Management

Leighton Powell, Co-Founder & CEO

- Accomplished electrical engineer with over 40 years of experience in technology development.

- Founded, managed, and sold a high-tech business in 2000 for CA$160 million, a company that is now owned and operated by HP.

- Designed, built, and operated a 12 MW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in New York City that captures, repurposes, and utilizes CO2 emissions.

- Early career includes roles as a systems engineer at IBM and as a consultant to Alcan and Montreal Trust.

- Earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and obtained his MBA in Strategic Planning from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Alan Powell, Co-Founder & COO

- Seasoned Operations Officer specializing in project planning and execution, with a notable career in the energy sector.

- Successfully built and operated a 12 MW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in New York City that captures, repurposes, and utilizes CO2 emissions.

- Developed several solar powered installations projects throughout eastern Ontario.

- Previous experience in technical sales support at Caterpillar and Finning Power Systems, a leading provider of power and energy systems.

- Earned a degree in Materials Engineering from McGill University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Patrick Markey, Co-Founder & CCO

- Commercial Officer with a primary focus on driving revenue and business growth.

- Extensive experience in commodity trading as owner and operator of Cles Fonctionnel, where he has traded over thirty different types of commodities ranging from metals to energy, showcasing his extensive expertise in diverse markets.

- Deep understanding of the global energy markets from over ten years of experience trading international fuels.

- Graduated from Brock University's Goodman School of Business in 2007 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business.

Advisory Board

Stephen Poloz, Economic Advisor

- Governor of the Bank of Canada from 2013 to 2020.

- 14 years at Export Development Canada in various roles including Chief Economist, Head of Lending, and President & Chief Executive Officer.

- Corporate Director for Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) since 2020.

- Corporate Director for CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) since 2020.

- Certified International Trade Professional and a graduate of Columbia University's Senior Executive Program.

- Obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Western Ontario.

Gregory Dolan, Product Advisor

- Co-Founder and CEO of the Methanol Institute from 1996 to 2025.

- Principal at Pivot Methanol, where he provides bespoke services designed to meet organizational goals and objectives in the methanol industry.

- Grew the Methanol Institute’s membership from 20 to 100 companies, representing the entire methanol value chain from global producers and distributors, renewable methanol project developers and technology leaders, to the world’s leading shipping companies.

- Assistant Communications Director at NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) from 1987 to 1993.

Robert Houle, Advisor

- Served as a principal of CAPCORP, advising clients on employee benefits and group retirement plans.

- Founding member and past chair of The Benefits Alliance Group Inc., a leading national alliance of independent employee benefits advisors, comprising 28 member firms that administer over 6,000 group benefit plans ($1.15 billion in premiums) and 1,100 group retirement plans ($2.5 billion in assets).

- Has served as a Director of the Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting, chairing its national Employee Benefits Issue Group, and is a member in good standing of The Financial Advisors Association of Canada and Advocis.

- Previously active in public service as a city councillor, campaign manager, executive assistant to a Member of Parliament, and chief of staff to a federal cabinet minister.

- Served 13 years on the board of the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health.

Frank Mucciardi, Technology Advisor

- Over 25 years of experience in adapting research to industry.

- Former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at McGill University.

- Designed flue gas water extraction system for the New York power plant built by Catena founders.

- Holds several patents and along with both Leighton and Alan Powell, holds a patent on high density thermal storage using latent heat.

- Obtained a Master of Engineering and PhD from McGill University.