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The Farming Team

Introduction

The Team

Our farming team works with hundreds of growers every year to produce the feedstock required to operate our sites. Our team are all from agricultural backgrounds and fully understand the challenges faced by our growers day-to-day whether they be financial, agronomic or practical.

Working Alongside Our Farmers

Michael Jarmuz

Millie Kilham

Caroline Hunter

Vicky Johnson

Helen French

George Baker

Michele Wiles

Ollie Fountaine

Ollie Tait

James Rollinson

Sam Lowe

Flora Gregorie

Philipp trained as a corporate lawyer but decided to throw it all in after he was pulled up for not wearing a tie on a phone call. He took the sign and in 2010 he founded Future Biogas with his Dad setting out with a simple mission: to prove that farming and renewable energy could work hand in hand. He has spent the last 15 years building one of the UK’s largest biomethane producers and a team of 180 passionate people developing, running, and reimagining biogas plants across the country.
As CEO, Philipp is a tireless advocate for biogas as a cornerstone of the energy transition and a partner to sustainable agriculture. He sits on the board of the European Biogas Association, co-chaired the EU Commission’s Biomethane Industrial Partnership, and is part of the UK’s REA Green Gas Steering Group.
When he’s not talking molecules, markets, or methanation, Philipp can usually be found&#8230;.. actually no one knows&#8230;. We believe he sleeps? Maybe? Regardless – he&#8217;s still not wearing a tie!

Philipp Lukas

A Chartered Accountant by background, he built his career driving growth and transformation across real estate, private equity, and infrastructure before being drawn to the challenge of decarbonising the UK’s energy system
Since joining Future Biogas, Steven has steered Future Biogas to over £100m turnover, leading two acquisitions and two major debt refinancings. He also oversaw delivery of the UK’s first unsubsidised biomethane offtake project with AstraZeneca—a landmark for the sector and a sign of what’s possible when industry and innovation align.
When he’s not steering strategy or diving into financials, Steven is an avid Formula 1 fan who loves travelling to races around the world—and he never misses a chance to cheer on Scotland in the rugby. His mix of precision, pace, and passion mirrors both his sporting interests and his approach to leading at Future Biogas.

Steven Beveridge

Having worked in “magic circle” private practice, led legal teams in the Middle East for a FTSE 100 power company, and advised on renewable energy projects across Europe and Africa, he now helps steer Future Biogas through major commercial deals, fundraising, and the development of new biomethane and carbon capture projects. A career highlight has been leading negotiations on the award-winning gas sales agreement with AstraZeneca, supporting their ambitious net zero goals.
When he’s not drafting contracts or working on the next carbon capture offtake, Graham is most likely somewhere in the mountains. An ultra-marathon runner (well, he&#8217;s done one), he enjoys spending time on the trails in the great outdoors.

Graham Methold

A Chartered Accountant by qualification and a mathematician at heart, Adam brings over 15 years’ commercial and corporate finance experience across the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
Since joining Future Biogas in 2016, Adam has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s commercial approach and growth strategy. Most recently, he led the commercial negotiations for a first-of-its-kind unsubsidised biomethane partnership with AstraZeneca, a landmark deal demonstrating how long-term, private sector collaboration can drive genuine decarbonisation.
Adam has extensive transactional experience across mergers and acquisitions and financing within the biogas industry. Before joining Future Biogas, he held senior finance and investment roles including Financial Planning &amp; Analysis Manager at Balfour Beatty Investments and an Executive at Ernst &amp; Young in London, building a strong foundation in strategic financial planning, investment structuring, and commercial delivery.
Outside of work, Adam enjoys spending time with his wife, two children and big black labrador, exploring the outdoors together. You’ll often find him hiking across the South Downs or running through muddy countryside trails and up mountain paths whenever he gets the chance. Seriously – he’s never gone on a work trip without his trainers.

Adam Francis

After many years supporting the nuclear and wider energy sector he advised UK government on new energy policy, international partnering, investment and delivery. This role only served to strengthen his passion, ambition and inquisitive mind around clean energy and its numerous opportunities and challenges.
At Future Biogas James leads production across our portfolio, delivering biomethane to the gas grid and clean energy solutions to corporate offtakers 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Outside of work he is a long-suffering season ticket holder at Everton football club, often welcoming the distraction that comes with being ‘Dad’s Taxi’ for his three daughters. Who knows, maybe next year will be Everton’s year?

