As CEO of Nala, Mike is the driving force behind the company’s vision and strategy to advance green energy.

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Leading the Executive Team, Mike brings 30 years of management experience in the renewable energy sector. He has a proven track record in leading and expanding businesses in diverse markets with expertise across the value chain including in development, M&A and investments, finance, construction and operations.

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Before joining Nala Renewables, Mike served as CEO of Hive Energy Renewables, where he led the development and investment in large-scale solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage projects on an international scale. Prior to this he was CEO of Element Power, where he spent a decade transforming the company into an international renewables business. This followed a successful career at RES where he was the Group CFO and Commercial Director, helping to grow RES into one of the leading global independent renewable energy companies.

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Mike qualified as a Chartered Accountant under the ICAEW.

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Remy sits on the Executive Team and heads Nala’s Operations, overseeing the Development, Technical, Construction and Asset Management teams.

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Remy has extensive experience across the renewables value chain spanning over 15 years and has been involved in the strategy and planning, to the execution and delivery, of renewables projects. He was previously an Investment Director at IFM Investors and held a Board Manager role on IFM’s Net Zero Infra Fund. Prior to that, Remy held Director positions at Greencoat Capital, Glenmont Partners and EDF Renewables, based in both England and France.

Will sits on Nala's Executive Team. He leads the Investment Team with overall responsibility for M&A, financing, and investment management activities at Nala.

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Will joined Nala in late 2023 bringing over 12 years of experience in investment, renewables and project development to the Nala team. Prior to joining Nala, he was an Investment Director at private equity firm, Amber Infrastructure, where he spent nine years focused on origination, transaction and investment management activities in the renewables, energy storage and core infrastructure sectors. Will also served as an Investment Board Member for three years at Enery Development, a CEE focused IPP active in the solar, wind and BESS sectors.

Tola sits on Nala's Executive Team and heads the Legal, Governance and Compliance functions. Tola also advises on Nala’s acquisition and development opportunities and supports the assets under management.

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Before joining Nala, Tola was at A&O (now A&O Shearman) for almost a decade and advised sponsors, lenders, governments and contractors on all aspects of commercial and governmental contracts in the energy and infrastructure sector. Tola then spent 5 years at Cubico where, amongst other things, she managed legal matters for the in-construction operational assets globally.

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Tola is a qualified Solicitor in England and Wales.

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Nik is responsible for the implementation of systems and processes aligned with our ESG Policy.

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Prior to joining Nala, Nik was an ESG Director at British International Investment and led the ESG work across their infrastructure portfolio.

Ruben leads the Construction team, overseeing the management of assets from the Notice to Proceed stage to the Commercial Operation Date.

With over 15 years’ experience in renewable energy, Ruben has successfully executed over 2GW of utility-scale projects worldwide. He previously worked extensively in the US and across Latin America, before moving to the UK to join Nala.

Roberto leads the AM team at Nala, managing the portfolio of operational assets. 

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During his career in renewables, Roberto has been involved in the management of c.1.3 GW of solar PV and BESS plants across Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. He has held senior positions at both Mytilineos and Bluefield.

Enrique is responsible for portfolio development, construction and operation in the LATAM region and is based in Santiago, Chile. 

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With a long career history in renewables, Enrique has previously held positions at Total, Enel, Atlas Renewable Energy and First Solar.

Cindy leads Risk Management including the insurance programme for both corporate and project level cover, company secretarial and compliance. She brings her wealth of experience to also head the South African office. 

Cindy joined Nala from BTE Renewables where she headed the Risk Management function, having previously worked at Ernst & Young as an Audit Manager. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

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Joanne is responsible for touchpoints across the entire employee life cycle.

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Bringing over 15 years’ experience in people-related roles to Nala’s growing global team. Joanne previously worked at HSBC and PwC in Australia and Hong Kong, before moving to the UK.