Meet our team

James Forsdyke, Managing Director of The Decarb Hub, joined Lloyd’s Register (LR) in 2006 while earning a Master of Engineering degree in Naval Architecture from the University of Southampton.

Over his career at LR, James has held various technical, commercial, and leadership roles globally. His experience spans marine surveyor positions in Italy, Dubai, and China, to commercial and general management roles in the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore. Now based in Singapore, James leverages his extensive international experience to lead decarbonisation initiatives within the maritime sector. His leadership from LR’s headquarters in the UK to his current role underscores his dedication to advancing sustainable maritime practices worldwide.

James's expertise and commitment to innovation position him as a key figure in driving the industry towards a greener future.

Dr. Carlo Raucci is a highly regarded expert in maritime decarbonisation, with over 15 years of experience driving change in the industry. As Director, Sustainable Fuels and Strategy, he spearheads the Decarb Hub's efforts to accelerate the adoption of sustainable fuels for shipping.

Dr. Raucci’s work played a pivotal role in establishing a first-of-its-kind green corridor cluster in Singapore, which is currently managed by his team. He is accountable for the Fuel Adoption Program of the Hub, where his team empowers stakeholders across the maritime industry to embrace sustainable fuels and expedite the transition to a clean future. His expertise extends beyond hydrogen, encompassing fuel mix projections, production cost models, and decarbonisation strategy development. Dr. Raucci has authored numerous influential publications, including “The scale of investment needed to decarbonise international shipping”, “The Potential of Zero-Carbon Bunker Fuels in Developing Countries”, and "The Future of Maritime Fuels".

Dr. Raucci's research from his PhD at University College London (2016) was the first to propose hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels as a viable option for decarbonising shipping. This pioneering work continues to influence the industry's approach to clean energy solutions. You can connect with Carlo on LinkedIn to learn more about his insights on maritime decarbonisation.

Alan Jones brings to the Decarb Hub, almost 30 years of Human Factors and Engineering knowledge through his experience in several key technical lead and senior management positions at various top tier companies, mainly focused on the aerospace and energy domains dealing with critical and high hazard operations.

This experience has covered interactions with regulators, original equipment manufacturers, designers, operators, and government bodies, revolving around creating novel design and operational solutions, achieved through the implementation of Verification and Validation processes, Operational Safety Cases, Release to Service and Certification programmes. These interactions have been associated with transport and infrastructure capabilities across both the military and civil sector.

Alan also brings prior experience of decarbonisation programmes through engagement with the UK government Future Flight Challenge, which, like the maritime sector, aims to decrease the carbon footprint to net zero by 2050. The combination of his knowledge and experience provides the Decarb Hub with the gravitas to help guide the maritime industry into an era of enhanced operator safety within a new technological environment.

Dr. Carlo Raucci is a highly regarded expert in maritime decarbonisation, with over 15 years of experience driving change in the industry. As Director, Sustainable Fuels and Strategy, he spearheads the Decarb Hub's efforts to accelerate the adoption of sustainable fuels for shipping.

Dr. Raucci’s work played a pivotal role in establishing a first-of-its-kind green corridor cluster in Singapore, which is currently managed by his team. He is accountable for the Fuel Adoption Program of the Hub, where his team empowers stakeholders across the maritime industry to embrace sustainable fuels and expedite the transition to a clean future. His expertise extends beyond hydrogen, encompassing fuel mix projections, production cost models, and decarbonisation strategy development. Dr. Raucci has authored numerous influential publications, including “The scale of investment needed to decarbonise international shipping”, “The Potential of Zero-Carbon Bunker Fuels in Developing Countries”, and "The Future of Maritime Fuels".

Dr. Raucci's research from his PhD at University College London (2016) was the first to propose hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels as a viable option for decarbonising shipping. This pioneering work continues to influence the industry's approach to clean energy solutions. You can connect with Carlo on LinkedIn to learn more about his insights on maritime decarbonisation.

