Turquoise provides a unique blend of financial and technical expertise, with experience as both advisers and principals.

Corporate Finance and Asset Management
International
Technical and Engineering
Operations
Corporate Finance and Asset Management
Ali Naini

  Ian Thomas

• 2002-: Turquoise International   • 2002-: Turquoise International
• 2006-: Basel International
Non-exec director
  • 2000-02: Close Brothers
Corporate Finance
Energy & Middle East
• 2000-02: Close Brothers
Corporate Finance
Energy & Middle East
  • 1998-00: Robert Fleming Project Finance
    • 1991-98: Morgan Grenfell/Deutsche Bank
Project and Export Finance
• 1998-00: Robert Fleming Project Finance    
• 1988-98: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Project Finance & Privatisation
  • 1988-91: Oxford University
Modern History (BA, 1st Class)
• 1984-88: London School of Economics
Economics (BSc, 1st Class),
Information Systems (MSc)



 



Francis Wright

  Mark Cropper

• 2002-:
Turquoise International
  • 2004-:
Turquoise International
• 2006-: Randell NFM
Non-exec director
  • 2006-: James Cropper plc
Deputy Chairman
• 2001-02: Close Brothers
Corporate Finance
Energy & Middle East
  • 2001-04: Johnson Matthey plc /
Fuel Cell Today

Fuel Cell & Related PGM
Market Analysis
• 1998-01: Royal Bank of Scotland
Leveraged Finance
   
• 1997-98: Merrill Lynch
Fixed Income
  • 1998-01: James Cropper plc
Paper manufacturing
• 1994-97: Southampton University
Politics & Economics (BSc)
  • 1993-97: Edinburgh University
English Literature (MA Hons)
         
         
         
International      
Amin Ajami

     
• 2003-: Turquoise International
Director, Middle East and CIS
     
• 2001-07: Asian Capital Partners
Cross Border M&A and Private Equity
     
• 1997-00: Medco Energy
Acquisition and Privatization Advisory
     
• 1994-97: Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe
Emerging Markets Corporate Finance & Privatization
     
• 1991-94: Arthur Andersen
Oil & Gas Corporate Finance
     
• 1990-91: Imperial College, Royal School of Mines
Petroleum Engineering (Msc.)
     
• 1987-90: Queen Mary College
Aeronautical Engineering (B.Eng., Honours)
     
Technical & Engineering    
Prof. Geoffrey Callow


  John Loughhead BSc (Eng) ACGI MSc DIC CEng FIEE FIMechE

• 2004-: TEC
Founder and Managing Director
  • 2005-: TEC
Senior Consultant
• 2004-05: Low Carbon and Fuel Cells Centre of Excellence
Launch Director
  • 2007-: The Institute of Engineering and Technology
President
• 1968-04: Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA)
Chief Scientist
  • 2004-: UK Energy Research Centre
Executive Director
• 1996-: SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders)
Chair, alternative vehicle group
  • 1998-04: ALSTOM
Vice President Technolgy
• 2002-: UK Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership   • 1983-98: GEC ALSTHOM
R&D Director
• 2003-: European Commission
Sustainable Surface Transport Group
  • 1994-: UK Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council Institution of Electrical Engineers
Vice President
    • 2004-: UK Ministry of Defense
Defence Science Advisory Council Technology Board
    • 2000-: European Commission
Consuitant on FP6 and FP7
Dr Esmond Newson PhD MSc BSc

  Robert R. Rose

• 2004-: TEC
Senior Consultant
  • 2005-: TEC
Senior Consultant
•1984-02: Paul Scherrer Institute
Group Leader, Energy Systems
  • 1998-: US Fuel Cell Council
Founder and Executive Director
• 1978-88: Alusuisse-Lonza
R&D Group Leader
  • 1993-: Breakthough Technologies Institute
Founder and Executive Director
• 1970-78: Haldor Topsoe
Consultant and Senior Development Engineer
 
• 1969-75: Danish Technical University
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
     
• 1965-69: Chevron Research Corporation    
Operations      
Elisha Kelly

  Jeremy Knight

• 2002-: Turquoise International
Operations Director
  • 2002-: Turquoise International
Senior Consultant - IT
• 2001-02: Reiss      
• 1996-01: La Senza      
• 1990-96: Burton Group      
John Wright

     
• 2007-: Turquoise International
Analyst