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Carbon

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CARBON unites an international team of entrepreneurs, industrials, engineers, researchers, consultants and experts in the solar sector. They are convinced of the need for energetic transition in response to the climate challenge, and are determined to create local employment by contributing to the reconstruction of an entire industrial network.

Pierre-Emmanuel Martin, Co-Founder and President of CARBON

He has 30 years of experience and entrepreneurship in the energy sector. As former CEO of ENEL Green Power France and multi-entrepreneur in the energy sector, he brings his extensive knowledge of the sector, his experience in the European energy market and energy infrastructure, as well as his expertise in project and company development and financing to CARBON.

A photovoltaic energy specialist, he founded and presides over the solar power plant developer and photovoltaic electricity producer Terre et Lac and presides over My Energy Manager, a start-up offering digital solutions to reduce energy consumption and bills.

Pascal Richard, Co-Founder and Board Member of CARBON

As former executive of SMA, a German inverter manufacturer, he has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and solar industries. He brings sales expertise and knowledge of customer needs in the photovoltaic market, as well as a good understanding of the panel industry value chain.

Laurent Pelissier, Partner and Vice-President

He is President of ECM Group and has been involved (through his subsidiaries ECM Greentech and Semco Smartech) in solar energy for 25 years.

Through ECM, he brings his applied expertise to the photovoltaic industry. With its subsidiaries ECM Greentech, for the production of low-carbon silicon wafers, and SEMCO Smartech, for its expertise in TOPCon and IBC solar cell manufacturing technologies, processes and equipment, ECM will allow CARBON to successfully deploy the automated production lines for ingots, wafers and cells that are at the core of its industrial project.

Gaëtan Masson, Partner and Board Member

He is Director of the Becquerel Institute in France and Belgium and President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association. He is also an internationally recognized expert as the Director of the International Energy Agency’s Solar Market Task Force (IEA PVPS Task 1).

He brings global expertise on the issues of photovoltaic market access, competitiveness, regulations and technology choices.

For the past decade, the Becquerel Institute has been at the core of the European network of solar energy research centers and is recognized for its expertise on political-economic issues, technological analysis and environmental aspects of the energy transition.

Our team

The Managing Directors

Raffaella Giardino

With over 25 years of experience in the diagnostic and pharmaceutical industries, Raffaella has managed a business unit for a major French group. She has also worked as Chief Commercial Officer for an American group. With a PhD from the University of Milan and an MBA from emlyon Business School, she brings her recognized experience in international business management. She oversees Commercial and Industrial Operations, Human Resources and Technology for CARBON.

Christophe Hardy

During his career, Christophe has developed substantial experience in business management in a European context. A former senior civil servant, he is also a public sector specialist with a deep understanding of the challenges, needs and decision-making processes of government. A graduate of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, he is responsible for Public Affairs, Legal Affairs and Finance at CARBON.

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