MEET THE BIOCARBONICS TEAM:
Christopher Carson
Managing Director
Christopher was the driving force behind the creation of BioCarbonics and bringing the BioCarbonics Team together, after spending many years developing new CO₂ sources within Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. He manages the daily operations of the business, including the sourcing, production and distribution of liquid CO₂. Christopher is an expert in the development of CO₂ businesses and markets, and has spent the past 18 years focused on developing new investments and technologies for CO₂ recovery & utilisation, as well as renewable energy. He is the founding director of Carbonic Solutions BV, which provides consulting and other management services to clients in the industrial gases industry, and has a degree in Petroleum Engineering and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Julie Elders
Commercial Manager
Julie is responsible for the commercial activities of BioCarbonics, and daily management of our relationships with our customers. Prior to joining the BioCarbonics Team, Julie spent 23 years with BOC Gases in various roles, most recently as the UK Product Manager for their CO₂ business from 2011 to 2016. Julie has a deep understanding of our customers’ requirements, and has years of experience in the CO₂ business managing sourcing and other day-to-day business activities. Her past experience also includes business development as well as commercial and technical roles in the bulk liquid gases industry. Julie has a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Leeds and a BSc (Hons) Chemistry degree from the University of Durham.
Hamish Bichan
Director
As a pioneer in the area of bio-methane from Anaerobic Digestion, Hamish was one of the first to see the potential of CO₂ recovery from biogas. Together with Nick Finding and Christopher Carson, they founded BioCarbonics to provide a more reliable supply model for the CO₂ industry in the UK. Hamish is active as an advisor and Director of BioCarbonics, and plays an instrumental role in building relationships with future sources, investors and strategic partners. He is the founding director of Active Business Partnerships offering strategic management to large farming businesses, and was the Executive Chairman of J V Energen LLP, the UK’s first gas-to-grid AD plant located in Dorset. In addition, he was Chairman of Barrow Shipping, which offers bio-methane shipping services to AD plants, and is the founding director of Optimal Biogas, which provides O&M services to investor owned AD plants.
Nick Finding
Director
Nick was one of the entrepreneurial forces behind the start-up of BioCarbonics, as part of the development of the first gas-to-grid AD plant in Dorset, England. Through his focus on monetising all of the various outputs from the Dorset AD site, Nick came in contact with Christopher Carson, and together they planted the seeds for a biogas-based CO₂ business and the formation of BioCarbonics. Nick has been working in the agricultural industry for 40 years, developing and managing the family farming business, and is the founder of J V Farming, a joint venture currently farming 1,750 hectare. Nick was also the co-founder of J V Energen LLP, which was a joint venture between the Duchy of Cornwall and local farmers and continues to produce renewable gas from the Anaerobic digestion of biomass, and was also a director of Barrow Shipping. In 2018 Nick successfully started up another new venture West Country Soil Improvement to bag the solid digestate from the AD plant to sell as a soil enricher.
Andrew Phillips
Director
Andrew is Finance Director at the Duchy of Cornwall and a Director of J V Energen LLP, two of the main investors in BioCarbonics. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, and holds a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership. Andrew’s role as a director of BioCarbonics is primarily to support the development and growth of the BioCarbonics project, to advise on sustainability and financial matters, and to ensure the interests of J V Energen and the Duchy are protected.