Umesh Sahdev has almost five decades of professional expertise in planning & development of Renewable Energy, Climate Change Mitigation, and Industrial projects in very wide spectrum of industries, managing businesses of global companies, International Collaborations & Joint Ventures and Private Equity Fund. Widely travelled globally, Umesh has large international professional network. Textile Engineer with DIM has undertaken several specialized continued credits from leading global institutes like Imperial College, London and ADB. Umesh has served as India head & Vice Chairman of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources - a leading Singapore based developer and owner of clean energy and sustainability projects worldwide and a producer of sustainable products from natural resources and waste. Umesh was part of co-founder group and Director of Operations of PMCI Plc-a LSE Listed Platinum Mining Company at London. He also served as CEO of the Projects Division of India’s major merchant banking company Bajaj Capital Ltd. and Head of Merchant Banking Operations of Mefcom.
A Chartered accountant, Cost accountant and Company secretary with 30+ years of experience in multiple functions across the life cycle of a business. These include setting up of the finance function, managing stakeholders, fundraising, implementing business processes and managing legal/arbitration matters. An expert in VC and PE funds has great knack in identifying and evaluating investment projects. A relationship-driven management approach has enabled the cultivation of strong relationships across the banking fraternity and corporates. Mr. Rustagi has served as Co-Chairman of International affairs of PHDCCI in 2018 and is currently the Co-Chairman of Environment Committee of PHDCCI.
Suresh is FCA with about 30 years of experience in the Industry and Profession of handling several projects and companies of national and international level. He has mastered the activities relating to the corporate world such as corporate law matters, acquisitions and mergers, liaison with Government agencies etc. While in practice, he has assisted a number of international companies to set up their offices in India and was also associated with Indian companies acquiring projects overseas.
Mr. Sudhir Gupta a Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and MBA from Faulty of Management Studies, Delhi. having more than 35 years of experience as a Renewable Energy Sector specialist having undertaken hydro, wind, solar and landfill projects in the Asian and European markets,. He has worked with leading Multinational and Indian companies like Kvarner Energy, Statkraft, SN Power from Norway , Berkeley Energy as Private Equity Partner and NTPC and Power Grid in India. He has managed renewable energy projects, primarily in Business Development, Mergers and Acquisitions and has extensive experience of preparation of feasibility reports, financial analysis, risk assessment, Power Purchase Agreements, proposal preparations etc. He has diversified experience in Wave Energy technology, other green energy fuel such as hydrogen, Lithium Batteries, Energy storage, sediment removal technologies etc. He has also been an investor in developing a 5-15 MW Renewable energy project in the Indian market.
Shankar has over three decades of expertise as investor, mentor, advisor, and business strategy professional. An Alumni of Indian School of Business (ISB Hyderabad). A Certified Management consultant (CMC) and CA, CS, with a Degree in Law.(LLB). Shankar plays a role of a business architect and a strategic business and financial management Advisor. He has successfully assisted clients in chalking out their business strategies, corporate and organisation structuring, structuring business alliances, growth modelling, financial modelling, corporate restructuring and hive-offs. He has been a mentor and an Angel investor on Various Climate change platforms. He is in the process of launching 2 VC funds one focussed on Sustainability-Climate and Clean Energy, and the other focussed on Special Situations - Stressed Assets.
Globally recognised technical expert in Environment & Climate change. An IIT gold medallist in Chemical Engineering, PhD from University of Canada, Toronto, a distinguished Scientist in the US registry of Scientists with patents and several publications in international journals. Have led large corporate and MNCS as MD and CEO, with super success track record. Joined Vam Organosys (Now Jubilant Organosys), rapidly rose to the positions of President and Managing Director of Group Companies including Degussa AG, the largest speciality chemical companies in the world. Credit of setting up Monoethylene Glycol project from Can Sugar Molasses for the first time in the world and also brought Degussa AG Germany to India. Have several patents to produce Lychee, Mango and Ayurvedic wines for the first time in the world. Presently, holding the Chairman (Industry-II) for Environmental Clearance with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Also, had been on the Selection Boards of National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the members and member secretary positions. Have been a member of Quality Council of India (QCI).He is presently holding the position of Chairman, Environment Committee, PHD Chamber of Commerce, a National Apex Industry Chamber. On the Board of Norwegian Companies i.e. GreenStat Hydrogen India Pvt. Ltd. and Fiberstrength India International Pvt. Ltd. Prolific writer, Dr. Gupta has written articles on ‘Swatch Bharat Mission’ and ‘Gold Bond’ Schemes of Govt. of India published in Economic Times. Also, wrote on ‘Abrogation of Article 370’ that was published in The Statesman. Dr J P Gupta is an invaluable Strategic Advisor, a mentor and guide to Hydrogenium.
Climate Change Mitigation, Power Generation, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Expert
Ihab, an electrical engineer with M.Sc. from Cairo University, Egypt; has 35 years of professional experience in identifying, study and develop climate change mitigation, power generation & distribution, energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. He has conducted & authored Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA), Mapping analysis and draft Measuring, Reporting & Verification (MRV) Studies for many sectors and GHG inventory for energy and transportation sectors. He led the technical team from different nationalities to develop and implement a $200 m RE-based greenhouse project in Australia; Ihab has worked with many international institutions, such as, EU, WB, IFC, USAID, DANIDA, UNDP, kfW, AfDB, EBRD, ..etc. in Egypt and many other countries including Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Angola, Indonesia, India, China, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Nigeria & Uganda, Australia and Afghanistan. Ihab is EVP- Energy and represents Hydrogenium Resources as its Country Head in Egypt