Zero Carbon is comprised of a small army of professionals from various sectors, focused mainly in past successes in the energy market. These team members are dedicated to the globalized scale of change that is possible through Zero Carbon. The team is currently a subset of the Beond Group, a highly successful energy and carbon consulting service.

The Zero Carbon Project Leadership Team and Advisors

Derek Myers | Chief Executive Officer — Myers currently serves as the chairman of the West London Climate Change Commission. He is also the leader of Beond, and has worked tirelessly to develop it into the most innovative consultancy for energy in the United Kingdom. Past roles include such places as Macquarie Bank and Accenture.

Thomas Schmitz | Zero Carbon Markets Director — Schmitz worked for Deutsche Bank, Enron Europe, Aquila, BHP, Constellation Global Commodities and ASK Energy before joining the European Energy Exchange, where he is currently the Head of Sales for the EEX Group. In the Zero Carbon Project, Thomas will develop and launch the global marketplace.

Rob Antulov | Finance Advisor — Antulov is a highly experienced executive in corporate finance, focused in the technology sector. His main area of expertise is financing technology startups, and he has been an advisor to equity capital for years. Previous employers include Coca Cola and Fairfax Media, where he served as Head of Strategy.

Philip Louw | Software Management and Development — Louw has long been a leading contributor to the community of open source development. Beond’s current manager of Information Technology, he is strongly experienced in energy procurement software, the basis of the Zero Carbon Project. He has also worked in banking and security software projects.

Alastair Hutson | Europe Director and Managing Director of Beond — Hutson has worked tirelessly to establish operations for energy trading in Europe for massive US corporation (including Aquila and Duke Energy). He has 18 years of energy industry experience, from the front lines of Southern Electric to Managing Director of Utilyx before joining Beond.

Sarah Myers | Director of Human Resources — Myers serves as the overall human resources director for both Beond and the Zero Carbon Project. Prior to joining, she was the director of talent management for Sky, the most progressive media company in Europe, as well as running an HR consultancy for companies in the financial sector.

Ian White | Commercial Director — White has served in the energy industry for over 15 years. He worked a variety of positions at Total Gas and Power, then moved into energy consultancy as a sales and marketing director. He joined Beond to assist in the development and coordination of the project, and also runs the West London Zero Carbon Energy Project.

Bok Khoo

Bok Khoo | Ethereum Smart Contract Advisor and Developer — Khoo has worked to develop and audit Ethereum smart contracts for many clients, including over 30 projects developed on the blockchain (A smart contract audit was already done for the Zero Carbon Project as well). He develops and maintains a large site called Crypto Derivatives, which is also an Ether exchange and smart contract market. His experience is actuarial and quant software development.

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