Paul Farah
Paul Farah
CEO
Paul has more than 30 years experience in investment & project development (industrial & real estate) and M&A, management consulting (corporate restructuring & turn-around) sectors. He has held key operations & advisory positions with Doosan Bacock UK & MENAA Regions,), Montedison’s Tecnimont (EPC Oil& Gas Process Engineering Group), Kinetics Technology International (now ANESMAN Engineering), Gulf International Ltd. Private Family Office (senior member of Saudi Royal Family). and Grosvenor Associates ( U.K. Investment Advisory) and recently established International Integrated Industries Ltd. (focus on environmentally state-of-the-art technology in renewable energy, waste recycling, downstream petrochemical industries conversion towards producing advanced materials with potential net zero solutions for markets in Europe, Middle East, Asia & African regions.(EMEAA) based out of London, in the United Kingdom and Singapore.
He has also held senior executive positions in MIDANCO Group in Canada and USA (Industrial and Real Estate Development) , and VIOLIA Water, STELLAR ENERGY, MARAIS Group (automated infrastructure), and Terrell International (Multidisciplinary Engineering – France, U.K. Middle East) mostly operating in Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East Markets.
In 2003 he co-founded, in Dubai – U.A.E, Global Operations & Investments LLC (GOI) for H.H. Sheikh Butti Bin Juma Al Maktoum (member of the Royal Family) to act as technical project development and financial investment advisory services to European, Asian and American companies wishing to establish platforms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for expansion in MEAA region. GOI partnered with multiple engineering, contracting, financial services and industrial development high tech companies in multiple sectors being developed in all the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
In 2006, he managed the acquisition of GOI by Groupe Financière Centuria, the then Investment Banking subsidiary of DEXIA BANK, ($1.3 Trillion USD balance sheet) in partnership with GENERALI (Italy), which structured the equity and debt financing and successfully closed the largest real estate development (“The SHARD of Glass”) for a foreign investment bank in the London real estate market in 2007, valued at $3.8 billion USD. In 2008 Paul founded and took over GOI activities and continued its development under Global Operations, and created and founded Four Winds Capital Management MEA, a subsidiary of a major U.S.A/U.K Global Asset Management Company ($2 Billion USD under management), operating in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia, and launched the Environmental Infrastructure Fund which had its first closing in 2011, and secured water, renewable energy and waste recycling project pipeline worth in excess of $1.5billion USD.
In 2012 – 2018 Global signed a corporate development contract with DOOSAN BABCOCK Ltd (DB) subsidiary of $32 Billion USD turnover Group DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRY in the MENA region, and created a Joint Venture subsidiary with ITTIHAD INTERNATIONAL the partner of GLOBAL in the UAE, and GOA also established a long term association with GASOS Bin Hamoodah Group in Abu Dhabi, and continued to opened divisions of the company throughout the GCC including a second JV with QIPCO Group in QATAR (owned by Qatar Royal Family) , AL GHANIM INTERNATIONAL in Kuwait (other divisions in SAUDI ARABIA, OMAN) mobilising up to 2000 manpower for DB and expanding their operations in the Energy and Oil & Gas Sectors.
In 2018 GOI invested and developed together with TECHNOBELL TECHNOLOGIES strategic petrochemical industrial state-of-the-art intermediate technologies used to convert butane gas into Maleic Anhydride, and other high value downstream chemical products used in advanced construction materials, pharmaceuticals and other new environmentally friendly materials. TECHNOBELL executed several projects in the MENA Region and Both companies III and GOI (now operating in Singapore continue to develop Projects in S.E.Asia (Vietnam) and the MENA region (Kuwait and North Africa)
In 2022 Paul founded International integrated industries Ltd. In London to continue the development of the above petrochemical industries and renewable energy and green hydrogen coupled with carbon capture technologies and, added specialist engineering technology partners from U.K. and Spain (CCU International, ECO RECYCLERS, Grupo SISENER & INCOMA to also focus on both European and EMEAA markets.
Alejandro Lopez Palma
Head of Project Management
My experience accounts for more than 30 years working with large scale projects (up to 2,000M€). This involved leading and coordinating multitask teams and organizations covering financial, building and civil works sector. The direct team included over 500 multicultural professionals, for the implementation and development of first class engineering companies in Middle East countries.
Among my most relevant work experiences as Middle East Director for TYPSA, I would highlight:
Female Campus AI Imam University in Riyadh (Project Management).
Works budget: 1.035.000.000 €.
Management support building Al Imam University in Riyadh (Project Management)
Works budget: 27,000,000 €.
Water supply plan for the city of Riyadh (program management and project management)
Works budget: 700,000,000 €.
