Our team

Nico Civelli

PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR

20 years’ experience providing financial consultancy services to companies in the natural resources and renewable energy sector
Director of Clarion Finance Pte Ltd (www.clarionfin.com) and director of various Canadian publicly listed companies in the natural resources and technology sectors
Bachelor equivalent from the University of Zurich, studies at University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Master of Applied Finance. University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Andreas Enderlin

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) AND EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR

20 years + of international executive leadership experience in clean tech and industrial environment with Siemens, 3M Company and an AI start-up.
Extensive private equity experience with CGS Management focused on operational value creation in the industrial and renewable space.
CEO & Managing Partner of Hugo Capital Partners, a growth equity and advisory firm focused on clean and industrial tech.
Regional President and CEO ASEAN and Aerospace AP for Schaeffler, member of the Executive Management Board (EMM).
MBA at University of St. Gallen, Executive Education at IMD Lausanne, INSEAD Paris and London Business School (LBS), Stanford School of Engineering. Member of Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), various advisory board mandates.

Henry Aldorf

TECHNICAL ADVISOR AND EXECUTIVE BOARD DIRECTOR

40+ years’ experience in petroleum and chemical industries
President of Pacific LNG Operations Ltd and involved in landmark deal with Oil Search Ltd
Formerly President of Marathon International and VP Global Upstream Business Development of Marathon Oil Inc
M.Sc in Chemical Engineering, Technical University Delft, Netherlands and a MBA, Insead Fontainebleau, France

Brian Donald

GLOBAL TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

30 years experience in civil & building construction, project management and engineering .
Previously an engineering supervisor on maintenance projects with Oil & Gas companies- Shell Australia/Viva Energy and Dialog Fitzroy (Fitzroy Engineering Group)
6 years experience with all of Pelleton Renewables plants and locations
- Supervised construction of Luggage Point (AUS) plant
- Supervised and managed construction of Dover, NH (USA) plant
- Extensive test work at Lesa (Italy) and Brisbane locations

Erick Seekins

GLOBAL TECHNICAL SALES MANAGER

B.S. in Business Administration, University of Maine, USA
- Focus on Construction Engineering
- Served as Treasurer & Philanthropy Director, Phi Kappa Phi
- Varsity Track & Field
Interned with Sargent Corporation, Construction Engineering
Interned with Aaron Newcomb Building Construction, Civil Engineering
10 years of experience in Marketing & Advertising, with Orono Brewing Company, Barstool Sports, & Univ. Maine Department of Athletics

Carlo Civelli

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Founder of Clarion Finanz AG, Zurich, as well as Clarion Finance Pte Ltd, Singapore.
Managed funds for accredited investors and advised several mutual funds in the natural resources sector
Investor in and financier of innumerous public and private companies and start ups
Founder and financier of several renewable energy companies with wind and solar assets in Europe

Scott Riethmuller

TECHNICAL SALES AUSTRALIA/NZ

30+ years in the Australian energy industry

Power station control systems Technician
Energy markets trading, including 7 years as Manager Energy Trading at Tarong Energy and Stanwell Corporation
Energy market consulting

8 years biofuels and waste to energy exeperience

Biomass and biodiesel project off takes
- Biomass pelletisation
- Tyre/plastics pyrolysis
Biofuels physical markets trade

Catherine Teo

CHIEF OF STAFF

Brings over 15 years of experience across operations, marketing, and corporate development in fast-growing tech and sustainability start-ups.
Plays a hands-on role in driving structure and alignment across teams — from HR and finance to marketing and investor operations.
Previously led growth and fundraising readiness at a robotics automation company, building scalable systems and cross-functional workflows.
Passionate about helping teams execute with clarity, collaboration, and purpose as Pelleton scales its global impact.