• Corporate strategist and Asian M&A specialist
• Over 30 years’ experience in energy, resources and infrastructure investment banking, strategy consulting, and venture management
• Co-founded AWR Lloyd in 2000, and became CEO in 2010
• Asia-focused since the mid-1990s, with extensive experience in India, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar
• Established AWR Lloyd’s Strategy Consulting, and Equity Advisory & Investor Relations practices.
• Has led the firm’s strategy consulting service to Banpu since 2000
• VP at Paribas in London and Paris, 1991-1999: M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Corporate Banking – Mining & Metals, O&G
• Chairman of the Association of Mining Analysts, London, 1997-98
• Educated in Economics and History, London School of Economics (BSc Econ) and Oxford University (MSt.)

• Over 20 years’ experience in investment banking and corporate banking mainly focused on the energy and infrastructure sectors
• Joined AWR Lloyd in 2015 as Managing Director for Vietnam and North Asia
• Director of Investment Banking at PetroVietnam Securities, Ho Chi Minh City, 2011-15: M&A transactions, privatizations, IPOs and private placements
• Director of M&A and Head of Institutional Sales at ACB Securities, Hanoi, 2008-11: investment advisory, brokerage, underwriting, M&A
• Bank for Investment & Development of Vietnam (BIDV), Hanoi, 2001-08: corporate planning and banking services
• Vinalines, shipping group, 1996-1998.
• MBA from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles; degrees in International Business & Economics from the Deventer Business School in Accounting & Finance, and the National Economics University, Hanoi 

• Over 15 years’ experience in operations management and venture development
• Head of CEO Office at AWR Lloyd since 2011: CEO support, financial management, governance systems, information systems, contract management, human resources, training, CSR.
• Client and partner co-ordination and business development support for AWR Lloyd in the energy and infrastructure sectors in India and Southeast Asia 2011-2017
• Manager of an international training program in peace and conflict resolution at the Rotary Center in Peace & Conflict Resolution, Chulalongkorn University 2007-11: managing professional training programmes, support to lecturers, trip organisation, public relations, CSR, event management
• BA (First Class Honors) in Information Science from Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand; MA, Language Institute, Thammasat University

• Experienced Project Management and Advisory Consultant
• Over 15 years’ experience in capital project and infrastructure developments globally
• Asia-focused since early 2010, with extensive experience in Central and South-East Asia
• Experience spans across different sectors: Oil&Gas, Natural Resources, Renewable Energy and Real-Estate & Marinas
• Director Advisory Group Maritime & Waterways at Royal HaskoningDHV, 2011-2016
• Previous experiences include project developments in West-Africa, Middle-East and Eastern Europe
• Educated in Civil Engineering and Business Administration, The Hague University (BSc.) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (MBA)

• Over 20 year’s experience in all aspects of market entry through to commercial and economic evaluation, business and operations planning to business process optimization.
• Managing Director at AWR Lloyd from February 2020
• Focused on oil & gas, maritime, commodities trading, construction, industrial, transport, energy (power), information technology, human resources sectors
• Executive Director of SBT LLC, 2015 – present
• Advisor for business development Oman and GCC to Global Energy Singapore, 2016 to present
• Director of DCC Maritime, 2012 – 2015
• Senior Project Manager Standard Bank, 2007 – 2012

• Over 7 years’ experience in media, journalism, communications, health and education.
• Joined AWR Lloyd in 2020: focused on public relations, client communications strategy and implementation, corporate culture, mental health and wellness, and business continuity.
• Editor-in-Chief of Masala Magazine (lifestyle), and a Staff Writer for Rabbit Hole Magazine (current affairs), 2015-2020
• W. W. Norton & Company in New York, 2014
• BA in Mathematics (Algebra and Cryptography) and Classics (Latin) from Brown University

• Over 9 years’ experience in management consulting across sectors including conventional and renewable power, infrastructure, and banking and financial services.
• Joined AWR Lloyd in 2018 and became a Director in 2022.
• Focused on  infrastructure, energy, and natural resources projects across the Asia-Pacific region and and industrial sectors in Europe.
• Experience in transaction advisory, including capital raising and corporate due diligence.
• BA in Accounting from University of British Columbia and an MBA in Finance and Management from Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration at Chulalongkorn University.

