GSG | GREEN SILICA GROUP TEAM
Who’s Who
RICHARD TAYLOR
Managing Director / Co-Founder
Strategy, Finance, Partnerships, Performance
Over 38 years in leadership, management and engineering, and venture startups
Former President of BP in Brazil, co-founder of KOKO Networks, and CSB Ltda.
British, 18 years’ working and living in Brazil, based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MA Engineering (Cambridge University), MBA (Warwick), C.Eng FICE
SERGIO SEGALL
CEO, Technology Director /
Co-Founder
Technology, Innovation, Partnerships
Over 20 years’ experience in technology and project development
Developed US100mm++ biodiesel projects, inc. new non-food oilseed crops
Brazilian, worked in Brazil and the USA, based in Belo Horizone, Brazil
PhD Organic Chemistry (UF Minas Gerais), MSc Food Science (UF de Visoca)
CARLOS GARDEL
CFO
Finance, Taxation and Administration
38 years’ experience focused on taxation planning and business optimization
Corporate finance, governance, foreign investment – fiscal council board member
Brazilian, worked in South America and UK, based in Curitiba, Brazil
MSc in Accounting and Finance and a degree in Accounting (UNIPLI)
ADVISORY BOARD
Who’s Who
GREG MURRAY
Business Strategy Advisor
Advisory on Finance, Strategy, Partnerships, Performance
Over 20 years’ experience, 13 in emerging markets, including Brazil and Africa
CleanStar Ventures, NDZILO Mozambique, Templeton Galt, KPMG Telecoms Clarity
Australian, based in Nairobi, Kenya – CEO KOKO Networks
B.Commerce (Uni New South Wales)
SAGUN SAXENA
Strategy and Innovation Advisor
Advisor on Strategy, Technology, Innovation
Over 20 years experience, 13 in emerging markets, including Brazil and Africa
CleanStar Ventures, NDZILO Mozambique, CleanStar India, Cap Gemini, Ernst Young
Indian, based in Nairobi, Kenya – Chief Innovation Officer KOKO Networks
MBA (Oxford), B.Science in Chemical Engineering & Material Science (UC Berkley)
CARMEN FORSMAN
International Business and Gender Equality Advisor
Advisor on Gender Equality and International Business Development
Over 15 years experience in private and public sector inc. Path, Pye, AT&T
Innovative Strategies based on shared value partnerships, Peace Corp Latin America
American, based in Seattle USA – International Insight Consulting
MBA International Marketing Colombia Business School, BA. U. Southern California