Who We Are

Svante Kumlin is the founder and CEO of renewable energy developer Eco Energy World.

The serial entrepreneur launched his first company at the age of 20, and over the past 38 years he has worked in several industries, growing multiple businesses from start-up to mature enterprises. Svante has experience in M&A, private equity, and venture capital investments, building on this experience, he has successfully built Eco Energy World (EEW) into a leading global developer of utility-scale solar energy projects.

Passionate about the clean energy industry, Svante is at the forefront of new commercial and technical solutions for the race to net-zero emissions, and for the past 13 years has focused on the development of solar power and renewable energy projects.

His deep expertise in renewable energy and finance has positioned Svante as one of the leading voices in the industry on solar and green hydrogen technology. Svante is a frequent speaker and attendee at renewable energy events and conferences around the world. In addition to industry events, Svante is often invited to green energy conferences on behalf of UK and Australian governments, parliamentary representatives and government officials.

James has an extensive track-record serving as an executive in various start-up, early stage and fast-growing companies. His wide-ranging corporate finance experience includes M&A, the successful completion of substantial equity and debt fund-raisings and he has particular expertise in operational finance build-out.

Over 30 years of experience of project management of which 17 within solar PV. ABO Wind, Conergy, Juwi. Electrical Engineer, M.Sc, UCL

Reza has more than 12 years' experience in the renewables sector in the UK and internationally. He established Maxsun Ltd, a JV partnership with a European IPP to develop, finance and construct utility-scale Solar PV in the EMEA region. He has also served as a key account manager to Ameresco Inc., structuring energy efficiency programs in the C&I sector to reduce energy bills and cut carbon emissions. He studied engineering at Cambridge University.

John is a marketing professional and entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience. His background includes re-building established brands and creating many new companies including Founding a multinational company of 1,000+ people across 10 countries within 2 years & exiting with a successful IPO. He has identified opportunities across many sectors, raising funds, managing amazing talent and of course executing well developed strategic plans.

Kaveh has over 20 years of experience in renewable energy, private equity and investment banking. Prior to joining EEW, he served as CEO of a private equity partnership focused on renewable energy and also founded and served as CEO of solar start-up - responsible for 1,600 staff in Europe, the US and Asia across manufacturing, technology, and project development businesses. He has been involved in over 1.5 GW utility-scale solar transactions globally. Kaveh started his career at UBS Investment Bank based in New York, London and Dubai advising and leading transactions for a broad range of institutions in over 20 countries. He holds a TRIUM Global Executive MBA (LSE, HEC Paris, NYU – Stern) and a B.S. in Finance & Economics (NYU – Stern)

Solicitor with +10 years of experience from with renewables; Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Centrica. Graduate Dipl. Law and MA. Modern History.

Henry is a senior executive with a profound interest in clean energy and 25 years of finance, business development & leadership expertise.

His Entrepreneurial thought leadership capitalises on global senior leadership experience with Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan and Law firm – Skadden, as well as in renewable energy as CFO for Pawame Solar.

He received his JD from Harvard Law School and is a member of the New York Bar. Henry is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Management Accountant.

Thomas is a finance professional from the shipping & energy infrastructure sector, with leadership experience in corporate finance & strategy at private and listed companies such as GasLog Ltd and A.P. Moller-Maersk. He has also led two successful IPOs on NYSE (GasLog and GasLog Partners) and debt securitizations in growing organizations. He holds a MA in Economics from the University of Copenhagen with executive education at Harvard Business School.

Ankita is a HR Professional with over 11 years of valuable experience within renewable energy and various other industries. A well rounded professional with generalist experience within HR managing & working with teams across UK, Europe, Middle East, US & APAC. Ankita holds a BSc Hons in Psychology and a Chartered Institute of Personnel Development Qualification.

Served as the CEO of Swedish pension company AMF Pension from 2008, as well as President from 1998 to 2008

Giles is an experienced solar executive and entrepreneur with a strong track record building businesses that create value for investors, working across multiple markets and at different stages of the solar value chain. He has delivered over $2bn of successful solar transactions, representing more than 2 GWp of projects.
From 2013 to 2017, Giles was the founder and CEO of Primrose Solar. He was also a founding shareholder and Chairman of Solstice Renewables which developed and sold solar farms in the UK. From 2006 to 2010 he was a founder and CFO of the SunRay Renewable Energy Group which developed large utility scale solar projects across southern Europe where he helped build a pipeline of 1.4GW of projects by the time of it’s acquisition.

Peter provides strategic, risk management and restructuring advice to major Financial Institutions, Central Banks, Governments and other International Multi-lateral Organisations from around the world. From 2007 to 2009, he was the Group Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Executive Committee for The Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Prior to The Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr. Nathanial spent over sixteen years at Citigroup, holding a variety of senior business management roles in New York, Zurich, London, Moscow, and Warsaw.
Mr. Nathanial holds a BA from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

Entrepreneur active within renewable energy since 2008 - CEO of Sunliberty and advises international renewable energy companies and energy start-ups in their development