As ATEC’s CEO and strategic leader Ben has an unwavering commitment to unlocking the potential in others. Ben brings over 14 years experience in managing teams across social enterprise, international development and corporate sectors. Before his role at ATEC Ben worked as National Development Manager at SSE, Product Development Manager at Oxfam, and Retail Sales Executive at Westfield.

Anthony heads our global finance function with goal-oriented leadership and cross-cultural expertise, as well as a passion for impact and value creation. He has a strong background in finance, strategy and operations. Anthony previously served as CFO at Oxfam International and Oxfam Australia respectively; prior to his 13 years at Oxfam, Anthony was the National Finance Manager at the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Wilm is driving the innovation and constant improvement of our products and technology at ATEC. With a background in industrial engineering, Wilm has over 12 years of international experience in technical process engineering across manufacturing and service industries. His expertise in managing technical teams and developing data driven environments will ensure ATEC products are world leading.

Mellisa serves as a solution finder, culture champion and communications lead, ensuring ATEC's distributed team and operations run efficiently and effectively. She has over 15 years of experience across social enterprise, development and the private sector. Mellisa previously served as Director, Innovation at Women for Women International where she led programmatic and organizational innovation across country offices and affiliates in Africa and the Middle East, as well as Managing Director at Gone Rural Eswatini where she led business growth and impact creation. At ATEC, Mellisa leads processes, people and performance.

Nikolai brings over 20 years of business development and management experience to ATEC’s team. In his previous position in Cambodia as Head of Social Business with Friends-International, Nikolai specialized in building passionate, independent Cambodian teams. He has worked in various roles as a management consultant and advisor, and holds a Masters Degree in Management from ESCP Paris. Nikolai previously managed ATEC's Cambodian country organisation and is now leading our global operations team, expanding into new markets across Asia and Africa.

Shuvasish brings over 16 years experience in the clean energy sector and is currently serving as a Country Director of ATEC Bangladesh. He previously worked with renowned organizations, and has successfully led multiple national and international projects aimed at promoting clean energy.  A CSCM Certified professional from ISCEA, USA, Shuvasish obtained a MBA degree from the country’s reputed business school. He holds a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and is certified in Advanced Certified Business Administration from IBA, Dhaka university. He has been awarded as the Most influential marketing leader 2021 by CMO Asia.