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Leadership & key personnel

The team behind Mina

Decades of energy, government and agricultural leadership — the people turning Iloilo's rice husk into permanent carbon, farmer prosperity and verified climate impact.

David de Montaigne, Chairman & CEO
David de Montaigne
Chairman & CEO
  • Five decades across oilfield services, power, renewables and infrastructure.
  • Schlumberger from 1976 — Country Manager and Director across Brazil, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and the North Sea.
  • Co-founded and led Global Green Power PLC (Philippines, 2008–2025) — the platform that became Biomass Asia.
  • Leads project origination, capital formation and permanent carbon-removal infrastructure.
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Maribeth Bunny de Montaigne, President · Socio-Economic Development
Maribeth “Bunny” de Montaigne
President · Socio-Economic Development
  • 20+ years designing community-embedded programmes for renewable-energy projects.
  • Architect of BAI's Platinum BioChar community model; secures social licence and local support.
  • Builds the farmer- and cooperative-supply partnerships underpinning feedstock security.
  • Co-founder of School Aid MTÜ, BAI's independent training & community partner.
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Dr. Steven Waterfield, Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Steven Waterfield
Chief Operating Officer
  • 40+ years in the international power sector, on projects exceeding 10 GW.
  • Senior leadership at PowerGen International (1995–2004) and E.ON (Regional Director, SE Asia).
  • Chief Executive of Global Green Power PLC from 2009.
  • PhD Political Sciences (Nottingham); leads engineering, construction and operations.
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Dr. Ramon G. Santos, Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs
Dr. Ramon G. Santos
Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Brigadier General (Ret.), Philippine Army — 31 years' service.
  • Undersecretary at the DOE, DENR and the Office of the President (Malacañang).
  • PhD Development Administration; MSc Strategic Studies (US Army War College); former Military Attaché to France.
  • Leads government relations, regulatory strategy and national-policy alignment.
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Joel Paculba, Operations Manager, MRV
Joel Paculba
Operations Manager, MRV
  • Licensed Agricultural & Biosystems Engineer; MBA in EPC project management (in progress).
  • 20+ years in biomass supply chains, feedstock assessment and MRV systems.
  • Began at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice); joined Global Green Power in 2010.
  • Leads biomass collection, logistics, farmer engagement and MRV compliance for Mina.
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Each profile links to the full CV (PDF), issued on Biomass Asia letterhead. Founders David and Maribeth de Montaigne also founded School Aid MTÜ, BAI's legally independent training & community partner.

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