Luis Novella, Chairman

Luis is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in energy and professional services. He was a top executive at AREVA during its peak, managing a division that covered nuclear reactor constructions and services, T&D, mining, offshore wind and solar. He led the relationship with Unistar’s (Constellation Energy) CEO and leadership to develop a digital twin for nuclear plants. As an Accenture Partner, he was an energy expert in relationships with Endesa, Rosatom, ESKOM, Gas Natural, Fusion for Energy and several other energy companies. He is Managing Partner at Vivat where he works as a catalyst for strategic business transformations. He has particular expertise in growing and managing businesses globally, leading and directing operations. He has held partner leadership positions at KPMG, Accenture, and The Hackett Group. Luis has extensive experience in multiple industries and hands-on experience in the US, Europe and Latin America.

Adam Smith, Managing Director

Adam BSc (Hons) Economics, was previously a senior investment specialist at Schroders, focused on technology and energy markets, before moving into the renewable industry sector in 2007 where he worked with a number of leading international turnkey solar developers. He has extensive experience in design, development and construction of solar projects. With established relationships with many of the leading tier one manufacturers including TrinaSolar and Sharp, together with EPC contractors: Juwi, with over 2.2 GW of installed solar parks in over 150 sites, Grupo Ortiz, with over 348 MW’s in Mexico and with a further 648 MW under construction. He actively works with a number of international channels who have been deploying bankable PPA’s to solar project developers and institutional funds within the US and Mexico over the last three years, with over $600m of investment grade PPA’s placed to date.