James Wiseman

With a PhD in Crop Physiology and Soil Science and a BSc Hons in Environmental Biology, she brings deep scientific expertise and practical insight across academia, policy, and industry.
Becky leads the policy, sustainability, ESG, sustainable feedstock development and agricultural R&amp;D teams at Future Biogas, informing and shaping broader business growth strategies. She is also responsible for early development of the businesses project pipeline.
Becky serves as a Non-Executive Director at the Renewable Energy Association and sits on the Advisory Board for the Supergen Bioenergy Hub at Aston University. A FACTS Qualified Advisor and long-standing member of BASIS and the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists, Becky is passionate about bridging science, business, and policy to create positive environmental change. She’s a regular speaker and advocate for biodiversity, regenerative agriculture, and inclusive leadership in the green economy.
Becky grew up in rural Wiltshire, where her passion for the environment began. Life outside work is happily chaotic with her three children and two very expensive guinea pigs. Aside from that she makes time to get outdoors for walks or a run whenever she can. She enjoys travelling, exploring new landscapes, and getting off the beaten track!

Dr Becky Wheeler

Beginning as an engineer, he built a reputation for technical excellence and operational rigour, steadily advancing into leadership roles where he now oversees a portfolio of complex, high-value projects from concept to completion.
His portfolio includes delivering utility-scale energy assets, mission-critical data centre builds, and investment-driven infrastructure programs, often navigating the intersection of technical delivery, commercial strategy, and stakeholder alignment.
Chris has become known for his methodical approach to governance, his ability to synthesise risk and opportunity, and his talent for leading multidisciplinary teams under pressure.
Outside of work, he’s driven by adventure and precision—whether mountaineering in remote terrain, mountain biking across rugged trails, or piloting aircraft with a keen eye for detail and control. These pursuits reflect the same discipline, resilience, and curiosity that define his professional ethos (with just a touch more adrenaline).

Chris Swanick

Having spent over thirteen years in the crop-fed biogas sector, she focuses on building long-term, practical partnerships that work commercially and sustainably for AD and the farming community.
Before moving into the AD sector, Angela trained and worked as a corporate lawyer, an experience that helps her navigate the commercial and contractual side of agriculture. She enjoys building relationships and bringing people together from different backgrounds to find fair, workable solutions and is particularly interested in supporting farmers through the changes facing British agriculture.
Outside work, Angela spends as much time as possible outdoors and with her family, being mum to two girls. She loves horse riding, dog walking, or taking on some bigger challenges, the latest of which was tackling Crib Goch with friends – She has no idea what she’s signing up for!

Angela Battle

Her career spans multiple sectors, from institutional publicly listed companies to the entrepreneurial world of small and medium enterprise as well as private equity-backed businesses, where she’s consistently combined strategic thinking with operational delivery. Along the way, she’s developed a reputation for simplifying complexity, mentoring future HR leaders, and achieving standout results like Future Biogas’s employee retention and engagement scores.
Since joining Future Biogas in 2015, she has built the HR function from the ground up and now sits on the Senior Leadership Team, embedding organisational values, helping to guide the business through significant transformation—driving a culture that balances the human with the commercial, and leading with energy, resilience and clarity.
Outside of work, Jenny can be found out in Surrey’s woodlands with her dog or planning her next escape to the sun. A loyal gym-goer, she’s determined to stay fit while insisting that life’s too short not to balance burpees with a good glass of wine. And what self-respecting HR leader doesn’t love a good glass of wine?

Jenny Bannerman

He spent over a decade at Shell, ultimately leading global communications for Shell Environmental Products and helping corporates navigate the evolving world of carbon markets.
Now at Future Biogas, Tim brings his storytelling skills and systems thinking to the forefront of the energy transition—crafting narratives that connect soil to strategy, farmers to futures, and molecules to markets. He’s passionate about helping hard-to-abate sectors decarbonise with substance and style.
When he’s not decoding decarbonisation, Tim is probably chasing his two young daughters, running steep trails, or dreaming up the next big adventure (he’s only three countries away from ticking off every country in Europe). He also once rescued 1,000 tadpoles from demolition making for a very noisy backyard when they became frogs —because nature has always been more than a side quest.

