering before his appointment to Development Director - Vietnam.
Between 2006 and 2008, Bernard worked in Vietnam as Project Manager constructing the Hai Phong thermal power plant while working for Irish utility, ESB International.
His area of academic qualification is in civil and geotechnical engineering and he has experience in all aspects of power generation from design through construction and operation.
Bernard graduated from University College Dublin with a first-class honours degree in civil engineering and has a master’s degree at Imperial College, London in Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology. He is a former Chairman of the Geotechnical Society of Ireland.
Aoife joined the Asia Pacific team in January 2020. Since joining Mainstream in 2013, Aoife has held senior positions in both the Corporate Finance team and previous to that, the Group Finance team.
Her experience in the Corporate Finance team included closing over €300m in corporate debt arrangements, leading on the disposal of two wind farms, assisting in a grey market process and managing the company’s corporate debt and shareholder relationships. She also provided corporate support to local project finance teams.
In her role in Group Finance, Aoife was responsible for preparing the Group’s Annual Report, preparing management reporting deliverables and heavily involved in the budget process. Formerly, Aoife spent four years working with PwC where she obtained her ACA qualification.
Aoife holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University College Dublin (“UCD”) and a MBA from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School.
Phong Han was appointed General Manager, Vietnam in January 2020. He leads local teams to pursue development opportunities in onshore and offshore wind and solar across Vietnam.
Phong has years of practical experience in developing and managing large-scale renewable energy projects. From 2013 to 2017, Phong managed the Vietnam Clean Energy Program, a USAID's flagship five-year initiative to promote low emission sustainable development in Vietnam. Before joining Mainstream, Phong was Vietnam General Manager of a european independent power producer, where he successfully commissioned a 50 MW solar farm within one year and built a development portfolio of several hundred MW of solar and offshore wind projects.
A graduate in international trade from Vietnam's Foreign Trade University, Phong also holds a master’s degree in quantitative economics and international project management from the Paris-Est-Creteil University of France. He is also Vice-Chairman of the Vietnamese affiliate of the Internal Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA).
Colin joined Mainstream as General Manager in November 2019 and is responsible for developing the business and a pipeline of renewable energy projects to align with major infrastructure upgrades in Australia’s National Electricity Market.
With over 15 years’ international experience in the energy sector, the last nine in Australia, Colin has initiated and developed over 1 GW of renewable energy projects in five countries. Prior to dedicating himself to the energy industry transformation, Colin worked as a consultant on major infrastructure projects including the Channel Tunnel Rail Link and West Coast Route Modernisation rail projects in the UK.
Colin holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from UWE Bristol and an MBA from EOI Madrid.
Our European leaders are based in Ireland with a focus on European operations.
Mary was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. She joined Mainstream in 2009 and she held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. She was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2019 and is a member of the Chief Executive Safety Committee, the Risk and Investment Committee and the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Mary has graduate and post-graduate qualifications from UCD and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA). She is an advocate and spokesperson on gender diversity and participated as a mentor for the Global Wind Energy Council’s (GWEC) Women in Wind programme in 2019.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Mary held senior-level positions in finance and corporate tax in PricewaterhouseCoopers and Trinity Biotech Plc.
Bart was appointed to the position of Group Chief Operating Officer of Mainstream in 2018 where he has overall responsibility for the Group’s health and safety, project development, construction and operational activities. Bart was appointed to the Board of Mainstream in October 2020 and he represents Mainstream as a Director on the Boards of our Aela Energía and Lekela Power joint ventures.
His appointment to Group COO followed his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years. Prior to his appointment in Chile, Bart was Chief Operating Officer for global onshore developments in Mainstream during which time he led the development of more than 8,000 MW of wind and solar projects around the world.
Prior to this, he was in charge of the Irish construction team at Airtricity, a global renewable energy company, where he led the construction of a large number of windfarms and before this Bart worked with Schlumberger Oilfield Services on onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from University College Dublin. He is an IOD Chartered Director (CDir), holds PfMP, PgMP, PMP, RMP and SP certifications from the PMI and has a higher diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration from Trinity College Dublin, and a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Irish Management Institute.
Paul was appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer in August 2020. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and has been a part of Mainstream’s management team and a director of a number of Mainstream group companies since 2014.
Previously, he led Mainstream’s corporate finance division responsible for managing company strategy and the funding of Mainstream’s global activities principally through raising equity and debt amounts at the holding company and project company levels working with large international financial institutions and smaller retail or High Net Worth investors in Ireland and the UK.
Paul has executed multiple transactions with a value of c.€2.0bn, in project finance, mezzanine finance, trade finance, corporate debt, M&A etc across multiple jurisdictions.
