Gary Cochrane is Senior Vice President, Clean Energy Renewable Segment, for Babcock & Wilcox. He is responsible for overall profit-and-loss leadership for both the projects and aftermarket businesses within the company’s waste-to-energy and biomass-to-energy solutions portfolio, as well as B&W hydrogen technologies such as BrightLoop™ and BrightGen™.

Cochrane joined B&W in 2018. He served as Managing Director, Europe, from 2020 until 2022, responsible for leading B&W’s efforts to leverage its established offices, manufacturing facilities and operations in the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Italy and Sweden to expand its footprint in Europe and grow its renewable, environmental and thermal businesses. Previous positions included responsibility for the company’s parts & service business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Before joining B&W in 2018, he served as a regional general manager for Weir Oil & Gas in Europe, Russia and the Caspian region. Prior to that, he was responsible for Oceaneering Subsea Products’ Eastern Hemisphere identifying, implementing and executing market penetration strategies and technologies. 

He earned his bachelor’s degree in energy and environmental engineering from Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Results-oriented and forward-thinking professional with international experience in leading financial and commercial aspects of high-profile projects within waste management, engineering, renewable energy, justice, FMCG, and the manufacturing sector including PFI/PPP. Repeated success in devising/implementing robust commercial strategies, performing financial modelling, and developing budgets. Well versed in determining customer financial needs and developing “win-win” solutions. Excellent knowledge and understanding of UK GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS, and SOX. Able to optimise financial performance through process improvement and restructuring various business operations.

Financial and Management Competencies

·     Procurement Leadership – Private & Public Sector

·     Financial & Commercial Management

·     Regulatory Compliance & Due Diligence

·     Contract Development & Negotiation – UK, Middle East, USA, Ireland & South Africa

·     Strategic Planning and Implementation

·     Bid Leadership – UK, Middle East, USA, and Ireland
·     ERP Implementation

·     JV & SPV Management

·     Acquisitions & Integration

·     Team Building & Leadership

·     Operational Management

·     Bid leadership – PFI, energy, waste. Justice, education and FM

·     Start up experience in UK and USA
 

Key Accomplishments
·     Headed end-to-end delivery of £3B infrastructure by managing EPC/Tier 2 contracts in the UK waste sector at Veolia, Covanta, VT plc, and Amey

·     Managed tier 2 subcontractors/project agreement with local authorities/private equity investors

·     Led the development and operation of joint ventures to deliver complex PFI deliverables,

·     Reconciled multi company balance sheets comparing of foreign entities and multi GAAP reconciliation.

·     Built, managed, mentored, and trained a multi-site teams.
 

Currently
North London Waste Authority

Adam is founder and director of Redbourn Capital, a market leading provider of advisory, commercial and development support services to clients within the UK waste industry. Adam has over 18 years experience in originating and executing energy from waste, renewables (solar / onshore wind and biomass) and conventional power generation projects in the UK and Europe. Adam was formerly at Equitix where from 2012 to 2019 he managed a £250m fund on behalf of the UK owned Green Investment Bank and closed a number of deals in the bioenergy and energy from waste sectors including the Baddesley EfW in 2017 and the Bridgwater EfW in 2018. As well as providing advisory services through Redbourn Capital, Adam is also developing a portfolio of energy from waste projects with a flagship project currently going through the planning process.

Nathan is a partner in the Energy and Resource Management team at Bevan Brittan and head of sustainability. Nathan has advised on some of the UK’s leading energy and utilities infrastructure projects and specialises in providing legal and commercial advice on EPC delivery (new build, refurbishment, retrofitting and upgrade) through to operation, maintenance and service delivery.

Nathan provides strategic advice on business case development, involvement of key stakeholders, project structuring and legal delivery models. Nathan’s clients include developers/contractors, funders, Local Authorities and technology/plant sub-contractors across a range of technologies including energy recovery facilities, advance thermal, anaerobic digestion, MBT/MRF etc.