Adrian White, Director and Chairman.
Mr. White is the founder and Group Chairman of Biwater plc. The Biwater Group was established in 1968 and is a leading worldwide water and wastewater business that develops and delivers solutions and services to a wide client base around the world. Biwater Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Biwater plc, is the holder of 58.5% of Cascal N.V. Mr. White is, and has been, an active participant in industry for more than 30 years. His roles have included: Member of the Overseas Projects Board (1993-1995); Governor, World Economic Forum for Engineering (1989-2006); Founder and Former Chairman of British Water (1993-1998); Vice–President, Small Business Bureau (1980-90); and Governor, BBC (1995-2000). Mr. White has many and varied charitable interests, these include: Chairman of the Epsom Healthcare NHS Trust (1990-94, 1997-99); Founder of the Denbies and St. Kilda Charitable Trusts; Chairman of The Children’s Trust, Tadworth (2008-to present); Governor, Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation (1989-to present); Governor of both the Stanway School (1985-present)and Parkside School (1989-present); Chairman of the Board of Governors of Millfield School (1997-present); and Chairman of the Surrey Care Trust (2008-to present). Mr. White is also the founder and owner of Denbies wine estate in Dorking, U.K. Mr. White was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1993 and is a Chartered Scientist of the Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
Stephane Richer, Chief Executive Officer and Director.
Mr. Richer has been our Chief Executive Officer since May 2002. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Richer was Vice President - Operations for Veolia Water, a major international water company, and a member of its International Executive Committee and its Tender Review Committee. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Richer was Managing Director of United Water International, a joint venture company of Veolia Water and Thames Water in Adelaide, Australia, established to deliver the largest outsourcing contract in Asia/Pacific. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Richer was Group Operations Manager for Three Valleys Water, Veolia's largest U.K. water company. Mr. Richer was Managing Director of Compagnie des Eaux de la Banlieue du Havre, one of Veolia's subsidiaries from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Richer is an engineer and holds a Ph.D. from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France).
Mark Thurston, Chief Financial Officer.
Mr Thurston has been our Chief Financial Officer since September 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Mr Thurston was UK Finance Director for COLT Telecommunications, a pan-European data and voice service provider. From 2000 to 2006, Mr Thurston was Deputy Finance Director at Xansa plc, an IT and Business Process Outsourcing business. From 1990 to 2000, Mr Thurston held various senior finance positions with Inchcape plc and Charter plc. Mr Thurston qualified with Pricewaterhouse Coopers and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Jonathan Lamb, General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Mr. Lamb has been our General Counsel and Company Secretary since May 2008. Mr. Lamb joined us from Antilles UK, an asset management company where he performed the same role. From 2002 to 2006 Mr. Lamb was the General Counsel & Company Secretary of Amarin Corporation plc a technology company listed on NASDAQ, AIM and ILEX. From 2000-2002, Mr. Lamb was at Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc, where he served in Shire's legal division. Prior to his position in Shire, Mr. Lamb was a partner at Gosschalks, an English firm of solicitors, where he specialized in corporate and business law. Mr. Lamb is a qualified solicitor and is a member of the England & Wales Law Society.
Brian Winfield, Chief Growth Officer.
Dr. Winfield has been our Chief Growth Officer since 2005. From 1997 to 2005, Dr. Winfield was a Director of Biwater Plc responsible for Biwater's design and construction subsidiaries in Asia and Africa. Dr. Winfield was the Business Development Director for Biwater Supply Limited, a Biwater subsidiary, from 1992 to 1997 and form 1985 to 1992 was a Director of Biwater International, also a Biwater subsidiary. Both of these companies were involved in international water contracting and international water privatization. Dr. Winfield is a Fellow of the U.K. Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Larry Magor
Mr. Magor is the Chief Executive Officer of Biwater and has been a member of the Cascal Supervisory Board since its formation in 2000. Mr. Magor was an Executive Director of Biwater from 2006 to 2009, the Chief Executive of Biwater from 2002 to 2006 and the Finance Director for Biwater from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Magor was the Finance Director of Biwater Industries, a manufacturing subsidiary of Biwater from 1995 to 1998. Prior to joining Biwater, Mr. Magor was the Financial Controller of Corah Plc from 1992 to 1994, a fabric and garment manufacturer, and from 1990 to 1992 the Finance Director of Burlington International Group Plc, a footwear manufacturer. From 1979 to 1990, Mr. Magor served in various divisions of Courtaulds, the large textile group, holding the position of Financial Director of its Aristoc division from 1987 to 1990. Mr. Magor is a Fellow of the U.K. Institute of Chartered Management Accountants (FCMA).
