Board of Directors
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Eugene Kulikov Geller
Chairman
Eugene has over 15 years of international experience in the oil & gas, and renewable energy industry. Currently, he serves as Executive Vice President at Scandinavian renewables developer Emergy, managing a 2 GW renewable energy portfolio in Europe and previously led the $500M Syvash wind farm project in Ukraine. Prior to this, he held commercial and M&A roles at Equinor. Skilled in investments, operations, project management, and JV set-up, he holds an MBA from Duke University, USA.
Bent Bugge
Director
Bent has more than 30 years experience in financing, both as a bank manager and as an independent advisor for Norwegian companies and organizations. He has also been working with real estate development in Norway and project development in the wind power industry internationally, both as a leader and as an investor. He holds a MBA from NHH, Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen.
Steinar Bratlie
Director
Steinar is an independent private investor and has held a substantial shareholding in ITS over many years. Steinar has more than 30 years experience from the construction and real estate industry and as a venture investor
Management Team
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Fawad Quraishi
CEO
Toronto, Canada
Experienced former Equinor executive with a solid record of delivery in the international energy industry and success in creating and driving growth in new businesses. Previously a McKinsey consultant and Canadian diplomat. Networked professional skilled in negotiations, strategic partnerships, senior stakeholder engagement, leadership and operations. Fawad graduated with B Sc (Hons) in Mathematics and Physics from Trinity College, University of Toronto.
Nick Maden
COO
Oslo, Norway
Nick has 35 years of upstream global oil industry experience. SVP International exploration at Equinor, VP and Company Officer at PetroCanada for global subsurface, and Head of Business Development & strategy at Veba Oil & Gas. Nick has a first rate track record of project execution, delivery and transformation. He holds a MSc in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, London
Brad Allison
Subsurface Advisor
Calgary, Canada
Brad has over 35 years of Canadian and International Oil and Gas industry experience. He was SVP, Lead Officer for Husky Energy, prior to which he held both technical and leadership roles with ExxonMobil and Imperial Oil. Brad has a track record of delivering commercial projects in both the onshore and offshore environments throughout the full value chain. Brad graduated with a B Sc (Hons) degree from Mount Allison University New Brunswick, Canada
Advisory Board
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Tim Dodson
Tim Dodson served as Executive Vice President for Exploration at Equinor, a leading Norwegian oil and gas company, from 2011 to 2020. Over his 36-year career at Equinor (formerly Statoil) beginning in 1985, he held several key management positions, including Senior Vice President for Global Exploration, Exploration & Production Norway, and in the technology arena. Currently, Dodson holds board positions at New European Offshore, Sval Energi, and Ennox Technology. He holds a Master of Science degree in Geology and Geography from the University of Keele. A British citizen, Dodson resides in Norway.
Valery Konyushenko
Started his career with BP where he had several commercial roles in Russia, TNK-BP, Angola Business Unit and Global M&A Team. He then worked as a Director in Citigroup Energy Investment Banking, advising clients on M&A transactions across the EMEA region. Currently, Valery is the CFO of Mazarine Energy, private upstream company, backed by the Carlyle Group. He is also the founder of an online M&A analytics platform.