Baltania

Rene Buwalda is a CEO with a broad technical background. His career started over 25 years ago in the power generation sector. Rene worked in senior positions in engineering and production facilities and later as a senior project manager and project director in several complex international energy projects. Rene is a natural leader in multidisciplinary teams and he uses his strategic thinking to engage with partners to realize successful and ambitious projects.

Martijn has developed over 15 years of experience in several finance and business control roles within the telecommunications, media and cable industry with NBCUniversal and Liberty Global.He is a strong manager and finance professional with experience in business process and analysis, business strategy, process improvement, mergers & acquisitions and financial modeling. He is highly experienced in bridging business with finance and oversees the business and financial operations of Baltania and shares responsibility for Baltania’s economic and financial performance. He has a MSc in Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam and a MBA from the Amsterdam Business School.

Stuart began his career in the US analyzing high-yield and distressed industrial credits before joining the portfolio management team of Climate Change Capital. He was part of the portfolio management team responsible for raising Climate Change Capital’s $1 billion carbon fund. After deploying the fund’s capital across a portfolio of more than 50 carbon mitigation projects, mainly focused on Asia, Stuart assumed responsibility for commissioning carbon mitigation projects in Central Asia. Stuart is proficient in Mandarin Chinese. Stuart has a proven ability to bridge financial and engineering mindsets. In addition to financial and project management experience, Stuart has consulted on technical mine design and mining feasibility studies. He has a degree from Wharton and an engineering degree from the University of Exeter.

Argo Tõnuri has experience in forest industry over 20 years. This period includes contribution in sawindustry and last 10 years specialization mainly on production of wood pellets. Also has a several practical know-how about establishing and operating pellet plants. He has Bachelor’s degree in Forest Industry from Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Oliver Pappel is an entrepreneurial talent in green energy and innovation management. The pioneering spirit and hands-on attitude have led him to kick-start several innovative green energy projects (in wind / energy efficiency sectors). Driven by challenges and innovative projects, Oliver knows how to capitalize on creating value for investors and clients alike. Oliver holds MSc. degree in Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and BSc. degree in Electrical Power Engineering from the Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.

Toomas Mälberg has nearly 25 years of legal experience. He specializes in different aspects of business law, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and transfer operations. Furthermore, he focuses on real estate, energy and infrastructure construction. He has extensive experience and broad knowledge in Mergers and Acquisitions matters and advised numerous acquisition transactions.