East and North rail network in Saudi Arabia (Project management and construction packages supervision of CTW 120, CTW 130 and North Border Line Railways Project).
Works budget: 900,000,000 €.Riyadh Metro (Construction project for Riyadh Metro Package 3, lines 4, 5 and 6)
Works budget: 6,000,000,000 €.
Currently, I manage Vaguada Capital, being the responsible and catalyst of the
new financial actions being carried out, implementing new strategies to ensure
the efficiency of the company’s financial resources and in this way, get the
maximum.
Alejandro Lopez Palma
Francis Doherty
Francis Doherty
Chief Financial Officer
Francis has worked for a top 5 UK Chartered Accountancy firm in the UK specialising in Corporate Recovery and business restructuring. Since then he has been a Financial Director and Commercial Director for several companies both in the UK and Dubai. Francis holds a First Class Honours Degree in Business Information Systems and specialises in business intelligence programme implementation and reporting as well as business improvement programmes that span all aspects of a business from sales to production to back office.
As a seasoned business development professional, Francis has proven over the years that he is able to develop many types of businesses in many diverse industries. He has a deep technical knowledge that merges extremely well with his commercial acumen and has a mature network that ensures the holistic development of a business can be enhanced.
Peter Terrell
Head of Building Engineering
Founder & President of Supervisory Board of Terrell Group
Peter Terrell was educated at Trinity College Glenalmond and received an honours degree in Civil Engineering from King’s College London University in 1972. After a year in France learning colloquial French on building sites (and elsewhere) he joined Ove Arup and Partners in London before moving to Paris in 1977. After three years in Nigeria, he returned to Paris in 1982 to set up his own practice, following the decision by Arup to leave France. Since being awarded the design of seismic strengthening to the entire research establishment of IBM near Nice, Terrell Group has gone on to become the leading structural engineering consultancy in France, with many prestigious and award-winning international projects to their name, including Doha Tower (Best Tall Building Worldwide 2012 – CTBUH), DR Byen Concert Hall in Copenhagen and the Pompidou Centre in Metz, to name but a few. Under Peter’s guidance, the firm has diversified over the last fifteen years into all aspects of Building Engineering, and is rapidly becoming a leading international consultancy, particularly in the Middle East and Europe. He is now based in the France, and as President of the Supervisory Board has maintains his responsibilities for international business development.
Peter also advises on application of renewable energy and investigates opportunities with Paul for joint development within building projects being undertaken by III and Terrell International (see www.terrellgroup.net )and try to integrate environmental solutions for clients in the MEAA region.
Peter Terrell
Patrick Hoffmann
Patrick Hoffmann
Managing Director Hillsbridge Water
Patrick is an environmental & commercially astute, visionary, and creative entrepreneur and senior manager with an extensive background of 18 years in the circular economy, operational waste- & wastewater management, and environmental consultancy.
Throughout his international career, Patrick has covered Europe, Middle East & Africa where he is recognized as a strong expert leader, who is able to manage multicultural teams to deliver organizational objectives.
Patrick combines a global professional network with exceptional negotiation skills and a proven record in achieving business growth. He possesses a natural aptitude for international business development, strategic positioning, sales and marketing, in both start-up and multinational businesses and focuses on financial goals with innovative solutions in the Clean-Tech sector.
An environmental engineer by education, Patrick has acquired in-depth expert levels of technical knowledge, expertise, and insight in the fields of waste & wastewater management. Today, Patrick is at the forefront to fill a vast market gap by introducing innovative technologies to the industrial & commercial water treatment market.
In 2019, the ‘American University – Dubai’ and ‘International Sustainable Government Housing – UAE’ honored Patrick with the award of Outstanding Project Environment Manager of the Year”. He is member of the committee ISGH-UAE and the Scientific Advisory Board “Sci2Schol” of the University of Luxembourg to contribute with his expertise in ESG and sustainable growth plans. Featured with a documentary on national TV about his technological innovation in the water sector as well as repeated features in renowned environmental magazines, are some of the acknowledgements Patrick received in return for his relentless push to realize his vision of a circular economy.
Marcelo Leyton
Director
Marcelo has more than 20 years of experience in environmental engineering projects, working in different sectors such as large mining, cement companies, refineries and large chimneys. His work is in engineering and business models, strategies and complex negotiations.
Expert in decarbonization of large chimneys. Engineering and business advisor for Carbon Bio Capture (United States), emissions capture system using microalgae. CO2 capture using industrial filters with CCU Industries technology. Uses of byproducts from the capture of emissions, biomass and CO2.
Experience in studies of methodologies for the issuance of carbon credits for the voluntary market, optionally studies to include filters as part of the production system.
