Team

Operators with scale-up history.

ABGL is led by founders with decades of experience building industrial businesses across the UK, Australia, and Asia — supported by a senior corporate finance team and an experienced advisory board.

Board of Directors

The directors of Agri-Biofuels Global Plc.

Ross James
Founder & Chief Executive
Ross James

Industrialist and serial founder with over three decades building cross-border industrial businesses in IT manufacturing, software, and motorsport equipment across the UK, Australia, India, and Taiwan. Originated and secured ABGL's five state-government PPP agreements across Northeast India, with direct working relationships at Chief Minister, Minister, and Secretary level in Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Tom Selwood
Non-Executive Chairman
Tom Selwood

Former CFO of Aker Offshore Wind and Head of Treasury and Structured Finance at Aker Horizons, the Aker group's renewables platform. Former Chairman of the Board of Freja Offshore. Over a decade of senior financial leadership across the Nordic energy and renewables sector. Chartered Accountant, trained at EY.

Senior Executive

Operational lead for commercial execution and project delivery.

Gareth Jones
Senior Executive
Gareth Jones

20 years as a City professional, including as CFO and executive director across private and public companies in multiple jurisdictions. Co-founder of ABGL. Capital raising expertise from sell-side execution and listed company M&A. Drives ABGL's commercial execution across the project pipeline and sponsor engagement. Shareholder; not a director of the Company.

Corporate Finance Team

Internal corporate finance specialists supporting ABGL's capital markets execution.

Both members of the corporate finance team are also shareholders in ABGL. They are senior team members but not directors of the Company.

John Wilson
Corporate Finance
John Wilson

Internal corporate finance team member supporting ABGL on capital structure, transaction documentation, and sponsor engagement ahead of the planned LSE Main Market admission. Shareholder.

Craig Fraser
Corporate Finance
Craig Fraser

30 years in institutional equity markets: Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, and Head of Special Situations at Lehman Brothers. Subsequently at Panmure Liberum. Founding partner, Baden Hill LLP — operator of the annual clean technology and ESG conference at Balliol College, Oxford. Deep experience across cleantech capital markets and institutional investor relationships, supporting ABGL's sponsor selection and pre-IPO investor engagement. Shareholder.

India Operations

Principal point of engagement with government, corporate and commercial partners across India.

Rishab Kumar Ojha
Head of India — Government & Commercial Affairs
Rishab Kumar Ojha

Leads ABGL's engagement across India — the company's principal point of contact for central and state governments, strategic corporate partners, and commercial counterparties. Manages ministerial-level liaison, partner negotiations, and on-the-ground execution across all five active project states. Central to ABGL's ability to convert government MoUs into operating projects.

Advisory Board

Senior strategic counsel for policy, regulatory and operational matters.

ABGL's Advisory Board provides senior strategic guidance on policy, regulatory, and operational matters across the company's markets.

RVS Mani
Chair · Advisory Board
RVS Mani — Padma Shri

Chair of ABGL's Advisory Board. Former Under Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Recipient of the Padma Shri, awarded by the President of India on Republic Day 2026 in recognition of distinguished public service. Leads ABGL's central government relations, MNRE grant applications, technical regulatory approvals, and state-level licensing engagement across all five project states.

Technology Partner

Licella Holdings.

Licella is the inventor and developer of the Cat-HTR™ hydrothermal liquefaction platform. ABGL operates Cat-HTR™ under licence from Licella, with the commercial relationship structured through a joint venture between the two companies.

Joint venture
Agri-Biofuels Licence Company Ltd
UK Companies House No. 16693418
Partners
Agri-Biofuels Global Plc and Licella Holdings.
Purpose
Commercial deployment of Cat-HTR™ technology.

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