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.
Andy Kinsella is a veteran of the industry with over 30 years' experience globally having held leadership positions across a range of world-leading energy companies in the US, Asia and Europe. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and held a number of key positions including CEO of its Offshore business before being appointed Group CEO in 2016. Andy was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2008.
Andy led Mainstream’s offshore division to the successful sale of its 4,000 MW Hornsea zone to Danish utility, Ørsted in August 2015. He also led in the sale of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to EDF Group in May 2018.
He is a former member of the Renewable Industry Advisory Board, International Energy Agency, Paris, and the Independent Committee on Climate Change, London. Andy has over three decades of experience in the global electricity sector in senior management positions with ESB, ESBI, Siemens and GE. He is a graduate of University College Dublin (B.Eng. Electrical, Hons.), Trinity College Dublin (Dip. PM, Distinction) and Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Programme).
Mary joined Mainstream in 2009 and has held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. Mary leads the finance, corporate finance and commercial functions across the Group, helping to shape and drive the company's strategic direction. Mary sits on Mainstream’s Global Leadership Team, its Risk & Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility Committees. She was appointed to Mainstream's Board of Directors in 2019.
Mary has established a reputation for building world-class teams, implementing new reporting structures and systems across the company and for aligning the company’s finance strategies to support the business strategy and high growth.
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 Operations Officer of Mainstream in 2018 where he has overall responsibility for the Group’s project development, construction and operational activities. He also represents Mainstream as a Director on the Boards of our Aela Energía and Lekela Power joint ventures.
His appointment to Group COO follows his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years. Previous to this 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.
Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from University College Dublin. He 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.
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 senior management team and Safety and 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 the UNHCR SAFE programme, the Steering Board of RE100, and the Development Board of Oxford University’s Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Division. He is a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland. In 2019, Adam was appointed to the Steering Board of IRENA's 'Coalition for Action'. 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.
Raghuram Natarajan joined Mainstream as Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer in July 2019, and is responsible for leading our expansion strategy from the new regional headquarters in Singapore.
He has extensive experience in renewable energy investments and development. In his previous position as APAC CEO with Juwi, he delivered 1.2 GW of solar and wind projects into commercial operation and oversaw a portfolio of more than 1 GW under long-term asset management.
A biomedical science graduate of the National University of Singapore, Ram also holds a post-graduate degree in Technological Entrepreneurship from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and an Executive MBA from London Business School.
Our Board of Directors are global industry veterans. Together they guide the overall strategic direction of the company.
Andy Kinsella is a veteran of the industry with over 30 years' experience globally having held leadership positions across a range of world-leading energy companies in the US, Asia and Europe. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and held a number of key positions including CEO of its Offshore business before being appointed Group CEO in 2016. Andy was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2008.
Andy led Mainstream’s offshore division to the successful sale of its 4,000 MW Hornsea zone to Danish utility, Ørsted in August 2015. He also led in the sale of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to EDF Group in May 2018.
He is a former member of the Renewable Industry Advisory Board, International Energy Agency, Paris, and the Independent Committee on Climate Change, London. Andy has over three decades of experience in the global electricity sector in senior management positions with ESB, ESBI, Siemens and GE. He is a graduate of University College Dublin (B.Eng. Electrical, Hons.), Trinity College Dublin (Dip. PM, Distinction) and Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Programme).
Mary joined Mainstream in 2009 and has held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. Mary leads the finance, corporate finance and commercial functions across the Group, helping to shape and drive the company's strategic direction. Mary sits on Mainstream’s Global Leadership Team, its Risk & Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility Committees. She was appointed to Mainstream's Board of Directors in 2019.
Mary has established a reputation for building world-class teams, implementing new reporting structures and systems across the company and for aligning the company’s finance strategies to support the business strategy and high growth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Brendan Halligan is an economist, graduating from UCD with an honours MA. Having worked in industry, he became the General Secretary of the Irish Labour Party and later entered the Irish and European Parliament, where he was a member of the Energy Committee.
He served as Chairman of the Irish Peat Development Authority for ten years and later as Chairman of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. He ran a public affairs consultancy for twenty-five years. In 1991 he founded the Institute of International and European Affairs, an independent think tank, of which he is President. Brendan is President of the Ireland China Institute which he helped to found. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature by UCD in December 2010. He was made a member of the Legion of Honour by the French government in 2016.
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.
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.