Tim Coombes

After more than two decades in the British Army, he swapped the camouflage for the high-vis and has since led safety, sustainability, and quality across food manufacturing and renewable energy.
Since joining Future Biogas in 2019, Kevin has built a thriving SHEQ culture across 12 AD sites, achieving ISO accreditation, and helping to deliver an 84% reduction in accident rates. Awarded an MBE and multiple International Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) honours, he believes great safety starts with great people — and maybe a bit of humour.
When not championing compliance, you’ll find him in the garden, watching sport, or being kept on his toes at “Grandad Day Care” by his favourite (and smallest) boss &#8211; we won’t tell Philipp Lukas CEO&#8230;

Kevin Bywater MBE

As a qualified Chartered Accountant, Katherine brings a wealth of experience in financial planning and analysis along with a sharp eye for detail and a knack for making numbers meaningful. She believes that finance isn’t just about the numbers, it’s about what they unlock.
Outside of the spreadsheets, Katherine is happiest outdoors. When she’s not fine-tuning budgets, you’ll probably find her pedalling through Surrey lanes or exploring the Alps. She once swam across the Solent to the Isle of Wight showing she’s just as comfortable navigating tides as balance sheets. Her love of nature also extends into her volunteer role as Finance Trustee for Zero Carbon Guildford, a charity focussed on practical solutions to environmental challenges. Whether tackling a mountain climb, refining a forecast, or supporting grassroots climate action, Katherine is driven by a commitment to building a more sustainable future.

Katherine Clowser

After completed a PhD in climate change, he was keen to turn theory into action, getting a job as a market and policy analyst at Anaerobic Digestion and Biofuels Association (ADBA) and World Biogas Association (WBA) &#8211; the trade associations for the UK and global biogas industries, respectively. Here, he developed a holistic understanding of biogas – from its current trends to its future potential.
Nick long preached about the need to valorise AD’s environmental services beyond energy. And so, he joined Future Biogas to support the delivery of their industry-leading project &#8211; Project Carbon Harvest.
As Policy Lead, Nick works to ensure that the right policy and regulations are in place to deliver this pioneering Project, maximising its environmental outcomes across multiple sectors – namely farming, energy, and carbon capture.
When not working, you’ll likely find Nick cooking, eating, or mapping the next place to eat!

Dr Nick Primmer

After attending Easton College Norfolk he went off in search of adventure, he didn’t go far to begin with and arriving in Jersey CI he spent two years planting potatoes and being an active member of Jersey Young Farmers. Not wholly satisfied this was enough of an adventure he gained his HGV license and travelled Europe working for a Dutch based haulier.
Seb quickly realised that his heart was in agriculture, so after becoming content he’d seen enough European motorways, he returned to his beloved potatoes and met his wife. After a couple of years in Jersey Seb and Rebecca moved back to Suffolk where he worked for an agricultural contractor before Seb joined Future Biogas in 2014.
Seb works alongside Ange to head up the farming team at Future Biogas, overseeing a team of 13 people who are responsible for growing around 500,000t of crops to feed to the biogas plants and managing the solid and liquid digestate produced.
He spends Sundays coaching his son and the under-fives at the local rugby club along with his great mates. Seb also has a daughter who’s much less keen for him to teach Saturday morning dancing. After seeing him post a few beers at wedding… we totally agree with her!

Seb Edwards

As Sustainability Lead at Future Biogas, he designs and delivers strategies for net zero, championing GHG measurement, reporting, and verification, and modelling decarbonisation pathways for Future Biogas. Finn leads a specialist sustainability team and guides company-wide climate literacy, with programmes accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project.
With a career in decarbonisation and renewable energy, Finn has helped Future Biogas secure major certifications, secure new partnerships, and realise bold ambitions in renewable energy and carbon removal.
Beyond the day job, Finn is a musician performing regularly in the UK, a certified yoga teacher who uses his sessions to fundraise for a local environmental charity, and a keen explorer, often found hiking across the UK’s wild spaces with a backpack almost as big as himself!

Finn Boykew

The combination of energy generation, carbon reductions and microbiology was the ideal background to lead into Future Biogas Ltd. where he focuses on optimising biogas production and translating laboratory results into practice.
Outside of work, Hayden enjoys seeking out new experiences, including travelling to different countries or exploring events around London. Hayden has a keen interest in arts and media, and when spectating isn’t enough, he gets involved. He has performed in over 20 productions, from adverts to feature films.

Dr Hayden Morgan

His expertise lies in forging strong client relationships and driving growth, developed through senior-level roles in complex, large-scale projects.
At Future Biogas, Ben applies this wealth of experience to leading the Client Engagement Team for Project Carbon Harvest, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with partners to deliver on ambitious sustainability and carbon capture goals.
Outside of work, Ben is a passionate horseman, often found riding his warmblood horse, Mario, on the South Downs. He also has a lifelong enthusiasm for high-performance motoring, combining a love of horsepower both on four legs and four wheels.

