MODERN ENERGY MANAGEMENT - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Founding Partner
• Managing Director

Aaron Daniels co-founded MEM in 2013. He has more than 24 years of project management experience, the last 14 years focused on renewable energy in emerging markets. Read More Aaron Daniels co-founded MEM in 2013. He has more than 22 years of project management experience, the last 12 years focused on renewable energy in emerging markets. His Asia experience includes development of Vestas first PMO (Project Management Office) where he had budget responsibility for Vestas' USD 750m construction portfolio. He then moved to a development role with Thailand based Wind Energy Holding, where he managed a 1,000MW development portfolio and the construction of the first, and still largest, wind project in Thailand, a 207MW single phase of construction. He has managed the development and construction of more than 4,300MW of wind power projects: 2,400MW of construction and 1,900MW of development. Aaron has had budget responsibility of portfolios to USD 750m and projects up to USD 450m. Aaron holds an MBA, a Diploma in Directorship (Singapore Management University) and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Job Titles:

• Senior Project Manager

Dan has over 32 years of construction project management experience of large infrastructure projects, primarily acting with full budget responsibility as the EPC project manager. Read More Dan has over 32 years of construction project management experience of large infrastructure projects, primarily acting with full budget responsibility as the EPC project manager. His renewable energy experience began as Senior Project Manager at Mortenson Construction, which is the largest renewable energy EPC contractor in North America. He led design, installation and quality management of wind projects totaling >1.5 GW. Dan joined MEM in 2015 as Senior Project Manager, providing project leadership in the role of Owner's Representative for construction of wind and solar projects. His emerging market project construction experience includes more than 1 GW in Thailand, Vietnam, Malawi, and the Philippines. Additionally, Dan has led development teams for intertidal wind projects in Vietnam. Dan holds a BSc in Industrial Technology with concentration in Building Construction and is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Founding Partner

Lars co-founded MEM and leads the company's PMO (Project Management Office). He has 26 years' construction project management and asset management experience in renewable energy with a focus on emerging markets. Read More Lars co-founded MEM and leads the company's PMO (Project Management Office). He has 22 years' construction project management and asset management experience in renewable energy with a focus on emerging markets including North America (when it was an emerging market), North Africa, Japan, and SE Asia. He has held leading roles on more than 3,000MW of construction and operational assets on behalf of OEMs, developers and investors with focus in asset optimization and asset turnaround. He is in high demand as leadership for investors on boards of directors and technical committees that oversee utility-scale RE projects and portfolios for investors. Lars holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering, a Diploma in Directorship (Singapore Management University and is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified.

Job Titles:

• Senior Commercial Manager, Partner

Lingling has over 14 years of commercial contracting and negotiations experience in the renewable energy industry, with focus in Asia. Read More Lingling has over 13 years of commercial contracting and negotiations experience in the renewable energy industry, with focus in Asia. Her wind experience began at Vestas, where she was a Senior Contract Manager, responsible for negotiation and contract management for onshore and offshore wind turbine supply and operations agreements totaling more than 1,400MW. Following this, she was Manager for Contract and Risk for Spanish EPC Contractor, Abengoa, responsible for EPCF (EPC + Finance) for their business in China. Lingling joined MEM in 2014 as Senior Contract Manager, where she leads negotiations and contracting on behalf of both investors and contractors. Lingling holds a master's degree in international trade and has over 4 GW experience negotiating EPC, EPCF, supply and operations agreements for on and offshore wind and solar project. A native mandarin speaker, Lingling serves as the primary interface with Chinese contractors and suppliers.

Job Titles:

• Head of Development

Read More Marc is Head of Development and leads MEM's in-house engineering team. He has over 12 years of experience developing renewable energy projects, exclusively in emerging markets. Marc's development experience began at BioTherm Energy, a developer operating in sub-Saharan Africa whose investors include Denham Capital. Prior to joining MEM, Marc was the Program Leader for Mott MacDonald, responsible for lender and investor advisory roles for their sub-Saharan Africa business unit, and supported SE Asia including China, Vietnam and Thailand. Marc joined MEM in 2017, leading MEM's development and engineering business on over 2 GW of projects spanning SE Asia, working closely with clients. Marc has over 10 GW of renewable energy experience, representing 130 projects in Africa and Asia. Marc holds a PhD in Wind Science, MSc in Environmental Science, a BSc Honors Energy &GIS, BSc in Geography & Environmental Management, and is a registered scientific professional with SACNASP (South African Council for Natural & Scientific Professionals).