Prior to joining Mainstream, he worked in IBI Corporate Finance and KPMG, qualifying as an Associate of both the Irish Taxation Institute and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Master’s degrees in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Elaine joined Mainstream in 2008 and has 17 years of diverse human resources experience in the renewable energy industry. She and her team are responsible for providing a comprehensive and commercially focused HR service for the Mainstream Group.
She successfully established and grew the human resources department where her team has supported the establishment of offices and recruitment of staff in 17 countries across 6 continents. She is part of Mainstream’s CSR Committee.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Elaine worked at Airtricity as Senior HR Executive.
Elaine earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Economics from University College Cork and a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the National College of Ireland. She is a Chartered member of CIPD.
Cameron is the General Manager APAC and Offshore where he leads the European offshore, US and APAC teams. Cameron heads the development teams bidding to secure and develop offshore wind projects in the waters around the English, Scottish and Irish coasts, and in the seas around the east and west coast of the US. He supports regional general managers in pushing into new offshore markets including Vietnam, Japan and others.
Prior to re-joining Mainstream in April 2019, Cameron held the post of Director of Business Development and Public Affairs at SIMEC Atlantis, before which he held the post of Chief Operating Officer for Mainstream’s offshore wind business where he led the teams that successfully consented the Hornsea and Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farms Cameron has 28 years’ experience in the construction, energy and heavy manufacturing sectors with 19 years specialising in developing and delivering renewable energy projects from inception to operation.
He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and holds a Master’s degree from Strathclyde Graduate Business School. Cameron co-Chairs UK-based Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOWCoE) to drive forward the development of next-generation offshore wind technologies.
Fabiano was appointed Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) and Global Project Management and relocated from Chile to Dublin, Ireland in 2019. He is responsible for driving the quality of all project work being undertaken by Mainstream across its global business to deliver its strategic goals and to lead the PMO team in order to be the guardian of corporate methodology, standards and metrics for project management. Fabiano is a Member of the Steering Committees of the Condor and Huemul portfolios in Chile, currently under construction (1.2 GW).
Fabiano joined Mainstream Chile in 2018 and managed the construction of two wind farms (300 MW). He has more than 16 years’ experience in the energy market leading complex projects and multicultural teams in South America, Europe and Asia and he has experience in construction and execution of Transmission and Distribution projects with thousands of kilometres of Overhead Transmission Line and electrical substations up to 500KV.
In addition, he has over ten years of experience in the global electricity sector with Siemens, Alstom, GE and Andritz. He has delivered more than 1GW of renewable projects in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Norway, France and Turkey projects.
He is a graduate of INATEL (Electrical Engineering in Brazil), master degree in Project Management by USP (Universidade de Sao Paulo in Brazil) and MBA in Business Administration by FGV (Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil), MBA in Project Management by FIA ( Fundação Instituto de Administração in Brazil) and PMP® Certified by PMI®. He is a member of the 2020 PMO Global Awards Judging Committee.”
Patrick leads the procurement, engineering, construction, operations and development activities centrally within the Mainstream group.
Patrick has worked in engineering, procurement and project management roles for 15 years in the energy industry, the majority of which has been spent in renewables. Patrick commenced his career in ESB International before working for six years with Kirby Group Engineering. Patrick joined Mainstream in 2011.
Patrick holds a first class honours degree in Electrical Engineering from University College Dublin. Patrick is a member of the Institute of Engineers Ireland and the Institute of Engineering and Technology in the UK.
Emmet has 17 years’ experience leading the Marketing and Communications functions for global renewable energy companies. He has led Mainstream’s communications since the company was founded in 2008 and previous to that was Group Marketing Manager at Airtricity for 6 years.
Emmet has responsibility for Mainstream’s communications function globally and is focused on maintaining, monitoring and enhancing the company’s reputation across all jurisdictions. A core part of his role is the strategic positioning of the Mainstream brand across five continents.
Prior to Airtricity, Emmet held a number of marketing positions in the telecommunications sector in Ireland and France and was Brand Marketing Manager for telephony and internet products at BT Ireland.
He is a graduate of the Marketing Institute of Ireland.
Adrian joined Mainstream in June 2016 as part of the Corporate Finance Team to manage Mainstream’s relationship with the Impact Investors in Lekela, Mainstream’s pan-African joint venture with Actis. In addition, Adrian manages Mainstream’s relationship with Lekela. This includes managing all aspects of funding requirements, reporting and corporate governance. Adrian has over 20 years’ experience in various finance positions, including working for over six years with KPMG in their Corporate Finance and Financial Services Tax departments advising on Public Private Partnership and corporate restructurings. In addition, Adrian was part of the finance team in Trinergy that refinanced and sold a €1.8bn portfolio of wind energy assets in Italy and Germany. Adrian holds a Degree in Actuarial and Financial Studies from UCD and an MSc in Industrial and Financial Mathematics from DCU. He is a qualified accountant and an Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Aidan is Group Head of Commercial with responsibility for project finance and commercial transactions across the Mainstream group. Aidan led the disposal of a 450 MW offshore project in the UK to a European Utility and brought 250 MW of wind projects to financial close in South Africa raising $350m project finance debt.