Mercia ensures operational plant managed by Mainstream Asset Management South Africa (MAMSA) adheres to legal standards and internal policies. She is directly responsible for ensuring regulations in all aspects and levels of business; regulatory, statutory, corporate and environmental. Mercia provides guidance on compliance and to preserve the company's integrity by making sure it stays on a lawful and ethical course.
Mercia joined Mainstream in November 2015 as Development Manager and in June 2017 was seconded for a year to the position of COO Onshore Development. In this role, Mercia managed the global development portfolio and interacted extensively with the offices in South America, Vietnam, Philippines, South Africa and Dublin.
Mercia has worked in the renewable energy secgtor since July 2010. She was appointed to Board of the South African Wind Energy Association in October 2018 and chairs the Social & Ethics Committee for MAMSA and Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our APAC leadership team have a wealth of knowledge and experience at a global level to deploy in APAC.
Raghuram Natarajan joined Mainstream as Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer in July 2019, and is responsible for leading our expansion strategy from the new regional headquarters in Singapore.
He has extensive experience in renewable energy investments and development. In his previous position as APAC CEO with Juwi, he delivered 1.2 GW of solar and wind projects into commercial operation and oversaw a portfolio of more than 1 GW under long-term asset management.
A biomedical science graduate of the National University of Singapore, Ram also holds a post-graduate degree in Technological Entrepreneurship from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and an Executive MBA from London Business School.
Ray is responsible for managing strategic relationships with institutional debt and equity providers to fund Mainstream’s global development portfolio of wind and solar projects.
Based in Singapore, Ray has spent over 17 years in the asset management and banking sectors. He has originated and structured multiple investments in the renewable energy industry and has developed a strong client network internationally encompassing some of the world’s largest institutions, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Corporates and Family offices.
Previously, Ray’s experience includes roles in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and international private bank – Julius Baer, specialising in UHNW relationship management, financial structuring and investment product design. Ray holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast.
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.
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 managing the company’s corporate debt and equity relationships. She also provided corporate support to local project finance teams. Previously in the Corporate Finance team, she 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.
Our European leaders are based in Ireland with a focus on European operations.
Andy Kinsella is a veteran of the industry with over 30 years' experience globally having held leadership positions across a range of world-leading energy companies in the US, Asia and Europe. He joined Mainstream in 2008 and held a number of key positions including CEO of its Offshore business before being appointed Group CEO in 2016. Andy was appointed to Mainstream’s Board of Directors in 2008.
Andy led Mainstream’s offshore division to the successful sale of its 4,000 MW Hornsea zone to Danish utility, Ørsted in August 2015. He also led in the sale of the 450 MW Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm to EDF Group in May 2018.
He is a former member of the Renewable Industry Advisory Board, International Energy Agency, Paris, and the Independent Committee on Climate Change, London. Andy has over three decades of experience in the global electricity sector in senior management positions with ESB, ESBI, Siemens and GE. He is a graduate of University College Dublin (B.Eng. Electrical, Hons.), Trinity College Dublin (Dip. PM, Distinction) and Harvard Business School (Advanced Management Programme).
Mary joined Mainstream in 2009 and has held the role of Group Chief Financial Officer since 2017. Mary leads the finance, corporate finance and commercial functions across the Group, helping to shape and drive the company's strategic direction. Mary sits on Mainstream’s Global Leadership Team, its Risk & Investment and Corporate Social Responsibility Committees. She was appointed to Mainstream's Board of Directors in 2019.
Mary has established a reputation for building world-class teams, implementing new reporting structures and systems across the company and for aligning the company’s finance strategies to support the business strategy and high growth.
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 Operations Officer of Mainstream in 2018 where he has overall responsibility for the Group’s project development, construction and operational activities. He also represents Mainstream as a Director on the Boards of our Aela Energía and Lekela Power joint ventures.
His appointment to Group COO follows his secondment to Mainstream Chile as General Manager for three years. Previous to this 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.
Bart graduated as an Electronic and Electrical Engineer from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MBA from University College Dublin. He 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.
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.
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.
Paul is part of Mainstream’s management team and a director of a number of Mainstream group companies.
He heads up 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 level working with large international institutions such as Macquarie, Marubeni and Barclays and smaller retail or High Net Worth investors in Ireland and the UK.
Paul joined Mainstream in 2008, working previously in IBI Corporate Finance and KPMG, qualifying as an Associate of both the Irish Taxation Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He holds a Master’s degrees in Finance and Economics from the London School of Economics.
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.
