Management Team

CoreTec was founded by Phil Doran and Simon Robeson. Both are recognised by the European alternative energy industry and its public and private investment communities as alternative energy industry experts. CoreTec is based in both the UK and Germany.

CoreTec also retains an Advisory Group which plays a pivotal role in extending CoreTec's networks as well as its technical competence. It comprises alternative energy industry and technology experts and is led by a Principal Technology Advisor Professor Dr. Gary Acres, formerly Chief Technology Officer of Johnson Matthey Plc.
Phil Doran, Partner & Co-Founder:
Phil is a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals (UKSIP). He is a pre-eminent fuel cell/ H2 market analyst who spent the majority of his banking career with UBS Warburg in Frankfurt, where he was Global Head of Fuel Cell research between 1999 and 2001. Phil is a founding member of Fuel Cells Europe, (www.fuelcelleurope.org), which includes amongst its members a number of leading players in the global fuel cell industry. He is also a member of the EU Finance & Business Development Panel, which acts under the umbrella of the EU Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform. Further, he has been awarded Expert Evaluator status by the European Commission in the field of H2&FC. He is based in Germany, speaks fluent German and is an economist by training. He has presented his work to the European Commission and the UK Government Fuel Cell Advisory Panel, and is regularly invited to speak at fuel cell conferences and seminars across Europe.

At CoreTec Phil is responsible for overall technical strategy and co-ordination of inter-client-company projects and relations. He is also charged with identifying deal flow, developing and maintaining the client company base, together with the links to organisations necessary for a technical evaluation of prospective investments. Other duties include establishing and maintaining political, regulatory and industry contacts.
Simon Robeson, Partner & Co-Founder:
Prior to forming CoreTec, Simon was an Associate Director in the corporate finance department of specialist European investment bank Beeson Gregory. Whilst at Beeson Gregory, Simon formed its private equity franchise and its private investor network. He focused on the development of non-quoted technology companies and was instrumental in raising $200million for 42 such companies at varying stages of their development from spinout to pre-flotation. Simon raised this finance from sources including venture capitalists, business angels and institutional funds. A number of these non quoted companies subsequently achieved stock market flotations or trade sales including Arc International, Pixel Fusion and Wolfson Microelectronics. Simon brings considerable investment banking and venture capital networks.

Simon brings considerable experience of the processes and participants involved in the financing of nascent technologies through to IPO and trade sale. His principle role at CoreTec is to provide relevant strategic advice to client companies and further, to introduce them to his sector specialist networks. These networks include key participants in the financial intermediary supply chain such as smaller companies’ investment banks, investment funds, lawyers and accountants. His other duties include developing deal flow channels and sources of investment for CoreTec’s planned investment fund, Clean Technology Capital.
Richard Burtt-Jones, Chief Financial Officer (part-time):
Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloittes and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He has 25 years experience of acting as part time Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for growth businesses and for the last 10 years has specialised in the technology sector. He joined CoreTec having been CFO to Cambridge based venture capitalist - Cambridge Research & Innovation. Over and above his role as CoreTec’s CFO, Richard will work with CoreTec’s portfolio companies, where appropriate as a member of their management teams. Portfolio companies will benefit from his knowledge and experience of growth management and his advice on the implementation of business and financial planning and controls. Richard also has direct experience of the fundraising process and has considerable networks within the City’s private and public markets.






Latest Presentations
Market Development and Financing of Fuel Cell Businesses
4th Real-SOFC Summer School - 2-7th Sept '07 Varna, Bulgaria.
Presented this Subject, by Invitation, to the Residential SOFC Course on 6th Sept 2007

European Investment Bank - Guide to Financing
Core Tec was a substantial contributor to this guide.
Published. Dec 2006

Financing the Hydrogen (and Fuel Cell) Economy
Presented at the Brussels conference entitled "Funding for RTD Projects and Infrastructures from the ETPs by the EIB".
Produced by Nick Owen (Ricardo) and Phil Doran (CoreTec). Oct 2006