LENNY PETIGNY

Canadian national, Singapore Permanent Resident

PROJECT MANAGEMENT – ENERGY / O&G

International business experience driving growth and lending expertise in consulting and complex project management in various markets across multiple industry sectors including Energy, Water, Power and Utilities.

LENNY started his early career as an applications engineer with Alstom in Quebec before being headhunted into GE USA where he was a global technical resource for worldwide projects. An experienced power and utility consulting project manager he augmented his broad technical expertise and solid business acumen with an MBA from Heriot Watt University. With over twenty years of extensive global experience in major international organisations Lenny’s career postings were in the US, Europe, Australia and Asia where he supported service-related project/business in technical and business management capacity. His hands-on practical experience in all phases of major project life cycle from technical and commercial tender preparation to on-site management of construction and commissioning projects are relevant skillsets. Lenny is recognized for his ability to work and communicate successfully across different cultures.

Lenny is a skilled leader adept at coordinating various stakeholders to achieve set goals. Credited for transforming and growing the services business in Singapore and Malaysia by removing 3rd party contractors and hiring an internal technical workforce of 30+ strong, significantly improving safety, quality and cost metrics while expanding service offering. Possessing the ability to drive change across organization as demonstrated through the standardization of the project management process in Asia with the implementation of interactive data analytics software and by driving team engagement to achieve project performance objectives.

His vast relevant experience in Consulting, Project Management, succinct business reporting and critical thinking skills coupled with people skills in managing demanding clients positions him well for leadership roles associated with energy infrastructure.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Consulting & Advisory Customer interface & negotiation Stakeholder management Project Management Project Engineering Project commissioning Commercial tendering Business P&L Management Contract review & assessment Conventional and Renewable Energy Power generation Financial Model Technical Review KEY SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

Over 20 years of field service, project management and consulting experience including 10 years of on-site construction in various capacities.

Strong analytical skills, essential for understanding new concepts and troubleshooting problems. Solid experience in bid sizing, project risk evaluation, financial model and cold-eye techno-commercial reviews.

Excellent knowledge of a variety of equipment associated with major infrastructure projects, including turbines, compressors, generators, water treatment systems, motors, pumps, piping, heat exchangers and filters.

Superior organization skills as well as high capacity to work under pressure, critical in managing the numerous contractual and budgetary demands associated with construction projects.

Fluent written and spoken languages: French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Demonstrated great adaptability in terms of working under challenging conditions and in diverse environment across various countries: Brazil, India, China, Turkey, Thailand, Japan, USA, Australia, Italy, England, Spain, Singapore and Finland. ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS Achievement Award – Manila 2012. GE project Management Leadership Program. GE Field Engineering Program. Six Sigma Green Belt. ACADEMIC HISTORY

2011 - Master of Business Administration (MBA), Edinburgh Business School, Herriot Watt University, 2006- Communication & Portuguese, FTC University, Salvador, Brazil 2003- Project Management Leadership Program, GE Training Centre, Schenectady, NY, USA 1999- Field Engineer program, GE Training Centre, Schenectady, NY, USA 1995- Bachelor of Science – Mechanical Engineering, Ecole de Technologie Superieure (ETS), University of Quebec, Canada

CAREER HISTORY

PETIGNY SOLUTIONS PTE LTD Aug 16 to Present

Founder - Managing Director, Singapore

Providing management consulting services to businesses in emerging markets and developing countries. BLACK & VEATCH May 18 to May 21

Consulting /Project Manager - Asia & Middle East, Singapore Provide technical and industry knowledge to support the development of infrastructure projects with a focus on energy production.

Manage and deliver Lender’s Technical Advisory (LTA) services including Constructions and Operations Monitoring, Technical Due Diligence (TDD) and Asset Management engagements. The engagements involve multi-asset power and water portfolios across the Asia and MENA region, including renewable and conventional energy projects. Participate actively in new business pursuits, lead proposal development, build

& maintain relationship with clients by leveraging internal and external resources. GE- GRANITE SERVICES Jan 15 to Jul 16

Project Director- Asia, Singapore

Provided directional leadership to the project management team to ensure successful project delivery against the business objectives and within agreed scope of work. Oversaw matters pertaining to the project execution in accordance with the safety, quality, schedule and finance goals. Implemented standardization of project management planning across Asia, eliminating mobilization failures from a 20% failure rate to virtually 0%.