• Geo-political specialist and political theorist with over 20 years’ experience working with the Indian political system.
• A social activist with a broad network of connections amongst civil society organisations throughout India.
• Extensive CSR programme experience
• Advisor to private sector corporates and financial institutions in India.
• Graduate of Nagpur University in Socio-Economics.

• Over 20 years’ experience in investment banking, investment consulting, business development and software development
• Diversified experience in providing effective business & financial analysis across industries for Investment Banking, M&A Transactions, Global Investment Management, Project Financing, Corporate Finance and Financial Risk Management
• Assistant Vice President, investment banking at Country Group Securities during 2019 to 2022
• Investment Consultant for Geddit AS during 2018-2019
• CFA Charterholder, Certified Financial Risk Manager
• Holds Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement™ designation
• Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Shivaji University

• Over 30 years’ experience in technology and financial services
• Managing Director of AWR Lloyd from Oct 2017 to Mar 2020
• Co-founded two start-ups – Catalyst and Surya – building risk management and trading component software
• KPIT Cummins, 2005-10: built and executed strategies for banking and financial services; advisor on M&A
• JP Morgan, CIO, 1993-1999: established JP Morgan’s offshore global initiative; board director for JP Morgan India companies
• ICICI Securities, CIO, 1993-98: created trading, research and investment banking applications and infrastructure technology
• Tata Oil, Head of IT, 1988-93: strategy formulation and implementation of infrastructure and systems
• Tata Consultancy Services, 1983-88: IT Consulting, Management Consulting as Programmer, Analyst and Project Manager
• MSc (Finance) from the London School of Economics; MBA from the University of Pune

• Over 20 years’ experience in financial markets in London, Johannesburg, Singapore and Hong Kong
• Senior Board Advisor to AWR Lloyd from 2015 – 2019 and
• Managing Director, Corporate Finance to AWR Lloyd in 2019 and then became Senior Advisor in 2022
• His roles have focused on political and economic analysis, structuring and complex credit trading and risk management at leading banks including Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank
• In 2016, he was appointed director for Corporate Finance at Hastings Technology Metals, an Australian rare earths mining company and director of 30MHz, an internet-of-thing technology company
• At Deutsche Bank he was Head of Credit Correlation Trading and at Morgan Stanley, Head of Credit Structuring for non-Japan Asia
• Co-founded Resolute Trading in 2013, a soft commodities trading company focused on Southeast Asia
• Economics degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa

• Over 15 years’ experience in investment banking and strategy consulting, focused on the mining, metals and energy sectors in the Asia-Pacific region
• Joined AWR Lloyd in 2007 and became a Director in 2013
• Principal advisor to key AWR Lloyd corporate clients in the mining and energy sectors, in relation to corporate strategy, capital structure planning, valuation analysis, M&A, industry research, and investor relations
• Advised UK-based private equity fund on valuations and potential investments in mining projects in the emerging markets
• Vice President at TISCO Securities, employed during 2003-2007, working on IPO and M&A transactions, including the privatization of EGAT
• MBA from the University of Illinois and Bachelor in Economics degree from Chulalongkorn University
• CFA and FRM charterholder

• Over two decades experience in advising governments in the Middle East & North Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe region with a focus on the financial sector.
• Led the Tony Blair Government Advisory Practice the private government consultancy of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
• Associate Partner with the international strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company serving financial service clients and governments around the globe.
• Co-founder and global co-chair of McKinsey’s International Economic Development Interest Group and the Financial Sector Development Initiative.
• Worked at the World Bank in Washington and India.
• Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg, Germany