Carbon footprint calculation experience, scope 1 and 2. Evaluation of scope 3.
Consultant for tire and plastic pyrolysis processes, with the aim of producing oil for plastic product materials, ecodiesel, carbon (rCB) for uses in new rubber products. Great productions.
RCB process improvements for the rubber market. Product analysis, improvement methodologies and implementation. Assistance in product placement.
It also participates in the elimination of organic waste through green fly larvae, generating fertilizers, oils and proteins. It works on the generation of high-value proteins to make up for the protein shortages projected by the United Nations. It is also used for pollination.
Projects to eliminate waste from urban wastewater treatment plants, using these to, through larvae, generate an oil that meets the supply needs for the manufacturing of SAF.
Marcelo Leyton
Clive Norman
CLIVE NORMAN BSC, CEng, MIET
International Business Consultant for Major Energy & Oil & Gas Infrastructure projects
Clive is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and an expert in the development of major infrastructure Oil & gas and power utilities projects internationally in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
He has 35 years of solid experience in consulting, contracting and utilities operations. He is an Engineering and Business graduate from the UK and has studied at the University of Oslo and completed senior management courses at Ashridge Management College.
His experience in project and personnel management and project and Oil & Gas, infrastructure business development has been within major French and British International Contracting Companies including The Ralph M Parsons Co, Davy McKee, Spie, Bouygues and Veolia where he developed and closed projects in the traditional oil & gas industry, and renewable power generation, district energy and cooling, water and telecommunications sectors.
Experience includes developing large power, water, district energy and telecommunications projects on BOT, BOO or BOOT models incorporating the financial, legal, EPC and O&M elements into the project scope as well as epc and fepc models. He has also worked with private financial organisations and also International and Multilateral funding institutions such as the World Bank, ADB, AfDB and European Bank for Reconstruction & development (EBRD).
Clive has managed and been responsible for multi-national and multi-cultural technical, project and development teams both in Europe and the Middle East. He is fluent in both English and French languages.
Julien-Brice Sounigo
Partner
Julien-Brice Sounigo is a strategic finance executive with deep expertise in international financing, complex transaction structuring, and cross-border business development. As Executive Director at Alienor Sachs, he operates at the intersection of global capital markets and high-growth sector advisory, guiding clients through sophisticated capital-raising initiatives, private debt arrangements, and investment strategies across emerging and established markets.
With a background that spans infrastructure finance, natural resources, industrial projects, and real estate, Julien-Brice has built a reputation for delivering innovative financial solutions tailored to complex operational environments. His work includes structuring multimillion-euro financing packages across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe—ranging from infrastructure development in Ivory Coast to private debt solutions for resource extraction projects and alternative financing for major real-estate developments.
Prior to joining Alienor Sachs, Julien-Brice served with Rothschild & Co, where he advised on high-profile transactions and managed complex wealth portfolios as an external consultant. His ability to integrate legal, financial, and strategic considerations stems from a Master’s degree in Business Law with a specialization in Corporate Law, complemented by a broad international network of financial partners and institutional investors.
Julien-Brice combines analytical precision with a global perspective, enabling him to navigate regulatory environments, mitigate investment risk, and structure robust financing strategies for clients across diverse industries. His leadership reinforces Alienor Sachs’ position as a trusted partner for businesses seeking tailored, innovative, and internationally informed financial advisory services.
Julien-Brice Sounigo
Olivier de Vergnies
Olivier de Vergnies
Senior Advisor to the Board
Olivier brings 30 years of experience within leading international financial institutions, spanning the investment fund industry, private banking product management, & marketing as well as investment banking structuring.
He served as Head of Group Product Development & Marketing for Private Banking in Luxembourg and Switzerland, and later as Senior Executive Director and Team Head in the Middle East, delivering strong client acquisition and servicing results. He has a proven track record in sourcing business opportunities alongside investment specialists and in cross-selling through the origination of investment banking transactions.
Executive Committee Participation
Actively participated in a banking group marketing committee as well company executive committees.
Strategic Planning
Reorganized and rationalized Marketing teams across 4 business lines but also two business lines within a private equity boutique.
Budget Structuring
Planned, rationalized, and controlled budgets.
Senior Committee Member
Team Management
Managed 4 reporting lines with 80 staff members.
Supervised teams of 4 relationship managers in private banking.
Investor Acquisition
Successfully acquired & structured wealth for over USD 2Bn in assets.
Revenues Improvement
Increased clients share of wallet by 25% through active deal structuring & cross-selling initiatives.
Financing Deals
Coordinated and led teams to secure real estate investment transactions in Switzerland & Portugal for over USD 250M.
Compliance
Ensured compliance with money laundering regulations and internal directives as well as risk management standards.