Our People

Jason spent the first twelve years of his career developing emulsified fuel projects as a Process Engineer for BP, and subsequently for PDVSA as Business Development Manager where he implemented numerous Orimulsion® power projects globally. Jason joined Quadrise in 2006 and now has some 25 years’ technical and commercial experience in the emulsion fuels industry. Jason is a chartered Chemical Engineer, with an honours degree in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University, and has an Executive MBA from the Cass Business School in London.

Andy is a director of growth businesses with almost forty years of experience encompassing major multi-national corporations and junior public companies. Andy spent 17 years at Shell plc in their oil products, lubricants and speciality chemicals divisions, where his roles included VP positions in sales, marketing, trading and strategy. Andy then held senior positions at BG Group plc and BOC Group plc in Corporate Strategy and New Business Development respectively. Since 2007, Andy has led a number of junior listed companies in both the energy and ESG sectors, where he has significant experience covering restructuring, turnarounds, new listings and acquisitions. Andy holds a first-class bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and fuel technology from the University of Sheffield.

Laurie is a management consultant to multi-national organisations. He has 25 years’ experience in the energy industry with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group where he sat on the Board of Shell International Gas & Power, as Executive Director for business development in the Eastern Hemisphere. From 1994 to 1996, he was the Finance Director in Shell International Gas, and Principal Executive to the International Energy Agency’s Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB). Prior roles include senior management positions in Shell’s Coal and Chemical Divisions. During his last two years of service he was Group Chief Information Officer. Laurie holds a BSc in Mathematics & Physics and an MSc in Astrophysics. He is a member of the QFI Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

Dilip has over 25 years of commercial experience in trading, finance, manufacturing and distribution. He has most recently been involved in trading and manufacturing in West Africa with focus on Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana. He is a founder member of various successful companies in West Africa involved in the distribution of fertilisers, chemicals, tobacco related products and the manufacture of food products. In addition, he serves on the boards of a number of private UK and international companies.

Vicky has more than 20 years of international experience in the energy sector with Shell. She spent 10 years working in South East Asia and the balance working out of London covering global businesses across Europe, North America, China, and Asia. Between 2015 and 2021, Vicky led Shell’s global marketing for automotive lubricants and downstream fuels, including Shell’s entry into Electric Vehicle fast-charging. She focuses on delivering value from the transition to net zero and has led organisational transformations accelerating the growth of lower-carbon fuels, developing circular supply chains, and reducing the cost of compliance.  Vicky holds a B.Eng degree from Universiti Malaya, an MBA from Strathclyde University, and studied Business and Sustainability Leadership at Cambridge University.

Ian Farrelly, of MSP Corporate Services Limited that acts as corporate secretary of Quadrise and its subsidiaries, is a qualified solicitor with 25 years’ experience as Company Secretary of a range of AIM and FTSE listed businesses.

Philip is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over 20 years of experience in fuels and chemicals manufacturing, sales and distribution for BP and INEOS. He has significant technical and commercial experience in production operations, technology licensing, asset optimisation, project development and strategic planning. Prior to joining INEOS, he managed and held directorships in a number of BP’s joint ventures, where he worked to develop and license gas-to-liquids technology for downstream and synthetic biofuel applications, and to supply jet fuel to the airline industry. Philip holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester’s Institute of Science and Technology.

David qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, where he progressed to Audit Manager prior to joining Cable and Wireless plc as a Finance Manager. He then spent four years as a Financial Controller at Consolidated Water Co Ltd, a NASDAQ listed utility and engineering Company. David joined Quadrise as Financial Controller in 2011, progressing to the CFO role in 2017. David has a Master’s degree in Physics from Durham University.

Bernard joined Quadrise in 2008 as a consultant with over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing, chemicals and oil industry. He specialises in project and risk management, health & safety, process commissioning, streamlining, problem solving and fabrication. Bernard is well versed with emulsion fuels having spent nearly 10 years with PDVSA assisting Jason with Orimulsion power project development activities, and prior to that supporting BP Engineering emulsion fuel initiatives for boilers. Bernard started his career at Hawker Siddley Aviation and Imperial College, London.

Patrick is a Chemist with over 12 years experience applying chemistry to various industries. He started his career with Quadrise Canada Corp, where he worked on emulsion fuel technologies for the North American market. He was promoted to Chief Technology Officer in 2012. While at Quadrise Canada, Patrick also applied emulsion technology to other industries. One of those projects resulted in a novel lost circulation technology for drilling oil and gas wells that was later sold to Secure Energy Services Inc. In 2016, Patrick joined Quadrise International Ltd to further develop the emulsion fuel technology and chemistry. Patrick has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Calgary, Canada.

Jack is a Chemical and Energy Engineer who joined Quadrise in 2021 with previous experience in biofuel analysis and chemical product development. Jack provides engineering support for new business opportunities, MSAR® and bioMSAR™ development and the research of bio-components for bioMSAR Zero™, Quadrise’s net-zero emulsion fuel project. Jack is working towards engineering chartership and has a First Class MEng in Chemical and Energy Engineering from the University of Leeds.