Experience

Bezos Earth Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director - Global Energy Innovation

  • Aug 2022 - Present



ENGIE

• France
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director - Operations & Performance, Global Transformation

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for strengthening the management, coordination, transformation and impact of ENGIE’s Global Industrial operations (consisting of 600+ employees). In managing the operations and performance of ENGIE’s Global Industrial Hub that is made up of 12 global corporate departments. That is – ENGIE’s Group Strategy, Disruption Proofing Strategy, ENGIE Research, ENGIE Fab, Business Development Oversight, Asset Portfolio Operational Performance, Projects Operational Department, Enterprise Risk Management, Integration & Knowledge Management, Acceleration Taskforce, External Relations and Group Procurement department teams. Aiming to address the increasingly sophisticated and complex needs of our clients through enhanced detection and management of technology and disruptive trends, identification of new business opportunities & business models and expertise in operations (including, implementation of new internal organisational operating models, for energy transition and achievement of the Group's sustainable and growth objectives).

• Senior Executive Adviser - Strategy, Innovation & International Stakeholder Management

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2022

  Responsible for advising and supporting ENGIE’s senior executive in the development and monitoring of international stakeholder management activities, for execution of ENGIE's strategy and innovation initiatives in the global energy, infrastructure and sustainability sectors. Including, appointed on various Executive SteerCo Committees - set up bilaterally between ENGIE and some of its global partners.

• Associate Director-Strategy, Economic Development & Communications for Global Generation

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  Responsible for the below three (3) core functions: (1) Strategy & Market Development - the formulation of ENGIE's growth strategy with respect to its global (centralised) generation business. Responsible for the development of new markets, new business opportunities and innovative business models to support ENGIE's objective of transitioning to a low carbon generation portfolio and assist to maintain relationships and lead interactions with ENGIE's key private & public stakeholders; and (2) Economic Development - for promoting, creating and structuring new business opportunities for ENGIE with its external stakeholders, in the form of energy related developments and investments that are also concurrently driven to provide increased economic and social benefit to such external stakeholder's local communities and citizens; and (3) Communication - oversee the internal and external communications, with respect to ENGIE's global generation business.

• Global Team Leader for International Financing Agreements & Deputy General Counsel (SAMEA Region)

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2016

  Head of Finance Legal for SAMEA (South Asia, Middle East and Africa) region and Deputy General Counsel for GDF Suez within SAMEA. As of Nov 2013, also appointed to act as the Team Leader for GDF Suez's Structured Global Network on Financing Agreements for our international energy finance practice (covering the regions Asia, Australia, SAMEA, Latin America, North America, U.K. and Turkey).



Ashurst

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate - Infrastructure Projects & Project Finance

  • 2008 - 2010



Japan Carbon Finance Ltd

• Tokyo, Japan

• Lead Adviser & Co-ordinator

  • Feb 2004 - Sep 2008

  Whilst acting as a senior adviser and project manager for Japan’s high profile overseas energy related financings and the development of JBIC’s strategic plans during my term in Tokyo – Nicole was also mandated directly by the Chairman of JBIC (who is appointed by the Japanese Ministry of Finance) to act as the lead adviser and an official member in the establishment and implementation on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of Finance and JBIC, the Japan Carbon Finance, Ltd. initiative (‘JCF’) - a new financial institution that was created in Japan in 2004. JCF is a company established directly by JBIC, the Development Bank of Japan, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, Sumitomo Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc., Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. and Nippon Oil Corporation. It was a new financial institution created to use funds in the Japanese Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, for the development of greenhouse gas reduction financings and for the purchase of carbon credits. Following creation and implementation of this financial institution - Nicole was an active participant in review of potential projects for utilisation of such funds.



Japan Bank for International Cooperation

• Japan
• Banking
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Adviser & Project Manager - Project Finance, Global Infrastructure Department

  • 2003 - 2008

  Acted as a Project Manager and Senior Adviser within the Project Finance Department for Japan Bank for International Cooperation - focusing on financings within the multiple regions of Asia, Australia, GCC, Latin America, Africa and Europe, within the (i) power and IWPP, (ii) oil and gas (including, refinery and petrochemical) and (iii) renewable energy sectors. During my time in the Project Finance Department, I advised JBIC's Senior Management on the structuring, successful delivery and execution of many of their high profile transactions within the power and LNG energy sector (including transactions such as Sakhalin II LNG in Russia, PETRORabigh Project in KSA, Qatar 3 Gas Project and various IPP/IWPP transactions across multiple regions (many awarded as Finance Deal of the Year)). I was the first female foreigner to be appointed directly as an in-house adviser to JBIC. JBIC is 100% owned by the Government of Japan and mandated by the Japanese Ministry of Finance and is the world’s largest project finance lender in the market. Whilst at JBIC I was also mandated to act as the lead adviser and coordinator for establishing and implementing on behalf of the Japanese Ministry of Finance and JBIC - the Japan Carbon Finance Ltd initiative. This was a new financial institution created in Japan in 2004.



Herbert Smith Freehills

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Infrastructure Projects & Banking Associate

  • 2000 - 2003