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.

Alvaro de Oña

Alvaro is a shareholder and co-founder of shecco as an independent entity. He was instrumental in the early success of shecco’s communication platforms (R744.com, hydrocarbons21.com, ammonia21.com) and market research services. With a background in social sciences and international relations, he has spent the last six years working at the European Commission as an Human Resources expert, overseeing several change projects and helping to set up two new Agencies of the EU from scratch. As of March 2016, Alvaro is back at shecco to help its further international development and lead the media team in its efforts to share relevant stories, news and updates on the global transition towards natural refrigerants.

Nika Greger

Nika is project manager with GIZ's program Proklima, focusing on integrated ozone and climate protection with a focus on natural refrigerants with low-GWP and energy-efficient applications. Before her time with Proklima, Nika worked for GIZ's program office of the International Climate Initiative, advising the German Federal Ministry of Environment on issues related to the international climate negotiations and climate finance.Nika hold a master degree in political science and economics.

Alessandro Greggio

After graduating in Chemical Engineering from the University of Padova, Alessandro began his career at CAREL with the implementation of the first thermodynamic laboratory at headquarters, followed by active participation in the project for the design and market deployment of the first series of CAREL E2V electronic expansion valves.

Subsequently Alessandro brought his HVAC/R thermodynamics competencies to the company’s various market segments and teams.

His career in marketing started inside the Retail Solutions Business Unit, in roles that gave him access to a wide variety of global applications.

Currently, as Group Head of Marketing Retail & Refrigeration, he is responsible for the strategic development of the CAREL offering in the food retail and food service segments, through the corresponding Business Units.

Francesco Nalini

Francesco Nalini graduated in Engineering Management at the University of Padova and earned an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan.

His first professional experience was at an online banking startup, part of Gruppo Generali, during the first online technology boom. He then worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and since 2002 has been at the CAREL Group, holding several different positions before becoming Managing Director in 2005.

In this role he has been operatively responsible for all of the Group’s businesses, guiding the company from sales of 78 million euros in 2005 to 230.5 million in 2016, and above all overseeing its international expansion: 80% of sales now derive from outside of Italy, and more than 50% from outside of western Europe.

Clare Perry

Clare Perry has worked with the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) since 1998. As a climate campaign leader, she currently leads EIA’s climate campaign, which aims to reduce emissions of fluorinated gases and improve enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements designed to curb trade in harmful chemicals. She has attended meetings of the Montreal Protocol since 2007, was closely involved in the revision of the EU F-Gas Regulation, and advocates the use of climate-friendly alternatives to HFCs in multiple fora. Clare graduated from the University of Southampton in 1993 with a BSc in biology and subsequently gained a Masters degree in coastal zone management.