About Us

Mr. Angelo Sofocleous

Non-Executive Chairman

Angelo has more than 30 years’ experience in the UK Capital Markets, most recently as CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (CFE). During his time at CFE, Angelo was instrumental in the development and implementation of strategy, identifying growth opportunities and driving the continued expansion of the business. This wealth of knowledge and Angelo’s valuable experience in ensuring both board effectiveness and a strong compliance culture make him the ideal for this key leadership role at eleXsys Energy.

Dr. Bevan Holcombe

CEO and Co-Founder

B.Eng. (Electrical), Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering)

Bevan is a highly experienced energy sector engineer with a broad range of technical and commercial skills. Prior to co-founding eleXsys Energy, Bevan was a senior utility engineer and planner at leading Australian electricity distributor Energex for more than 30 years. where he led research and development projects and managed different units across the organisation, including IT Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Network Strategy and Network Performance Reporting. Bevan is a seed capital founding investor in eleXsys and primarily oversees engineering and product development.

Mr. Richard Romanowski

Executive Director and Co-Founder

B.Com (Hons) Marketing and Finance

Richard has more than 10 years’ experience in both running and investing in businesses in the green energy and power electronics sectors. After decades of experience leading change and commercialisation across organisations in Australia and Canada, Richard turned his attention to the clean-tech sector, co-founding Australian renewable energy company Planet Ark Power and then taking the eleXsys technology solution to the international market. As a Co-Founder of eleXsys Energy, Richard is passionate about the global transition to a clean energy future.

Mr. Jonathan Ruddick

Chief Commercial Officer & CFO

B.Com (Acc.), LL. B, G.Dip. Legal Practice, G.Dip ICAA, MAICD

Jonathan has held senior executive positions in the Australian solar and investment industry and has more than 16 years’ experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, asset management and the accounting and legal professions with Deutsche Bank, KPMG, and Andersen in Australia, Tokyo and London. Jonathon joined the eleXsys group in 2015 and has overseen its significant growth and strategic direction of the Group to date.

Mr. Paul Klymenko

Non-executive Director

Dip. Education ASIA, AIIA

Paul is founding Director and CEO of Planet Ark, a key partner to eleXsys Energy. He has worked in the environmental field for 25 years as a researcher, retailer, writer and as an ethical investment fund manager having co-founded Australian Ethical Investment Ltd, Australia’s first socially responsible fund manager with more than $3.5 billion now under management. Paul also spent 11 years working in the financial services industry in research and advisory roles.

Ms. Charlotte Aubin

Charlotte has 25 years’ experience in environmental and infrastructure investment and financial asset management, including 8 years dedicated to international and Sub-Saharan Africa renewable energy. She is the founder of international investment and strategic advisory group GreenWish, which specialises in clean energy solutions, including off-grid renewable energy systems that strengthen local communities and foster economic empowerment. Based in Geneva, Charlotte brings eleXsys an invaluable level of experience and commitment to addressing climate change

Mr. Theodore Dow

As a former Chief Investment Officer of the Australian Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and advisor to numerous energy-related organisations, Ted is passionate about accelerating renewable energy solutions around the world. His role at the CEFC involved a $10 billion mandate to invest in later stage clean energy infrastructure, energy efficiency projects and industrials services these sectors. Ted has also held an Advisory Board role with the National Standing Committee on Energy and Environment, which considers energy and environmental issues for the Australian Government.

Mr. Graham Chappel

Graham is the Managing Director of Protavia, an Australian company established to initiate, sponsor, and fund the development of both green field and brown field industrial projects. Prior to this, Graham built a 35+ year career in international investment banking, which included 10 years in London, and specialised in structuring big ticket asset and project financing. In 2019 Graham retired as an executive and now works mostly in an advisory capacity, including his role with eleXsys Energy.

Mr. Neil Perry

Neil has more than 25 years’ experience in the resource recovery and waste management sectors, holding various executive and business leader roles, including senior positions at Australia’s largest publicly listed waste management company Cleanaway Waste Management. His key capabilities include business growth, stakeholder management, project development, team building and operational excellence to deliver successful outomes.

Mr. Peter Newland

CEO - Planet Ark Power

B. IT, AssocDip. Eng. (Electrical)

Peter is highly experienced in both electricity utilities and information technology and passionate about employing renewable energy technology and business models to enable the energy grids of the future. For the past eight years, Peter has been involved in defining customer focused smart energy programs in Australia and the UK, and has held senior executive positions in energy consulting, utility and start-up organisations. He joined the eleXsys group in 2018.