Ben Chalk

Suneel joined British Sugar on an operations-related graduate scheme, transitioned into projects, and then took a leap into the world of procurement which led to a broader Associated British Foods role managing the group energy and utilities portfolio across Europe. This served as a brilliant eye-opener into the world of commodities, risk management, and CO2 emissions.
The desire to make something happen kicked in and after further a year exploring how to decarbonise a sugar factory and a year renovating a house (finished…mostly!), the ideal opportunity cropped up at Future Biogas which strikes the happy balance between utilising his decade of energy experience and uncovering new commercial opportunities (specifically in the Data Centre and Biogenic CO2 markets). Suneel now finds himself working at a green gas company based in the very same research park in Surrey that his father was once based at…
Beyond biogas, Suneel prioritises his young family and uses this as an excuse to avoid the final 1% of the house renovation! Touch rugby is part of his routine and each of swimming, cycling, and running feature on the agenda from time-to-time so the next logical step is to book a triathlon and stitch them all together.

Suneel Appan

He’s been a commercial pilot, helped scale start-ups, worked in executive search, and even spent time as a high-rise window cleaner—so he knows a thing or two about navigating very different worlds.
At work Tom’s focus is all about people: making connections and raising the profile of Future Biogas. Whether he’s exhibiting at conferences, conducting site tours, or explaining how biomethane can be utilised across sectors to hit tough sustainability targets, Tom brings energy and clarity to every conversation.
When he’s not out meeting clients, you’ll probably find Tom on the cricket pitch, mountain biking in the Surrey Hills, or planning his next travel adventure with his family.

Tom Barlow

As Client Account Manager with Future Biogas, she now guides and helps to structure the complex of world biomethane offtake agreements all with the aim of making the path to decarbonisation clearer.
Audrey has over 14 years’ experience with Centrica Energy, Npower and ElectroRoute combined. Her work spanned across the areas of gas transportation, capacity, origination, commercial contracting and energy trading services. She later shifted more focus to biomethane where a first of its kind structure was completed to help decarbonise the transport sector, by importing and mass balancing biomethane into Ireland.
Now Audrey is applying her skills to deliver more low carbon solutions to corporate clients direct from Future Biogas, helping them with their decarbonisation efforts to reach net zero targets.
When she’s not navigating through intricate commercial structures Audrey likes to go for runs and hikes in the countryside and travel for new experiences whenever the opportunity arises, whether its travel for a nature escape or taking in her next city scape.

Audrey Luksicek

Tony brings nearly three decades of experience in energy to his role as Chair of Future Biogas.  He held senior executive leadership roles at Powergen and E.ON, including CEO / Chair at E.ON UK, and currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at SSE plc and as Chair of Infinis Energy Management.  In 2024, he was appointed Chair of the Energy Systems Catapult, reinforcing his commitment to bridging innovation and energy systems transformation.
Tony joined the energy sector almost by accident, having started his career in strategy consulting and then the beer industry.  He says that he didn’t expect to stay in the sector but became fascinated by the challenges and changes, was thoroughly engaged through continuously learning from colleagues and from progressively larger and different roles at E.ON, and now is super-interested in the different perspectives he gets from his four current organisations, and is inspired by the opportunities in each – and by helping the teams deliver them.
Outside energy, Tony is married and is a proud father of two adult children, was a school governor for a decade, and is a self-confessed nerd with D.Phil in Mathematics and MBA. In his leisure time, he enjoys travelling, hiking, reading, skiing – and sometimes just chatting.
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Dr Tony Cocker

Tim has longstanding experience in infrastructure and investment (including roles at 3i’s infrastructure arm). <a title="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3i.com%2Finfrastructure%2Four-team%2F%3Futm_source%3Dchatgpt.com&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctim.coombes%40futurebiogas.com%7C6df6d180b87445cbbfea08de204eface%7Ce43c29a1af9f4939baa140c32752f209%7C0%7C0%7C638983720829085991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b0Y7pSYLiC1uE4pZkWwVP%2FvZ6umtFRpfQYusR8j5LJY%3D&amp;reserved=0" href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3i.com%2Finfrastructure%2Four-team%2F%3Futm_source%3Dchatgpt.com&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctim.coombes%40futurebiogas.com%7C6df6d180b87445cbbfea08de204eface%7Ce43c29a1af9f4939baa140c32752f209%7C0%7C0%7C638983720829085991%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=b0Y7pSYLiC1uE4pZkWwVP%2FvZ6umtFRpfQYusR8j5LJY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-outlook-id="7dc6c24d-07e9-4a10-bdc8-ed57cd1f3c6f">3i</a> He brings deep sector insight into financing, structuring, and scaling capital-intensive projects.
At Future Biogas, Tim’s board role focuses on ensuring financial discipline, investment strategy alignment, and governance oversight as we scale.
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Tim Short