Ahila Karan, Senior Lead on Green Initiatives, led the launch of the Silk Alliance Green Corridor Cluster to catalyse bunkering of alternative fuels in Singapore, and the Maritime Fuel Supply Dialogues, a regional initiative facilitating public/private dialogues across the energy and transport sectors to accelerate hydrogen-based fuel supply development across Asia Pacific and Africa. She has more than 7 years of experience covering global energy markets, with a particular focus on transportation fuels and the cleaner fuels transition.

Ahila holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from University College London and previously worked at oil trading company Trafigura as the Global Distillates Analyst where she was also involved in producing analysis on shipping industry trends and fleet analysis. Prior to this, Ahila worked at S&P Global, reporting on major energy news and the latest environmental policy changes affecting the shipping and road fuels industries.

Dr. Charlie McKinlay is a researcher in the field of maritime decarbonisation and is the Fuels and Technologies Lead at The Decarb Hub, where he is a key team lead for the Silk Alliance Green Corridor Cluster initiative for shipping, focused on bunkering alternative fuels in Singapore. He is also a lead author of the Decarb Hub's “Future of Maritime Fuels” report presenting a review of a wide range of fuel mix projections and key alternative fuel paths that will steer shipping’s course towards its net-zero ambitions by 2050, and works with the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) on the development of the ZEMBA tenders to drive zero-emission shipping.

Charlie holds a PhD in Dynamic Energy System Modelling from the University of Southampton, where he researched transition technologies for viable zero-emissions shipping solutions, such as fuel cells, energy saving technologies, and smart energy management. His professional research expertise in the field of maritime decarbonisation covers clean maritime fuels, encompassing the whole value chain, from sustainable and scalable supply chains to efficient onboard deployment.

Dana Rodriguez helps to manage the Decarb Hub's programme initiatives like the Maritime Fuel Supply Dialogues, which aims to unlock the potential for clean and sustainable maritime fuels through dialogue and collaboration amongst energy and transport ministries across Asia Pacific and Africa.

Prior to the Decarb Hub, Dana was a senior analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund, where she focused on developing port decarbonisation strategies and sustainable shipping finance models and policy. She has also worked at the Aspen Institute where she was involved with the creation of coZEV (Cargo Owners for Zero Emission Vessels) and the inception of ZEMBA (Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance).

Coming from a public sector background, including the UN system and US State Department, Dana is passionate about finding innovative solutions to decarbonise the maritime sector in a sustainable way. She has a bachelor’s degree in international relations from The University of Texas at Austin and holds a master's degree in politics and public administration from The University of Konstanz.

Alan Jones brings to the Decarb Hub, almost 30 years of Human Factors and Engineering knowledge through his experience in several key technical lead and senior management positions at various top tier companies, mainly focused on the aerospace and energy domains dealing with critical and high hazard operations.

This experience has covered interactions with regulators, original equipment manufacturers, designers, operators, and government bodies, revolving around creating novel design and operational solutions, achieved through the implementation of Verification and Validation processes, Operational Safety Cases, Release to Service and Certification programmes. These interactions have been associated with transport and infrastructure capabilities across both the military and civil sector.

Alan also brings prior experience of decarbonisation programmes through engagement with the UK government Future Flight Challenge, which, like the maritime sector, aims to decrease the carbon footprint to net zero by 2050. The combination of his knowledge and experience provides the Decarb Hub with the gravitas to help guide the maritime industry into an era of enhanced operator safety within a new technological environment.

Tom is a Master Mariner with over 15 years’ experience in the maritime sector, including over a decade of sea-going experience. Sea-going operational highlights include deployments in support of energy supply security during the Arab Spring, co-ordinated amphibious exercises in the Gulf of Aden and counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean. This experience included time on oil tankers, passenger ships and stores ships.

A qualified Royal Navy Fleet Navigating Officer, Tom has experience of navigation, pilotage and bridge resource management in both traditional and digital navigation environments. Before 'coming ashore', Tom also held a staff officer post at UK Navy Command HQ where he worked as the Capability Manager for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oil tanker flotilla, responsible for policy work, vessel management and interfacing with oil terminals and port facilities.

