{"id":3446,"date":"2023-10-05T14:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T12:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/committee-of-experts\/"},"modified":"2025-05-16T11:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:42:46","slug":"committee-of-experts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/en\/committee-of-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee of Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3446\" class=\"elementor elementor-3446 elementor-682\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c12e1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c12e1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff72ca0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff72ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc7a45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbc7a45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e7301 indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e7301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Committee members identify cleantech trends and strategic growth areas and draw up recommendations for CleantechAlps. This instrument gives CleantechAlps cross-sector expertise at the leading edge of innovation and a reliable presence in each canton. Below are the members of the CleantechAlps Committee of Experts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d2c6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4d2c6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c31bcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c31bcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5bfb380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jean-luc-thuliez-40b4a\/?originalSubdomain=ch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JeanLuc-Thuliez.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JeanLuc-Thuliez.png 327w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JeanLuc-Thuliez-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fa79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"11fa79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1880\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1880\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Jean-Luc Thuliez (BE) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1880\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d6006 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8d6006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fe714f indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fe714f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> Having originally trained as a plastics processing engineer, Jean-Luc Thuliez became a pioneer in electric vehicle development. He was involved in the Swatch Mobile venture in the 1990s and worked under Nicolas Hayek at The Swatch Group. A serial entrepreneur, he collaborated with Volkswagen and Mercedes before founding several companies: Cree (1998), Domteknika (2003), Softcar (2011) and Aventor (2014).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b807493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b807493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/werner-halter-ba710114\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WernerHalter.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WernerHalter.png 319w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WernerHalter-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bf832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"32bf832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5320\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5320\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Werner Halter (FR) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5320\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522c4e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"522c4e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7656ea2 indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7656ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having gained a masters in geology at the University of Lausanne and a PhD at McGill University in Montreal, Werner Halter worked as an Assistant Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ). In 2008 he left academia to take up the position of CEO of Swiss Climate SA, a CO2 emissions and sustainable development consultancy company. In 2013 he founded his own CO2 strategy consultants, Climate Services SA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ad91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36ad91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/serge-gaudin-84b4779\/?originalSubdomain=ch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-4.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d62e524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d62e524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2240\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2240\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Serge Gaudin (VS) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2240\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20c82f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f20c82f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fc860 indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27fc860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An EPFL graduate in mechanical engineering, Serge Gaudin built his career in the aluminum industry, first with Alusuisse, then with Alcan and Novelis, managing major industrial projects in Switzerland and France. A specialist in circular economy processes and materials recycling, he steered the development of the Sierre foundry, which has become a center of excellence for low-carbon technologies. After serving as Vice President of Metal Strategy and Recycling at Novelis Europe, then European Director of Sustainability, he is currently Operational Director of the Automotive Cluster in Sierre and founder of Net Zero Lab Valais. He continues his commitment to the energy transition by chairing the CleantechAlps expert committee.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c83953 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c83953\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916de3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"916de3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jczufferey\/?originalSubdomain=ch\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5879\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Comite-experts-photos-3.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a289789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"a289789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Jean-Christophe Zufferey (VD) <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1700\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd944a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd944a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7b3f7f indent elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7b3f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jean-Christophe Zufferey holds a degree in engineering from the EPFL and a doctorate in science. He founded and managed senseFly, a drone start-up that enjoyed rapid growth before being taken over by an international group. Committed to innovation and entrepreneurship, he has solid experience of the start-up\/scale-up and investment worlds. A flight instructor and expert in air mobility, he was a member of swiss aeropole&#8217;s Board of Advisors. Today, he actively contributes to the energy transition and efficiency in construction with IMPACT LIVING, and supports the promotion of renewable energies with Newatts, among others. He joins the CleantechAlps expert committee to put his experience at the service of sustainable development.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b9ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7b9ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pierre-Renaud.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pierre-Renaud.png 319w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pierre-Renaud-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d289d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"d289d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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He is also a member of various executive boards and associations active in the energy sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340a151 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"340a151\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-686cdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"686cdc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gilles-garazi-41115b1a\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gilles-Garazi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3375\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gilles-Garazi.png 327w, https:\/\/www.cleantech-alps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Gilles-Garazi-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e265b15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e265b15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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