Given the additional responsibility to drive additional sales for the business. Pursued dual strategy of increasing market share while also diversifying our service offering, achieving a 50% increase in market share in the maintenance of GE gas turbine across Asia. GE- GRANITE SERVICES Apr 13 to Dec 14

Productivity Manager – Asia, Singapore

Regional leader driving year on year productivity improvements across Asia. Develop and promote planning, execution and use of new technique/tools to achieve target performance goals on consistent basis.

Supported the implementation of the new Business Intelligence program across Asia. Trained the management team on the use of data analytics software and effectively promoted team engagement, achieving year-on-year 10% cost reduction, approximately 5 million US$, resulting in increased business profitability.

Spearheaded initiative for a multi-task labour force through training and financial incentives resulting in reduced number of resources required on certain projects, achieving 5% to 10% price reduction on targeted projects.

GE- GRANITE SERVICES Apr 11 to Mar 13

Service Manager – Singapore/Malaysia, Singapore

Drive the team to meet performance objectives for the services business in Singapore and Malaysia, including safety, quality and financial goals. Leading project planning activities and mobilization of various resources to site, including manpower and equipment. Main point of contact for customers. Managed over 30 direct reports.

Improved business financial metrics for the region through better cost control, including aggressive inventory reduction (unbilled hours) from 90+ days to less than 30 days. Restructured the region business organization through hiring of internal resources to replace 3rd party contractors resulting in improved customer satisfaction, project KPI as well as increased sales opportunities.

GE - GRANITE SERVICES Jan 08 to Jan 09

Liaison Project Manager, Australia

Provide interface between Origin Energy – Power Plant Owner – and GE Infrastructure, specifically regarding technical, logistic and contractual issues on the Darling Down Power Plant Project

(Queensland). Manage the arrival of international goods imported into Australia for the project

(representing 90% of total project value), navigating the complex logistic environment created by the Australian stringent import regulations in order to achieve minimum duty and taxation exposure. Through collaborative partnership with local logistics company, optimized equipment packaging and custom declaration classification to achieve key concession and reduction in import duties from Australian custom agency, improving margin by saving over 1%, approximately 5 million, on total project cost.

DEGREMONT Jan 07 to Jan 08

Project Manager, Canada

Spearhead the execution of various water treatment projects, specifically dealing with contractual issues, engineering, equipment supply, start-up and commissioning of municipal water treatment plants. Successfully balanced budget control targets against resource demands to achieve contractual objectives. Consistently met or exceeded project financial targets. Brought best practice acquired over years of experienced at major international companies to Degremont’s existing project management process which was subsequently revised accordingly. Updated process improved communication, planning and budget control and resulted in increased consistency in achieving project targets within project management department. GE Jan 99 to Jul 05

Field Engineer, Headquarter in USA; Project sites worldwide Provided on-site technical advice during the installation, maintenance and commissioning of turbines, generators and various equipment associated with large scale power plant projects. Was quickly awarded increased responsibilities, including Lead Field Engineer positions. During assignments as Lead Field Engineer (3+ years), tasked with leading the field engineering team on construction site. In charge of managing contractual issues, planning for adequate resources and directing activities ranging from civil, electrical and mechanical tasks to commissioning of power generation equipment. Within 6 months hiring date, was assigned to a Lead Field Engineer position on a construction project in Japan which was delivered on time and within budget. At customer’s request, was assigned to several subsequent projects in Japan.

Performed tests and promoted an alternative turbine alignment method for very large gas turbines significantly reducing both cost and technical risk factors. Was instrumental in the adoption of the alternative technique as standard procedure across the fleet, following review by product service engineers.

ALSTOM May 95 to Dec 98

Applications Engineer, Canada

Performed model analysis and dimensioning of hydroelectric turbines based on hydraulic data. Commercial overview and technical design. Coordinated the preparation of technical and commercial proposal documents, including writing technical specifications for equipment providers and design engineers to establish cost estimates.

Developed a custom automated Cost Estimate Spreadsheet based on few key technical and commercial variables to speed up budgetary estimate. Additionally, developed an automated bid proposal templates to reduce time required to generate budgetary proposal which in combination with the Cost Estimated Spreadsheet decreased budgetary quote turn-around to customer by over 50%.

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