Prior to Mainstream, Aidan worked for an Irish infrastructure developer where he led numerous M&A transaction and raised over $1.25bn of project finance debt for two toll road PPP transactions in Ireland. Aidan is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland having trained with PwC Dublin having worked in the audit and corporate finance departments.
Our LATAM leadership team are focused on the Chilean market and expansion into Colombia and further LATAM markets.
Manuel Tagle stepped into the role as General Manager of Mainstream Renewable Power in April of 2018.
He has extensive experience in the energy industry, particularly in NCRE. Prior to joining Mainstream, Manuel was CEO of SunPower and Commercial Manager of Sociedad GNL Mejillones.
Manuel has a degree in civil industrial engineering and an MBA from the Universidad de Desarrollo, Chile. He is a currently the Vice President of ACERA, the Chilean Association of Renewable Energy.
Juan Pablo Toledo joined Mainstream Renewable Power as Head of Development and Preconstruction in July of 2018.
Juan Pablo has over 15 years of experience in the energy market and before joining Mainstream he held management roles in renewable energy companies such as SunPower and SunEdison, Engie (ex E-CL), Electroandina and Edelnor, where he was responsible for driving business and projects forward in Latin America.
Juan Pablo is a civil electrical engineer and a graduate of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He also has a Masters in Financial Management from the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.
Andrés Curia joined Mainstream Chile as Head of the Legal Department in November of 2015. In late 2018, he was appointed as Head of the Legal and Commercial Departments.
Andrés has over 17 years of experience practicing law. He has been working in the energy industry for over 8 years. He was the Head of the Pacific Hydro Chile’s Legal Department where he worked on the development, construction and operation of hydroelectricity and wind energy projects. Prior to this, he worked as a corporate lawyer for CGE Group’s Legal Management, during which time he provided legal advice to the group’s companies for areas such as distribution, sub-transmission and hydroelectricity generation projects. He has led numerous litigation teams and participated in project financing processes, as well as working as a Research Analyst in the London School of Economic’s Centre for Economic Performance.
Andrés has a law degree from the University of Diego Portales and a Masters in International Commercial Law from the University of London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Finance for Lawyers from the University of Chile’s Faculty of Economics and Finance.
Nicole Herbert is the current Head of HR & Business Facilities for the Americas region and has held this position for over 10 years. Nicole joined Mainstream US in 2008 to hire a team of developers to work on wind energy projects in North America.
Prior to joining Mainstream, Nicole worked for 4 years in the global renewable energy company, Airtricity Inc. and has over 16 years of experience working in the renewable energy sector in Ireland, the United States and Chile.
Nicole has a business degree from Portobello College, Dublin.
Diego Cornejo has been with Mainstream for over 6 years. Before stepping into his new role as Technical Director in October last year, Diego was Mainstream’s Construction Manager. During this time, he was responsible for overseeing the construction of Mainstream’s wind and solar projects in Chile, ensuring that all projects were safely constructed on time and within budget.
Diego has over 23 years of experience in developing large energy projects both in Chile and abroad. Prior to joining Mainstream, he worked for companies such as Transelec, Chilquinta Energía and Ingendesa.
Nick Nisbet joined Mainstream Chile as Head of Finance in 2014 and has carried out this role for almost five years. In Mainstream Chile, Nick manages the accounting and tax functions and guides commercial and operation decision-making processes.
Nick has extensive experience in the organization of finance departments in various different companies in Chile and his work has focused specifically on improving the quality of financial information within companies. Before joining Mainstream, he worked for the Caterpillar dealer in Spain and was Finance Director for Barloworld Mera, a machine-rental company whose billings grew to 50 million euros annually in Spain and Portugal.
Nick has a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Cambridge and is a chartered accountant who qualified with Deloitte in London.
Ana María Argandoña joined Mainstream Renewable Power Chile as Head of External Affairs, Communications and Communities in December of 2019. Ana María is a communications specialist with a Masters in Corporate Communications Management from the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña in Barcelona. She has over 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, particularly in the mining, water and energy industries. Ana María has also held various different roles in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry for Health. Ana María is highly experienced in communications management, community development, crisis management and conflict resolution, institutional relations, social corporate responsibility and public affairs, among others.
