Craig Ferrell, President/CEO/Owner

 Mr Craig Ferrell is a goal-focused executive with over 20 years of national and international experience across distribution network establishment, sales, and marketing of multiple products, along with global profit and loss (P&L) accountability.  Creative visionary accomplished in new product introduction (NPI) and market development. A  dynamic team leader with record of over-delivering on corporate goals,  sales management and industrial construction industry, driving  multimillion dollar market. He is a motivated corporate leader with  proven success in problem identification and resolution.  Mr Ferrell gained a degree in Bachelor of Arts in History from the Puget  Sound Christian College, Washington, United States of America.  He has a variety area of expertise in corporate leadership, new business  development, creative marketing, competitive analysis,  acquisition/expansion/retention, account management and many more.  At General Electric, in their Energy Services  Division, Mr Ferrell managed the development of a new business for GE in Power Rental and the sale of installed power plants.  His technical knowledge of the Power Industry is expansive with a focus on best industry practices.  After leaving GE he became CEO of Calvert Industries in Washington State.  Upon  completing his time there, he then became President and CEO at Bio-Gas  Technologies LLC, a startup developing Waste To Energy Plant Equipment.  His focus on delivering top quality project development, project delivery, and ontime completion of projects helps C & G Equipment fulfill their commitment to  our corporate goal of "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS OUR #1 GOAL a promise we keep.

Education

BE Chemical and Process, University of Canterbury NZ 

Certificate in Sustainability and Circular Strategies – Cambridge University, UK 

Executive-Governance

· Director, Crown Infrastructure Delivery, $1 Billion project portfolio, infrastructure projects in NZ (2023+)

· Director Watercare (2016-2023), Water utility with US$9 Billion assets and US$6 Billion capital program

· Director Hiringa Energy (2020+), green hydrogen development company with Mitsui, NZ Government and investors. Commissioning of 4 x 1MW hydrogen refuelling stations and green hydrogen development with wind and fertilizer company 

· Kaitiaki Advisory (2014+)

o 100MW Queensland power station development – assessing gas turbines, recips and combined cycle – new and refurbished equipment (2024)

o 200MW gas turbine assessment program with Alinta Energy (2019-2024)

o 120MW cogeneration plant: staged gas turbine removal, plant disassembly, removal & refurbishment with Mercury Energy and General Electric (2014-2024) 

o Biofuel development with 1,000MW coal fired power station (2023+)

o 40MW Cogeneration project evaluation (2017)

o Ironsand minerals mining project (2008-2023) 

o Ngawha 60MW geothermal development (2017)

·  Mercury Energy (2006-2014) NZ

o Commercialisation of greenfield developments

o 600MW wind portfolio

o 40MW hydro scheme

o Oil and gas exploration 

o 4 x ~100MW geothermal developments – exploration to build to operations

· GE Energy (1998-2006) US and Mexico

o Rental power Western Region, US

o Asset management of 20,000MW of power stations in Southern California

o Development of 5 power station projects in Mexico: 175MW simple cycle, 250MW CCGT, 40MW cogen, 1,000MW CCGT, 250MW CCGT

· Contact Energy (1996-97) NZ

o Project finance of a 400MW CCGT with Siemens

o Project Management of a 40MW development with GEC Alsthom