Marc Chasserot

Marc Chasserot is a specialist in natural refrigeration with over 15 years of experience in the HVAC&R sector, starting as the Marketing Manager for the Norsk Hydro business unit specialised in CO₂ transcritical refrigeration and heating. He worked closely with several Japanese manufacturers selling the market innovative "CO₂ Ecocute heatpumps".

In 2006 Marc founded the industry leading website for CO₂ cooling and heating experts worldwide, called www.R744.com. This was followed by three additional industry resources for hydrocarbons, water and ammonia (namely: www.hydrocarbons21.com, www.R718.com and www.ammonia21.com).

Marc is co-founder and CEO of shecco, an independent market development company specialised in bringing Natural Refrigerants 'faster to market', working with numerous companies worldwide. Marc has chaired and organised several international workshops bringing together leading policy and industry experts to discuss 'how to bring natural refrigerants' faster to market, known as 'ATMOsphere'. He is also an active member of ASHRAE.

Kuniaki (Nick) Kawamura

Kuniaki Kawamura has a degree in Applied Physics from Waseda University, Japan. He has been working for Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd since 1973 for the development of screw compressors, screw expanders and heat pumps. In 2002, Kawamura became the Executive Director of the Japanese company.

Kawamura is the Vice President of  the Japanese Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) and he is the President of Commission D1, IIR. His main areas of interest include the development of NH₃ refrigeration systems with misible oil, as well as the development of CO₂ heat pumps and air cycle for low temperature applications. 

Thanarak Kosalwitr

Mr. Kosalwitr has a Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Khon Kaen University and a Masters Degree in Business and Administration from Chulalongkorn University. Thanarak Kosalwitr started his career at Siam Cement Group in 1990 and worked at Thai Beverage Public Company Ltd. from 1993-2005. Mr. Kosalwitr has been at Charoen Pokphand Foods since 2005. He is also a lecturer at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi and has been part of Robotics Cluster, Ministry of Industry and Thai Industrial Standards Institute's working committees.

Nina Masson

Nina has been working with shecco for 11 years in various roles, including Deputy Managing Director shecco SPRL and Chief Market Development Officer shecco group. Today, as Chief Strategy Advisor for Special Projects, she is responsible for EU and UN projects for natural refrigerants and sustainable HVAC&R solutions. She holds two Masters’ degrees in Business Management and in Environmental Management. Nina has been the lead author on various publications. She serves as an independent expert for UN and EU agencies on policy analysis, capacity building, renewable energies and energy efficiency.

Agustin Sanchez Guevara

Agustin Sanchez Guevara has been a Professor of Economics in the Metropolitan Autonomous University. Since 2003, he is the National Coordinator of Ozone Protection Unit in México, carrying out several projects such as the CFC national phase-out plan and the carbon tetrachloride phase-out project. He also coordinated the CFC production phase-out project. He has been awarded by the Montreal Protocol and US Environmental Protection Agency for his project implementation in benefit of the ozone layer and the global climate. Currently he is in charge of the implementation of the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan in México and is part of the negotiation team for the HFC phase-down amendment proposal to the Montreal Protocol. Agustin is the current Chair of the Executive Committee of the Montreal Protocol.

Sidi Menad Si Ahmed

Recently retired from his position as the Director of the Montreal Protocol Branch at UNIDO, Mr. Si Ahmed is shecco's International Chief Advisor.

Originally a meteorologist with a specialisation on numerical forecast, he graduated from the Institut Hydrometeorologique de Formation et de Recherche of Oran (Algeria) and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (atmospheric pollution).

Before joining UNIDO as a Protocol Coordinator, and later as a Director of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Branch, Mr. Si Ahmed was the Director on Environmental Studies at the Ministry of Environment in Algeria. He was also a lecturer on Environmental Impact Assesment at the University of Algiers.

Kosuke Yamamoto