An independent think-and-do tank with a global headquarters in Singapore
Dr Victor Nian
Dr Victor Nian’s vision for CSER is to foster the development of clean energy ecosystems for empowering and accelerating the global energy transition effort in an equitable manner across countries and regions in the world. Dr Nian brings onboard a suite of expertise in energy transition and sustainable development, especially in energy policy and strategy, modelling analysis and scenario planning, technology assessment and roadmapping, and net-zero emission pathways, along with his consultancy and advisory experiences to public and private organisations. He is recognised as one of the go-to-persons on energy and sustainability related issues in Southeast Asia.
Dr Nian firmly believes in the ecosystem approach in tackling the most difficult challenges in energy transition. In the spirit of “research and innovation without borders”, he established a virtual laboratory, entitled UNiLAB on Integrated Systems Analysis Tools, hosting an international network of experts from more than 15 countries and organisations. He is a Founding Member and elected Council Member of the International Society for Energy Transition Studies, a non-profit organisation with more than 300 members from over 40 countries.
Prior to establishing CSER, Dr Nian, as an aspiring entrepreneurial individual, has served in various capacities including setting up and leading virtual centres of excellence, energy and carbon consulting businesses, and expert networks. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and a BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Management of Technology, all from the National University of Singapore. Dr Nian was the first scholar from the National University of Singapore to publish independent studies in academic journals on nuclear energy related topics.
Mr Jan Holm
Mr Jan Holm held significant roles in the banking, shipping, oil & gas and nuclear industries, in the fields of business development, finance and in general management.
Mr Holm was recently EVP of Seaborg Technologies where he was responsible for its Southeast Asia business. He previously worked in the Maersk Group for 17 years in various positions, including CEO of Maersk Drilling in Singapore where he was responsible for the business of Maersk Drilling in Asia. Prior to that, he worked in Danske Bank Group within finance and business development.
Mr Holm is Chairman of the Board of Risk Intelligence A/S, and a member of the Advisory Board of Haush Ltd.
Mr Holm has a broad educational background in economics and business administration. He holds a Master of Science from Aarhus Business School and an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School. He has completed the Advanced Management Programme and the Asian International Executive Programme at INSEAD, where he also earned a certification as an international director. Recently, he completed a course in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies at Cambridge University. He has been accorded a Senior Accredited Director by the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Masayuki Kurihara
Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances
CSER Japan Representative
Masayuki has over 20 years of international business experience in the Utility and Infrastructure industry, with a focus on renewable energy. He spent 31 years at Marubeni Corporation, a leading Japanese Trading House, where he held various roles and worked on power and infrastructure projects in nearly 100 countries worldwide. Masayuki also contributed to afterFIT, a Japanese renewable startup, as a Senior Executive Vice President, overseeing solar power business development. He joined Envision Digital, a global AIoT (artificial intelligence of things) company providing end-to-end net-zero solutions via software as a service (SaaS), where he played a key role in renewable energy companies' alliance and served as the Managing Director for Envision Digital Japan. In April 2022, Masayuki joined the Graduate School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo as a Project academic specialist in Technology Management and Innovation.
He holds an MBA from Henley Management College, UK, and a BA in Economics from Keio University, Japan.
Anandan Rajagopalan
Office of Financial Services
Anandan is a result oriented cross-functional "process driven" Finance professional with over 20 years of experience drawn from leading listed companies from Europe & USA, larger global players. He handled country, area, regional and corporate levels with significant domiciled experience in ASEAN, Middle East, UK & West Africa. He has experience in leading, directing, and proven track records in controlling the financial resources to improve the financial health of the businesses.
Anandan holds Master's degree in Finance from University of Madras, Certified Management Accountant of Australia & New Zealand, Management Degree from Henley Business School, UK and Chartered International Mergers & Acquisitions Expert, Austria.