Dave Carlson joined EMC as its CEO in June 2006 after eight years with M-co (The Marketplace Company), one of EMC’s shareholders. He was actively involved in the establishment of EMC in 2001 and is very familiar with the market’s stakeholders as well as the development of EMC and the NEMS. Dave joined M-co in 1998 to position and lead the company’s strategy to diversify and internationalise its capabilities. He held a number of senior management roles, including head of business development. Prior to moving to Singapore in 2004 he managed M-co’s subsidiary in South Africa.  Previously, Dave worked for 12 years in the financial services sector, where he held a number of senior corporate positions in sales, finance, marketing, strategy and corporate restructuring.

Angela Soeteber heads the Communications team, responsible for the company’s wide range of internal and external communication and marketing activities - from events and publications to research and corporate social responsibility activities. Prior to joining EMC in early 2005, she was with ABN AMRO Asia Pacific for nearly six years and instrumental in setting up the entire regional marketing function, most recently as Vice President, Marketing, Events & Sponsorships. Angela has international marketing and communication experience gained through her work in the financial services, media and IT industries in Europe and Asia for 15 years. Originally from Germany, Angela is bilingual in German and English, and holds Masters degrees from US and German universities.

Dr Chiao, responsible for EMC’s business development and consulting, is an expert on electricity market design, implementation and operation. He started his electricity market career with M-co New Zealand before relocating to Singapore to help implement and operate the Singapore market during 2002–2004 and then implement the Philippine market during 2005-2006. Dr Chiao also advises widely on merchant plant investment in reforming and reformed markets. He currently leads a team designing a cost-based market and the associated market rules for Vietnam, which is scheduled for operations in 2010.