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As an entrepreneur, Yuli has worked across sectors as diverse as Finance, Oil & Gas, Music, Real Estate and Electronics. His passion in business is challenging the status quo, disrupting markets, building first-class teams, and solving complex challenges with creative solutions.
Yuli trained in Finance and Economics in London, with postgraduate studies in Law (LLM) and Engineering (MEng) in Scotland and Australia. He’s also been appointed as an Export Champion by the UK Government’s Department of International Trade.
Alex is a dynamic entrepreneur and the founding partner of Midstream Lighting, with expertise in finance, venture capital, and green technologies.
Demonstrating a strong entrepreneurial spirit, he has led his company through global expansion and various challenges, excelling in finance, operations, planning, fundraising, and risk management. His leadership is marked by a collaborative approach, fostering teamwork across the business. Alex holds an International Business and Finance degree from the European Business School in London.
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With over ten years of LED lighting industry experience, Paolo is an invaluable and highly regarded member of our core leadership team.
Coming on board as one of the company’s co-founders in 2013, Paolo’s responsible for overseeing our Lighting Design, Engineering, and R&D Teams. He personally leads the design and development of Midstream’s comprehensive product portfolio – including the Atlas, Titan and Modus Floodlight Series – which are installed in over 85 airports globally.
An experienced designer, who holds a degree from Bocconi University in Milan, Paolo has led the design of over 100 LED lighting solutions in the aviation, maritime, sports and horticultural markets. ensuring that all national, local, industry and customer requirements are met.
James heads up our Sports Lighting Division. With 16 years’ industry experience, spanning the delivery of grassroots facilities all the way through to world-class sporting stadiums, James is a trusted advisor throughout the industry and recognised for his unrivalled expertise.
James is known for delivering cutting edge, precision lighting across the entire sporting world. For much of his career, he’s been responsible for the design and delivery of thousands of sports lighting installations.
Drawing upon his deep industry knowledge, James continues to grow the Midstream Sports division globally. He runs a team of globally acclaimed sports lighting designers and solution architects to provide exceptional sport-centric LED lighting solutions to a global customer base.
Su trayectoria profesional como ingeniero mecánico, director de producción, director de proyectos e inventor demuestra que la carrera de Andrea ha sido extensa y variada. Ha trabajado en los sectores químico, mecánico y electromecánico, donde tuvo la oportunidad de responsabilizarse del diseño de productos y equipos de producción.
Andrea ostenta un grado de máster en Ingeniería Mecánica por la Universidad Politécnica de Torino.
Con una experiencia de más de diez años a sus espaldas en el diseño y suministro de iluminación LED, Andrea ha impulsado el desarrollo de todos los productos de Midstream en nuestros equipos de ingeniería e I+D. Es también responsable de la supervisión de los procesos de fabricación de todos nuestros productos.
Fred brings to Midstream some 35 years of expertise in government affairs, military operations, business development and training. He has a broad background of experience in the maritime community, with extensive command afloat and ashore tours, where as the former Chief of Operations for the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, he coordinated all law enforcement and rescue operation on the East Coast of the United States.
Fred holds a B.S. in Science from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and an M.S. in Information Systems from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, as well as an M.S. in National Security and Strategic Studies.
After retirement, Fred moved into the commercial business world and spent several very successful years in the maritime and land transportation industry. Fred currently works as a maritime technology and port security and safety consultant to DHS, U.S. Coast Guard, and numerous shipyards and seaports.
Before joining us, Todd worked in the aviation industry – supporting airports with their ever-evolving security and airside lighting needs. Todd brings over three decades worth of experience and expertise in engineering, six sigma quality, programme management, operations and service to Midstream.
He coordinates all sales and delivery activities across the North American aviation market for us. And he oversees Midstream’s in-house lighting design and manufacturing teams to ensure that quality and schedule are met.
In his previous role, Todd was the Global General Manager, Honeywell Airport Business.
Away from the world of lighting, Todd is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), with a focus on Government Contracting. Throughout his career, Todd has been active in AAAE, ACI-NA, and IESALC.
A highly successful senior management professional, Ahmet prides himself on his inspirational approach to the world of cross-border business. With over 25 years in the aviation industry, his wealth of knowledge makes him a trusted advisor to our global clients.
His passion is leading company transformations and designing business strategies to improve talent engagement, recruitment and retention as he is a strong advocate of great teams making great companies. He promotes proactive leadership and diversity within organisations.
Ahmet holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, with a focus on organizational design.
In his previous role, he was the Global Procurement Director of Çelebi Aviation. His experience focuses on global sourcing, supply chain development, and contract negotiation.
Kimberly brings a wealth of experience as a Senior Brand, Communications and Marketing Executive. She’s well versed in cultivating world-class scalable brands, developing marketing and digital strategies and fostering, inspiring and galvanising teams. Kimberly has helped countless brands in the luxury hospitality, FMCG, technology, travel, and sports industries innovate and transform what they offer – with significant commercial success.
Previous clients include Reebok, PepsiCo, Sotheby’s Real Estate, NewsCorp, AEG Sports & Entertainment, Horseshoe Bay Luxury Golf, Spa & Resort, and Prezzo Restaurant Group. As a Midstream Senior Advisor, Kimberly plays a crucial role in providing strategic insights, building brand equity and developing innovative strategies that position our clients, and ourselves, for continued success.
With over twenty years leading sports facility planning, design, and delivery – in the public, private, and voluntary sectors – Ross brings a huge amount of significant knowledge to our team. At Midstream he works to promote, design, and deliver LED sports floodlighting projects to end-users either on a new build or retrofit basis.
A highly experienced senior leader and programme manager, Ross thrives on improving performance, identifying opportunities, and developing innovative solutions. Previously, as the Head of Facility Investment at the Rugby Football Union Ross delivered clubhouse, floodlighting, and pitch projects valued at over £300m. During his time there he was instrumental in creating a series of innovative commercial supplier and consultant frameworks.
When not working, Ross is a Rugby Union Level Four coach and mentor.
