SailPlan, a US-based AI climate tech Saas start-up, delivers cloud-based data analytics to help the maritime industry achieve decarbonisation goals. By integrating data science, advanced IoT, cloud IT, and business process expertise, we optimize operations, reduce emissions, and enhance asset profitability.

• Advisory services to Mid-market clients focused on mergers and acquisitions, go to market strategy, operational performance improvement and digital innovation.• Projects include M&A advisory and due diligence on $200M+ marine assets acquisition, Dry bulk shipping GTM strategy for a mining Group & various marine and oilfield services related advisory• Consulting services to help industrial clients develop an analytics & AI vision to support business priorities and empower employees with more agile and intuitive processes.• R&D on the applications of predictive analytics technologies to improve industrial operations: Asset reliability (Vessels), AI/ML powered process optimization (3PL Logistics), supply chain traceability

Joined the leadership team to develop and diversify the company into an integrated services provider through acquisitions and go to market strategies.• Member of the executive team that led the company’s global expansion and deliver $400 million in projects for the world's largest energy corporations.• Worked cross functionally to develop the operating model across the organisation, growing operations in 35 countries (17X) with 1,200 employees (20X)• Devised strategies helping win key Oil & Gas projects growing revenue 10X to $100 million• Defined more than $100M of opportunities in Asian EPCIC Petchem projects• Provided due diligence & marketing support to raise Private Equity & finance acquisitions• Sourced, evaluated prospective M&A & growth opportunities across marine / oilfield services industry• Helped acquire & integrate target companies, securing SeaOwl’s position as major player in the sector• Boosted the group’s competitiveness by developing innovative services with clients and engineers• Managed JVs with local businesses to exploit opportunities in niche MEA markets• Directed tendering process for $20M worth of EMEA marine management contracts• Led business development activities: opportunity identification, proposal writing and contract negotiations

Global and multi-functional experience in shipping and logistics organisations across 4 continents.Navalmar is a dry cargo ship owner part of the Fimpar Group, an international marine asset manager• Collaborated with leadership to improve operating model & implement value creating strategies• Compiled due diligence, valuation and transaction structuring for M&A transactions• Identified & implemented performance improvement / business transformation initiatives• Embedded financial control & reporting systems to improve cash flow & capital allocations• Spearheaded FOREX hedging strategies that generate $3.6M in profits in 1 year• Negotiated $35M of structured derivatives, resulting in 2-10% premiums over Libor rates• Successfully advised leadership on bunker hedging & interest rates swap strategies on $100M+ portfolio• Facilitated investment decisions with CF & loan performance projections for capital & lending scenarios• Slashed claims & third-party liabilities by $10M by reorganising the finances of holding companies

Appointed as board member to supervise and coordinate the reorganisation of the US business units with a focus on improving EBITDA and operational KPIs. Within two years we improved profitability by 300%• Turned around failing US group by restructuring operations & business process transformation• Supervised 18 months accounting reconciliation to bring all companies under GAAP standards and submit audited accounts to banks and investors.• Helped the new CEO shape the group’s strategy and grow the business • Selected new management & helped recruit, onboard & mentor sales and operations personnel to support the group’s growth targets.• Shifted all our sales effort to attract business with higher margin and gradually diversify the business from their core trade reducing dependency on top 10 clients

Business strategy mandate for Ferrari Pubblicita Esterna, the largest print and promotional campaign logistics company in Italy, servicing downstream operators ENI, Esso, Tamoil, Shell & Q8.• Increased profitability and market share by devising and integrating innovative analytics applications • Co-developed a data analytics application to track campaign data and inform decisions on sales• Pioneered a Supply Chain Logistics ERP to handle 30 million promotional items across 25,000 POS• Secured $15M in contracts with downstream operators with data analytics & logistics ERP applications• Enhanced operational performance by deploying a data-driven approach to manage operations

Autentika Ltd is a business solutions provider specialised in corporate intranets, competitive intelligence and data mining applications for the shipping, energy, media & metallurgy industries. • Co-founder responsible for growing the business 100% yoy across logistics, energy & media sectors• Improved the ADLC by organising client’s requirement into logical groupings of essential business processes, business rules and functional specification, & ensure that developers have all the elements to meet their objectives.• Co-Lead UX/UI dev for BI & KM platforms & AI Powered Sentiment Analysis systems for Oil companies• Forged partnerships with technology providers to strengthen Autentika’s delivery capabilities