Amber Kinetics Inc. Leadership

Chairman Emeritus of Exchange Equity Partners Group Corporation, with 30+ years leading investment banking ventures. Raised more than $8.3Bn in equity for Philippine corporates since 1991, advised more than $10.7Bn worth of M&A, JV, and Financial Advisory transactions.

Major shareholder and Director of Nickel Asia Corporation, one of the largest nickel ore exporters in the world.

Member of the Huntsman Foundation of the Wharton School, Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from De La Salle University Dasmarinas.

MBA from the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania, Bachelors and Master of Arts in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Former Country Chairman of Shell companies in the Philippines (2003-2016) and various senior positions across Shell Group Companies for over 38 years.

Independent Director for First Gen, Integrated Micro-Electronics (IMI), Metrobank, PHINMA, Philcement and JG Summit Petrochemicals, Chairman of the Makati Business Club, De La Salle University Board of Trustees, DLSU Science Foundation and the Philippine Eagle Foundation.

2014 Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award, Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2013 Management Association of the Philippines “Management Man of the Year,” and 2005 CEO EXCEL for Excellence in Communication in Organizations.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, De La Salle University; Senior leadership course at INSEAD.

Leading expert in electrical energy and power conversion systems, with extensive experience in flywheel energy storage systems, electric machine design, renewable energy systems, high frequency integrated power conversion circuits, and IC designs for power conversion applications.

Received S.B. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics, S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Joined the UC Berkeley faculty as Professor in the EECS Department and is presently an emeritus faculty member since retiring in 2021.

Served as Chair of the IEEE PELS Technical Committee on Computers in Power Electronics and as Chair of the IEEE PELS Technical Committee on Power Conversion Components and Systems. He is an IEEE Fellow, has served as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE PELS and IAS societies, and is a recipient of the IEEE PELS Modeling and Control Technical Achievement Award.

30+ years of international executive experience (general and operations management, incl. Kaizen and continuous improvement) in the electrical/energy sectors covering Europe, Asia, and North America.

Previously held Regional Managing Director and VP positions at ABB and Schneider Electric, and acted as independent advisor to start-ups in EV charging solutions, energy efficiency, and smart buildings.

Former foreign trade advisor for the French government.

International MBA at EM Lyon + HEC Montreal, Masters in Marketing and Sales at Cnam School, Advanced Studies in Electronics at ECE Paris, Senior Leadership Proram at IMD Lausanne, Artificial Intelligence Certificate at MIT, Operational Excellence Certificate at ESSEC, and Corporate Finance Certificate at HEC Paris.

40 years of experience in Electrical Engineering with focus on design development and validation, successfully bringing products from inception to commercialization; prior to Amber Kinetics, directed a team with Artificial Muscle investigating electroactive polymer technology.

Inventor/co-inventor of 14 US patents (several related to electroactive polymer technology); author or co-author of over 20 publications.

B.S and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from State University of New York.

Over 20 years of experience in supply chain, category management, contracting and procurement, with several roles in Shell Philippines in supply chain and procurement functions.

Previous President of the Philippine Institute for Supply Mgmt (PISM) and member of the Society of Fellows in Supply Mgmt (SOFSM).

MBA from University of the Philippines; BS in Commerce, Business Management from De La Salle University.

A leader in Human Resources with 35+ years of experience growing organizations.

Held roles in Operations Management, Human Resources, Product Management and Business Development.

BS in Business Administration – Production Operations Management and Economics from Colorado State University.

40+ years experience in manufacturing and logistics, with 15+ years of experience in the renewables sector and comprehensive knowledge of Australia’s renewable energy and electricity markets.

Operated his own renewable energy company for seven years over two states of Australia, developing a strong network of residential and small to medium Commercial & Industrial customers.

Previously at SMR Automotive, Hills Limited, Jarrett Industries and Monroe Australia.

Graduate Certificate in Business Management from the University of South Australia and graduated from Scotch College (South Australia).