Neel has over 17 years’ experience across infrastructure investing, strategy/financial planning and audit/assurance, initially qualifying as a chartered accountant with EY.  He brings a strong foundation to financial analysis and commercial decision support for the business.
On the board he contributes to commercial strategy, growth planning, and risk management, especially in moving from niche to scale in biogas. In his spare time, he enjoys taking a break from the online/connected world whilst playing a round of golf with friends.

Neel Mistry

Rob is experienced investor in the energy and resource sectors. He began his career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Barclays before moving into private equity at Denham Capital, TrailStone, and RWE.  On the Future Biogas board, he supports with oversight, strategic initiatives, and broader industry dynamics.
Rob was an avid ice hockey player winning two national championships in university, although he hasn’t seen the ice in quite some time. Outside of work he is often found walking, hiking, or at pubs with his cavapoo, Miikka (named after the famous NHL Calgary Flames’ goalie, Miikka Kiprusoff)

Rob MacIntyre

Richard Lewis is a 30-year veteran of the global energy markets.
He is the founder of Delta Energy Capital Sarl, a Swiss based advisor and investor in the Energy Transition space.  The portfolio is focused on themes of renewable electricity, renewable gas, sustainable biochar and carbon dioxide removals.
His relevant experience for the Biocarbon Company includes:
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<li>Conversion of Lynemouth coal-fired power station to run on imported wood pellets.</li>
<li>Conversion of Tilbury power station to run on wood pellets</li>
<li>Managing the global biomass trading and sourcing operations of RWE</li>
<li>Founding and investing in Biocarbon Global, a producer of biochar in Zimbabwe, selling charcoal to a silicon refiner in South Africa.</li>
<li>Investing in and guiding the growth of Bio-Logical Carbon Ltd, a biochar producer selling biochar as a bio-fertiliser to receive CO2 removals credits.</li>
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In the 90’s he built the market’s largest UK electricity trading desk at Enron and ended up running most of Enron’s UK businesses.  Post collapse, he moved a team to Barclays where he managed the European power, gas and coal trading and origination teams and started what became one of the world’s largest carbon emissions trading desks.  He later ran global structured origination for all commodities and co-founded the Commodities Principal Investments group and then, in 2009, Richard joined RWE as Commercial Director for all Sales, Origination and Principal Investment activities of the company.  In his career he has developed, operated, bought and sold power stations of several fuel types, notably gas-fired 700MW Sutton Bridge; coal-fired 400MW Lynemouth and its subsequent conversion to biomass and solar PV 40MW Kencot.  Other investments have included coal mines and oil and gas fields.  Richard has served on numerous boards in executive and non-executive roles and he currently serves as a non-executive director of one of the largest European power and gas hedge funds, Nanook Energy.  Richard is now a private investor hunting for out-performing investment opportunities in the energy transition.  A qualified accountant with a BSc Hons in Chemistry from Bristol University, Richard lives with his wife and 3 children near Geneva in France.
He previously worked in senior roles in London and Geneva for RWE, Barclays and Enron. A qualified accountant with a BSc Hons in Chemistry from Bristol University, Richard lives with his wife and 3 children in Nyon, near Geneva.
Additionally, he is a director of 3i-backed FutureBiogas and Infinis, and is a director of the Nanook Energy hedge funds.
Nanook Energy &#8211; a leading UK based Hedge Fund trading global energy products.
FutureBiogas &#8211; a 3i-owned UK developer, owner and operator of Biogas plants.
Infinis Energy Holdings &#8211; a 3i-owned UK developer, owner and operator of Renewable Power plants.
Bio-Logical Carbon Ltd &#8211; a UK owned but East African focused developer of biochar fertiliser for long term carbon dioxide removals, with an ambition to improve the depleted soils of East Africa and reduce its reliance on fossil-fuel based imported fertilisers.
Bio-Carbon Global &#8211; a UK incorporated, Zimbabwe-focused developer of biochar targeting the displacement of metallurgical coal in the silicon refining industry.
The BioCarbon Company &#8211; a developer of biochar plants in the US for displacement of metallurgical coal in steel and industrial production processes.

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