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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.