Pascal is passionate about environmental sustainability and is actively supporting initiatives to increase a better balance between the people and the planet.

As a Managing Director with The Carlyle Group, he and Catalin built the European renewables team and helped to raise capital for a dedicated investment vehicle. Pascal was previously the CEO of the renewable’s investment arm of AtlasInvest Holding. He holds several non-executive board memberships with large multinational family businesses.

Pascal graduated with a degree from Lancaster University and now lives in Brussels with his wife and three children.

He believes in Paul Polman’s definition of “Net Positive” - which means you thrive by giving more to the world than you take and that you can profit by helping fix the world’s problems – rather than by creating them. Or in other words, focus on planet, people and profit.

Along with Pascal, he was a Managing Director with The Carlyle Group, where they built the European renewables team and helped to raise capital for a dedicated investment vehicle. Prior to this partnership, Catalin was the CEO and founder of Bluemerang Capital Limited, a UK-based renewable platform and asset manager which he set up in 2012 and grew organically and through partnerships, building a business worth $240 million.

Catalin began his career in investment banking and holds an MBA degree from INSEAD. He is based in London, is married, and has two daughters.

Cormac was previously a Senior Associate at The Carlyle Group working for the Renewable and Sustainable Energy fund. Prior to this, he was Head of UK Development at Livos Energy, an onshore renewable energy company and Associate at both Longspur Capital and Bluemerang Capital.

Cormac graduated in Finance and Economics from University College Cork, is based in London, is married and has two children and a dog.

Prior to joining Aukera, Simon was the Chief Investment Officer at Red Rock Power, an Edinburgh-based onshore and offshore wind developer. He previously worked with Pascal, Catalin and Cormac at The Carlyle Group and Longspur Capital.

Simon holds a master’s degree in Physics from the University of Oxford and splits his time between Aukera’s London and Edinburgh offices.

Prior to joining Aukera, Yuri worked as a Group Finance Director at Econergy, an Independent Power Producer, where she played a key role in the company’s successful IPO application. Before that, Yuri was a controller at Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (now part of Marsh McLennan), a world leading professional services firm in risk, strategy and pension.

Yuri is a licensed chartered certified accountant and currently lives in London with her husband, two sons and a dog.

Before joining Aukera, he was with Lightsource bp for nearly 6 years, wearing a number of hats and managing teams including HSE, Grid, Engineering, Procurement and Construction.

He holds a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki and shares his time in between London and Athens, where his wife and 2 sons live.

He co-founded New Energy Finance (sold to Bloomberg in 2009), was a partner in Hazel Capital (acquired by Gresham House in 2017). His expertise is end-to-end, from greenfield development to commercial operations and fund management, and involved projects totaling nearly 300MW of solar and over 1GW of battery energy storage, including launching the largest listed European fund in this area.

A pioneer in UK battery energy storage, Bozkurt holds an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and resides in London with wife, son and two cats.

A renewable energy specialist and experienced general counsel, prior to joining Aukera, Robert was at Vento Ludens and then Red Rock Power, where he established, grew, and led each in-house legal function. Robert’s roles have included full lifecycle involvement in renewables projects across Europe, including M&A transactions, financings, and all legal aspects of offshore and onshore wind, solar and hydro energy. Robert also brings substantial governance and compliance capabilities, with prior directorship and company secretarial experience.

Based in Edinburgh, Robert lives nearby with his wife and two young children.

Prior to Aukera, Deborah was Head of People at the renewable energy company, Low Carbon, where she built the team to 200 people with a strong focus on culture and purpose. Her career began in corporate Mobile Telecommunications at T-Mobile and transitioned to Tech Start-ups. She has worked in Customer Services, Business Analysis, Marketing and Product Management, and brings this business experience into her HR Practice.

Deborah is a certified Co-active coach, an MBTI practitioner, and holds a Psychology degree from Leeds University and an MBA. She lives in Hertfordshire, UK with her husband and grown-up children.

Kari has led offtake origination and structuring for over 3GW of large-scale onshore wind, solar PV and BESS assets across Europe, including execution of utility and corporate PPAs as well as BESS optimiser agreements.

He has a MSc in Engineering degree from Aalto University and lives in London with his wife.

Over 2 decades on leading complex, high profile projects, Richard has helped to deliver over 1GW of renewable energy in wind, solar and storage, via acquisition and development into operation and is now firmly focussed on sustainably growing Aukera’s UK pipeline of projects.

Trained as a chartered minerals surveyor, Richard also sits on the board of a community wind farm in Cumbria, one of the largest of its kind in the UK. He lives in Dorset with his family and dogs.

Philip spent over 5 of his 12 years in renewable energy at Lightsource BP as the O&M Land Manager responsible for the Operations and Maintenance of over 100 operating Solar Farms and heading up a team of 30 whilst working closely with various subcontractors and landowners.

Philip lives in the Shropshire Hills AONB with his wife and 3 children.

With over 17 years of dedicated experience in Renewable Energy and Sustainability, he has contributed significantly to various development initiatives. Notably, he successfully guided multiple projects, contributing to a significant pipeline during his tenure with WPD, and dealt with environmental investments at ArcelorMittal. Alongside his corporate responsibilities, Radu has been serving as a committed member of the Romanian Wind Energy Association's board since 2018, collaborating with local and national authorities to find solutions that propel ongoing renewable energy projects and enhance the sector's long-term prospects in Romania.

Radu earned his degree with distinction in Economics and Marketing from Galati University and currently resides in Bucharest with his partner and young son.

Demonstrating a proven track record in navigating high-complexity initiatives, Filippo excels in cultivating and sustaining relationships with key decision-makers in both public and private sectors. With over 15 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, he has successfully guided projects through the entire development lifecycle, from initial site feasibility assessments and legal negotiations to obtaining necessary permits and overseeing construction activities.

Moreover, Filippo has contributed to the expansion of international companies into new markets in Europe and South America, playing pivotal roles in establishing initial teams and driving project development endeavors.

Kemal was previously Managing Director at aream, a Dusseldorf-based asset manager. Prior to this, he worked as a Portfolio Manager for Structured Products at LBBW.

Kemal holds a master’s degree in Finance and Economics from the Eichstätt-Ingolstadt University and lives in Berlin, with his partner and young daughter.