• Over 40 years’ experience as a senior executive, corporate finance and strategy adviser and director in the mining and energy sectors worldwide
• Chairman of AWR Lloyd’s Senior Advisory Board and was Executive Chairman of AWR Lloyd, 2003-14
• Chairman of Ausenco – a global company providing consulting, engineering, project delivery and asset operations, management and optimisation solutions to the minerals & metals, oil & gas and industrial sectors. Ausenco, with 26 offices in 14 countries and many project locations, has around 2,800 employees and is active throughout Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe and the Americas – since 2013
• Formerly Chairman or Non-executive director of a number of resource focused companies with interests in metals, industrial minerals, energy minerals, oil and gas and industry services.
• Director of the private, Jersey-based Cemos Group, focusing on establishing cement production facilities in Morocco and West Africa
• Engineering degree and MBA from the University of New South Wales, Sydney

• Over 30 years’ experience in finance, transactions and research in the global mining, metals and energy sectors
• Senior Board Advisor to AWR Lloyd since 2015
• Extensive network: SWFs, private equity houses, trading companies, family offices, mining and steel corporates
• Global Head – Mining & Metals, Standard Bank, 2011-2015: managed financial transactions across Africa
• Co-Head of M&A, and VP, Arcelor Mittal, 2007-08, world’s largest steel group, working on backwards integration into raw materials
• Managing Director, HSBC Bank, 2000-07: Vedanta IPO, demerger of Iscor, Rusal – Sual, China Minmetals – Noranda, sale of Corus, Phelps Dodge – Inco – Falconbridge, Mittal – Arcelor…
• Director, Banque Paribas 1995-2000: rated analyst for Asian Mining & Metals; corporate finance
• Educated at the London School of Economics and the Cass Business School (MSc, Shipping, Trade & Finance)

• Over 20 years’ experience in investment and corporate banking in Asia
• Senior Board Advisor to AWR Lloyd since 2017
• Director for Investment (including overseeing investments for the Shah family), GP Group, since 2008. GP Group is a diverse Asian conglomerate with a 140 year history, owner of SET-listed Precious Shipping
• Director, Paragon Partners – a real estate and luxury brands focused Thai boutique advisory firm, 2002-2007
• Vice President and Team Head of Corporate Banking, HSBC Thailand, 1998-2002
• Bachelor of Commerce from Syndebham College of Commerce, India; Master of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from Syndebham College of Commerce, India; and Associated Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

• Nearly 30 years of experience in international geopolitical affairs, intergovernmental policy coordination and strategic communications including over a decade as a Senior Broadcast Journalist
• In 2020, Max became the first Africa Programme Manager for the International Energy Agency (IEA)
• Founder and Chief Executive of Abudenta Divina (Media) Ltd, a UK boutique political consultancy, media production and strategic communications advisory services firm
• Senior Special Advisor to the Chair of the Africa Progress Group, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
• In 2017, he served as the final Director-in-charge of the Geneva-based Africa Progress Panel (APP) chaired by the Nobel Laureate and former UN Secretary – General, Kofi Annan
• From 2014 to 2016, he served as the Deputy Director of the Africa Progress Panel
• Member of the International Council of the United Kingdom’s Creative Industries Federation
• An Honorary Fellow of Murdoch University, in Perth, Western Australia
• Educated in Economics – Upper Second Class Honours, London School of Economics (BSc Econ) and Area Studies (Africa) with Merit (MA), School of Oriental and African Studies in London

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• Over 25 years combined experience in Engineering, Environmental Consulting, Operational Excellence and Strategy Consultancy
• Senior Board Advisor to AWR Lloyd since 2021
• Extensive network multi-disciplinary Engineering and Consultancy firms in EMEA and APAC.
• Former senior positions held
  • Managing Partner at PT. ERM Indonesia
  • Vice President at AECOM Malaysia
  • Director Consultancy at Bilfinger Middle East
  • Chief Project Manager at COWI Qatar
• Willem holds an MSc in Environmental Management from the University of Greenwich and a BSc in Environmental and Civil Engineering from Polytechnical Institute Arnhem