At the Decarb Hub, Tom specialises in finding solutions to complex maritime risk problems through combined quantitative and qualitative analyses.

Tom holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and an MSc in Managing Risk and System Change from Trinity College Dublin.

Natassa Kouvertari holds the role of the Senior Lead – Human Competency within the Human Safety & Risk team, representing The Decarb Hub as a project manager in the ‘baseline training for seafarers in decarbonisation’ project led by the Maritime Just Transition Taskforce, the first global sectoral task force dedicated to a just transition. She also facilitates the work on the implementation of The Silk Alliance Green Corridor Cluster , which focuses on the uptake of sustainable maritime fuels in Singapore as a key bunkering Hub in the Asia-Pacific region.

Natassa first joined Lloyd’s Register in 2004 supporting the marine business functions of the Organisation and has, since then, undertaken several positions as environmental specialist, product manager and project manager in Marine & Offshore.

Natassa holds a Master of Science in Environment & Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has built up professional expertise in managing projects related to GHG emission reduction, new fuels adoption and workforce training for shipping’s green transition. She is also an Associate Member with the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and has a genuine interest in projects that foster innovation towards a sustainable and equitable ocean economy.

Denise McCafferty is our Senior Human Factors Specialist, with professional expertise in generating design and operational excellence by effectively blending people, processes, systems and technology.

For more than 40 years, Denise’s career has been dedicated to improving organisational performance through the application of human factors, ergonomics, process safety, environmental and risk assessment principles to marine and industrial settings. She facilitates design and operational excellence by expertly blending people, processes, and technology. Her experience extends to marine, cargo, and cruise; oil and gas, offshore and onshore; chemical manufacture; and nuclear. Most recently, she has been involved with a variety of decarbonization projects identifying human factors considerations related to alternative fuel use or carbon dioxide capture. The outputs of much of this work have been publicly published and featured on the LR website.

Currently, Denise is engaged with projects to identify seafarer competencies and training for the use alternative fuel for the Marine Just Transition Task Force and for the Maersk McKinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Denise holds a unique perspective for applying effective, practical solutions to challenging situations within diverse workplaces.

Jonathan joined the Decarb Hub as Risk Analyst for the Human Safety & Risk team following his graduation in the summer of 2024 with a Master of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Bath. He is responsible for helping to deliver projects which focus on understanding and minimising the risks associated with the rollout of alternative fuels sources within the industry.

Prior to joining The Decarb Hub, Jonathan has had industry experience within the pharmaceutical GMP (good manufacturing practice) systems environment, as well as practical engineering design experience as part of the winning international HeartHackthon - Team Bath Heart, a multi-discipline student team focused on designing and prototyping an artificial heart. Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn to learn more about his

Magdalene Tan leads marketing and communications at the Decarb Hub, shaping campaigns that highlight the real-world outcomes and impact of the Hub’s programmes across the maritime value chain. Her work supports the Hub’s mission to accelerate the safe, sustainable, and human-centric decarbonisation of international shipping through research, insights and policy initiatives aimed at driving systemic change across maritime and adjacent industries central to the global energy transition.

Prior to this role, Magdalene managed event and digital content marketing at the Asia Pacific South office of Dassault Systèmes, where she led the organisation of the company's flagship 3DEXPERIENCE Forum to showcase its design and engineering software solutions. She previously served as Corporate Communications Advisor at American President Lines (now part of CMA CGM), overseeing media relations and social media content strategy. Her earlier roles span brand communications and product marketing at Southeast Asian sports watch distributor Crystal Time and Citibank’s consumer banking division in Singapore. She began her communications career at investor relations consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson i.MAGE. Magdalene holds an M.A. and B.A. in Linguistics from the National University of Singapore and certifications in digital marketing and motion graphics design from Singapore Polytechnic.