Ralph Brandsvoll - Ralph is a seasoned executive and successful entrepreneur in the biomass and biocarbon sector with vast experience in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and Canada. Prior to co-founding Creative Carbon, he previously worked for NGM Industries and oversaw the construction and operation of commercial scale wood pelleting facilities before leaving to form his own business to broker biofuels to the major metallurgical companies based in Norway and Iceland. More recently he co-founded CarbonX which focuses on the development and commercialization of next-generation bio-carbon products. CarbonX has several patent-pending technologies, a research partnership with the University of Agder in Norway (www.uia.no) and is in the process of building out its first commercial-scale plant for biocoke leveraging its proprietary tech. Ralph lives by the motto: "what's good for the environment, is good for business!"