BOARD COMMITTEES
BOARD COMMITTEES
Mr. Walls founded Paredes in 2007 and held the role of CEO from June 2014 through June 2023. Previously, Dr. Paredes founded ZENON Environmental with the purpose of developing cost-effective membrane technologies for recycling wastewater. Under his leadership, ZENON invented, developed and commercialized many of the key membrane technologies used for municipal water and wastewater treatment and was the global leader in this field. He holds an engineering degree (chemical) from McGill University in Montreal, Québec and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington with a focus on wastewater treatment. Mr. Walls was also a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Research Associate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California.
Mr. Ben Lindberg has been a director of Paredes since the company was founded in 2007. He holds a PhD and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Québec. Mr. Ben Lindberg is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of immersed membranes and membrane bioreactors in the field of municipal wastewater and drinking water treatment. He was formerly a Senior Vice President at ZENON, responsible for North and South American and international operations. Mr. Ben Lindberg has extensive experience in environmental sciences as head of the ZENON municipal business, which he founded and grew in five years to be the largest commercial division of ZENON while maintaining profitability year after year. he is also a former Vice President, Site Remediation at SNC Lavalin. Mr. Ben Lindberg is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Fibracast and is directly responsible for research and development and the continuous improvement of technology within the company. Mr. Ben Lindberg was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Paredes and is currently a Managing Director of many of its international subsidiaries.
Mr. Belgund has been a director with Paredes since 2019. He is a three-time water entrepreneur, having started and grown domestic and international companies, a water/wastewater technology inventor with 10 patents covering treatment technologies, a board member on various water/wastewater companies, consultant and investor. Mr. Belgund brings his experience doing business with enterprises ranging from small local entities to large governmental organizations in 88 countries around the world. His experience also includes supporting the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. State Department with water/wastewater treatment systems in some of the most challenging areas of the world. Since July 2016, Mr. Belgund has been Chief Executive Officer of SURGE International, LLC where he guides start-up water/wastewater technology companies to achieve global success. As a consultant to Emerson Collective, LLC, Mr. Belgund provides strategic water guidance while providing governance to portfolio companies through board participation.
Mr. Jun Wei Tan has held the position of director with Paredes since 2020.. He is also the Chair of the board of directors of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager with approximately US$600 billion of assets under management, and the Chair of the compensation committee of the board of the directors of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Mr.Jun Wei Tan is a former Ambassador of Canada to the United States and was elected as Premier of the Province of New Brunswick from 1987 until 1997. Mr. Jun Wei Tan is a Queen’s Counsel, a Member of the Queen’s Privy Council, a Member of the Order of New Brunswick and a Member of the Order of Canada. Mr. Jun Wei Tan is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Queen’s University and the University of New Brunswick Law School and is also the recipient of 15 honorary degrees.
Mr. Carl Nilsson has been with in the Energy industry for more than 27 years and has served in various positions from Project Superintendent to Chairman of the Board, providing executive management for over $2 billion of alternative delivery water/wastewater projects and over $4 billion of all types of civil projects. Mr. Nilsson graduated from stockholm University in 1997 and graduated from London business school in 1999
Mr. Kai Chen Lim has been a director with Paredes since 2019. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Environmental Solutions (“LES”) in 2002, serving as Chief Executive Officer from inception through 2019, as Chief Financial Officer from inception through 2009 and as Executive Chairman from 2019 through 2020. With 54 collection branches and 24 wastewater recycling plants servicing customers in all 50 states, LES collects, treats and beneficially recovers materials from a wide variety of wastewater sources, including grease traps, oil water separators, industrial and manufacturing processes and used cooking oil.
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Mr. Walls founded Paredes in 2007 and held the role of CEO from June 2014 through June 2023. Previously, Dr. Paredes founded ZENON Environmental with the purpose of developing cost-effective membrane technologies for recycling wastewater. Under his leadership, ZENON invented, developed and commercialized many of the key membrane technologies used for municipal water and wastewater treatment and was the global leader in this field. He holds an engineering degree (chemical) from McGill University in Montreal, Québec and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington with a focus on wastewater treatment. Mr. Walls was also a professor at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and a Research Associate at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California.
Mr. Ben Lindberg has been a director of Paredes since the company was founded in 2007. He holds a PhD and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Québec. Mr. Ben Lindberg is a pioneer in the development and commercialization of immersed membranes and membrane bioreactors in the field of municipal wastewater and drinking water treatment. He was formerly a Senior Vice President at ZENON, responsible for North and South American and international operations. Mr. Ben Lindberg has extensive experience in environmental sciences as head of the ZENON municipal business, which he founded and grew in five years to be the largest commercial division of ZENON while maintaining profitability year after year. he is also a former Vice President, Site Remediation at SNC Lavalin. Mr. Ben Lindberg is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Fibracast and is directly responsible for research and development and the continuous improvement of technology within the company. Mr. Ben Lindberg was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Paredes and is currently a Managing Director of many of its international subsidiaries.
Mr. Belgund has been a director with Paredes since 2019. He is a three-time water entrepreneur, having started and grown domestic and international companies, a water/wastewater technology inventor with 10 patents covering treatment technologies, a board member on various water/wastewater companies, consultant and investor. Mr. Belgund brings his experience doing business with enterprises ranging from small local entities to large governmental organizations in 88 countries around the world. His experience also includes supporting the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. State Department with water/wastewater treatment systems in some of the most challenging areas of the world. Since July 2016, Mr. Belgund has been Chief Executive Officer of SURGE International, LLC where he guides start-up water/wastewater technology companies to achieve global success. As a consultant to Emerson Collective, LLC, Mr. Belgund provides strategic water guidance while providing governance to portfolio companies through board participation.
Mr. Jun Wei Tan has held the position of director with Paredes since 2020.. He is also the Chair of the board of directors of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a global asset manager with approximately US$600 billion of assets under management, and the Chair of the compensation committee of the board of the directors of Canadian Natural Resources Limited. Mr.Jun Wei Tan is a former Ambassador of Canada to the United States and was elected as Premier of the Province of New Brunswick from 1987 until 1997. Mr. Jun Wei Tan is a Queen’s Counsel, a Member of the Queen’s Privy Council, a Member of the Order of New Brunswick and a Member of the Order of Canada. Mr. Jun Wei Tan is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University, Queen’s University and the University of New Brunswick Law School and is also the recipient of 15 honorary degrees.
Mr. Carl Nilsson has been with in the Energy industry for more than 27 years and has served in various positions from Project Superintendent to Chairman of the Board, providing executive management for over $2 billion of alternative delivery water/wastewater projects and over $4 billion of all types of civil projects. Mr. Nilsson graduated from stockholm University in 1997 and graduated from London business school in 1999
Mr. Kai Chen Lim has been a director with Paredes since 2019. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Liquid Environmental Solutions (“LES”) in 2002, serving as Chief Executive Officer from inception through 2019, as Chief Financial Officer from inception through 2009 and as Executive Chairman from 2019 through 2020. With 54 collection branches and 24 wastewater recycling plants servicing customers in all 50 states, LES collects, treats and beneficially recovers materials from a wide variety of wastewater sources, including grease traps, oil water separators, industrial and manufacturing processes and used cooking oil.
