Name:		Richard Reynolds (Assistant Manager Supply Chain)
Company: Address:		Masdar City

Short Profile of the Person:
Richard Reynolds is Assistant Manager Supply Chain at Masdar City. In this role, he is responsible for managing a team that is
building Masdar City’s sustainable supply chains and promoting the city’s adoption of sustainable products and behaviours.

Richard and his team also provide a range of business consultancy services, including the approved product directory of building
materials that have passed the Masdar evaluation and selection criteria; education and training workshops, and advises companies
on how reducing the carbon footprint of their supply chains that can help differentiate their product or service and enhance their
brand image. The team is also responsible for managing the Masdar City supply chain code of conduct and a number of longterm
strategic supplier partnerships.

With more than 30 years experience in supply chain management in the oil and gas and civil construction industries, Richard has
worked in the UK, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Asia, South America and North America. Before joining Masdar
City, Richard was Vice President and Director of Supply Chain Sustainability at CH2M HILL for the Masdar City project, where
he was the single point of responsibility for supply chain activities related to the construction of the city.

Richard holds an MBA in Strategy and Strategic Procurement from Birmingham University and an MSc in Supply Chain Management from Robert Gordon’s University in Aberdeen. He is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and a Member of the Institute of Logistics.

Short Profile of the company:

Masdar is Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions. The company serves as a link between today’s fossil fuel economy and the energy economy of the future – developing the “greenprint” for how we will live and work tomorrow. 

Masdar’s mandate stems from Abu Dhabi’s Vision 2030 as a leading global energy player to achieve economic diversification by becoming a knowledge-led and technology-exporting economy.

Masdar consists of three business units and one venture capital arm:

• Masdar Carbon specialises in developing energy efficiency and clean fossil fuel projects that bring significant reduction in carbon emissions
• Masdar City is an emerging global clean-technology cluster that will be located in what aims to be one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments powered by renewable energy.
• Masdar Power is developing and operating utility scale renewable energy power projects and is building a portfolio of direct technology investments
• Masdar Venture Capital manages the Masdar Clean Tech Funds, a series of diversified venture capital investment vehicles focused on building portfolios of direct investments in clean technology and renewable energy

 In addition, Masdar is associated with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the world’s first graduate-only academic institution focused on research into alternative energies and sustainable technologies.

Backed by the stability and reputation of the Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle of the government of Abu Dhabi, Masdar is dedicated to the Emirate’s long term vision for the future of energy.

For further information visit
www.masdar.ae