Mr. Steve Thrall

Vice President of Development – North America

B. Com

Steve joined the eleXsys team in Australia in 2018 before returning to his home country of Canada to lead our global expansion into North America. Steve specialises in strategic decision making and business development as it pertains to identifying, educating, and establishing relationship opportunities with key stakeholders in the North America clean energy market. He has been involved in the energy sector for almost 10 years, working in investment banking and oil and gas acquisitions before migrating to the renewable energy industry.

Mr. Andrew Theodore

Chief Customer Officer

B. Com (Marketing), AssocDegEng (electrical)

Andrew has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy sector, including senior positions in leading energy utility companies. He has extensive hands-on experience in sales, marketing and operations with multinational and Australian organisations. With a passion for understanding end user needs, Andrew builds empowered, high-performing and cross-functional teams to achieve customer advocacy. At eleXsys, he plays a lead role in combining the real and digital worlds to improve sustainability and the way we live.

Mr. Mark Hibbert

Global Director Consulting

Mark has 39 years’ experience specialising in power system planning, power system analysis and EMTP studies for numerous energy-related organisations. Prior to this role, Mark spent 19 years as Technical Director at Aurecon, consulting on some of the largest energy projects in Australia. His wealth of knowledge and expertise has led him to work on many notable large-scale projects over his career, including the NW Tasmania Strategic Transmission Network Plan, the Toowoomba Central Substation project and the Distribution Voltage Management Study for Energy QLD. Mark’s varied experience in power system planning/design and substation design make him a great asset for eleXsys and the renewable energy industry.

Dr. Keith Bevan

National Operations Manager

Mr. Merten Foerster

Director of Alliance Partner Development

MBA, Purdue University
Dip. Bus. Informatics, Harz University

Merten has more than 20 years’ experience in professional services and the energy industry in locations including Europe, South East Asia and Australia. He has worked for German and French multinationals in positions ranging from project management to regional sales manager. Embedded in technology, funding and project development networks, Merten provides unique and comprehensive value to eleXsys Energy projects in the areas of Smart Grid, Renewables, and Smart City technologies and platforms.

Mr. Stephen Robertson

Director, Stakeholder Engagement

BA (hons) MAICD

Stephen Robertson is a former member of the Queensland Parliament and was a senior Minister in successive State Governments between 1992 and 2012. Over his 13 years of ministerial service, Stephen held the portfolios of Energy, Water, Health, Natural Resources, Mines, Trade and Emergency Services. Prior to joining eleXsys, Stephen was a consultant, providing customised training for Board management teams and staff in areas including governance, meeting skills, risk identification and management and government and stakeholder relations.

Dr. Wayne Water

dStatcom Production Manager

Ph.D. and M. Eng (Electronic and Computer)

Wayne is an experienced and passionate power electronics engineer. He initially engaged with eleXsys Energy as an academic and then joined full time as the company grew, contributing to the further development and commercialisation of the eleXsys technology. His main research area is electromagnetics analysis, FEM and circuit simulation technique, switched mode power supplies and resonant converter. He also specialises in the design of high frequency transformers and inductors, combined with a strong knowledge and experience in magnetic integrations.

Mr. Olivier Saboureau

International Director, Structured Finance

B. Com

Olivier specialises in building and structuring financial models for transactions that include grid-connected microgrids: integrating solar, battery and eleXsys platforms at commercial and industrial sites that enable demand management and trading of surplus renewable energy into energy markets. He is also building out the asset finance and asset management functions of eleXsys in Australia and overseas. Prior to joining eleXsys, Olivier held senior executive positions in Australia and Europe for the subsidiary of one of the largest Australian banks.

Dr. Boyuan Zhu

Product Manager

Ph.D. Eng (Electrical and Electronic), M. Sc (Microelectronics System Design), B. Sc (IT)

Boyuan has 15 years’ experience in electromagnetics and batter energy storage systems with an extensive knowledge of complying with safety and reliability requirements. He first collaborated with eleXsys in a government-funded smart-grid project in 2013 and joined the group full-time in 2016 to lead each phase of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Boyuan also supports the development of C&I microgrid applications that integrate the company’s unique eleXsys technology solution.