Charles Auster.
Mr. Auster is currently Managing Partner of Auster Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle market enterprises. Mr. Auster sits on the board of a number of companies, and is currently Chairman of the Board of Globalpack (Global Packaging Corporation N.V.) and a Senior Advisor to Yorkville Advisors, LLC. From 2001 through 2007 Mr. Auster was a partner of One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JP Morgan Chase, which manages $8 billion of capital for direct investments in corporate transactions and leveraged buyouts. Prior to joining OEP, from 2000 to 2001, Mr. Auster was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of NASDAQ-listed Infocrossing Inc., a provider of IT outsourcing services. He was a founder, and from 1997 to 2000 was formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors, of NASDAQ-listed IXnet, Ltd., a network provider of communication services offering an international voice, data and IP extranet for the financial services community. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Auster was President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Voyager Networks, Inc., a New York based Internet, server-hosting and data-networking company. From 1997 to 1999 Mr. Auster was Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of AmeriTrade, Inc. an international trade and investment banking firm that helps U.S. companies structure, finance and manage overseas transactions. Currently, Mr. Auster serves as Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of L’Enfant Trust in Washington, D.C., and is the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Center at Tufts University. Mr. Auster graduated from Tufts University with Highest Honors in Economics and holds a J.D. with Honors from the George Washington University, National Law Center.
Willy A. Biewinga.
From 1986 to 2005, Mr. Biewinga was a partner of Deloitte & Touche where he provided auditing and consulting services for enterprises in the trade, industry and the financial services sector. He has been a member of the Dutch Executive Board of Deloitte & Touche since 1994 and was its Chairman from 2001 to 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Biewinga was a member of the Management Committee of Deloitte China. From 1998 to 2005, he was a member of the Global Executive Group of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. From 2000 to 2004, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche CIS. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Biewinga was the Office Managing Partner of the Amsterdam Office of Deloitte & Touche. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Employers' Association VNO/NCW from 2002 until 2005. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the graduate and post-graduate Accountancy Studies program at the Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Mr. Biewinga completed Postgraduate Accountancy Studies in 1979. He received a Master Degree in Business Economics from the University of Groningen.
Mitchell Sonkin.
Since 2004, Mr. Sonkin has been a managing director and vice president of MBIA Inc., a leading financial guarantor and provider of specialized financial services, as well as the head of its Insured Portfolio Management unit. He is also a member of the Board of MBIA Insurance Corporation and Capital Markets Assurance Corporation. Before joining MBIA, Mr. Sonkin was a senior partner at the international law firm King & Spalding in its New York office, where he was co-chair of King & Spalding's Financial Restructuring Group and a member of the firm's Policy Committee. From 1990 to 2001, he was senior partner and co-chair of the Financial Restructuring Department at the law firm of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in its New York office. Mr. Sonkin Is a cum laude graduate of the Temple University College of Liberal Arts, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and currently serves as the chairman of the Board of Visitors. He received a J.D. from the Syracuse University college of Law, where he is a member of the Board of Advisors.
Michael Wager.
Mr. Wager is a partner with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., global law firm based in the firm’s Cleveland and New York offices; he has been with the firm since 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority from January 2008 until January 2009. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Wager served as the chairman of JRM Group LLC, a Cleveland-based private equity firm. From 1981 through 2000, Mr. Wager was engaged in the private practice of law with law firms based in New York and Cleveland. He received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, an M.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from The American University. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P provides legal services to us and we understand from time to time it provides legal services to Biwater and its affiliates.