Kristal Kaye
Interim Chief Executive Officer

As interim Chief Executive Officer of CarbonCure Technologies, Kristal Kaye is laser-focused on accelerating the company’s scale as it penetrates more markets, delivering value to its concrete industary partners that produce lower carbon CarbonCure concrete and generating high integrity carbon credits to support corporations targeting net zero. With more than 25 years of executive leadership across multiple industries, Kristal has managed joint ventures, optimized operations and conducted long-range planning to help organizations grow.

Kristal became interim CEO of CarbonCure in June 2025; she had previously served as the company's Chief Financial Officer. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with extensive experience in process improvements, operational efficiencies and building high performing teams across a variety of industries including mining, energy and retail pharmacy. In her previous role, Kristal was the CFO for Arctic Canadian Diamond Company.

Kristal has a Bachelor of Applied Business Administration from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration at Laurentian University. To fulfill her passion for continuous learning, Kristal also completed the Directors Education Program and obtained her ICD.D designation.

Kristal is based in Calgary, where she lives with her husband Ted, two children, Tyson and Dylan, and their dog Bailey. Outside of running kids to school and sport activities, in her free time, she enjoys unplugging at their lake cottage, traveling and working on her golf game.

Dean Forgeron, PhD, PEng
Chief Technology Officer

As a concrete innovator, Dean is responsible for the engineering and product development activities at CarbonCure. Along with industry partners, Dean has successfully developed and commercialized technologies for the concrete sector that have been adopted in international markets. His background includes development of concrete macro-synthetic fiber reinforcement, material characterization of fiber reinforced concrete, self-consolidating and self-leveling fiber reinforced concrete, and green concrete technologies.

Dean completed his BEng at TUNS in Halifax before completing his PhD at Dalhousie University. Outside of work, Dean enjoys traveling, outdoor activities and motor sports.

Brad Vickers
Vice President, APAC & EMEA

As Vice President of Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe & the Middle East (EMEA), Brad is responsible for scaling CarbonCure's commercial success across APAC and EMEA and championing our customers' success. In his role, directing and enhancing the entire customer journey, he oversees regional teams of sales, technical program managers and technical services and support specialists, ensuring they create value for CarbonCure's new and existing concrete industry partners around the world.

Brad has been with CarbonCure since 2014, helping to develop, operationalize and scale our suite of carbon utilization technologies, including the assembly, installation and commissioning of our earliest commercial systems across North America and Asia, and the launch of our carbon credit program in 2021. Over the past decade at CarbonCure, he previously served as a Field Engineer, Director of Engineering, Head of Product and Vice President of Customer Success. Prior to CarbonCure, Brad spent time at a material testing firm with a focus on in-field concrete testing.

Brad completed his BSc at St. Mary's University before completing his BEng in Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is a professional engineer with Engineers Nova Scotia. Outside of work, Brad enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife, Kate, and their dog, Nora.

Rafael Diaz
Sr. Director, Latin America

Rafael Diaz is the Sr. Director for Latin America (LATAM) at CarbonCure Technologies where he leads business growth across the LATAM region. He works closely with concrete producers on the adoption of CarbonCure’s carbon utilization technologies and he is heavily engaged with end users of concrete across the region as well. He joined CarbonCure in the spring of 2025 after more than a decade at Command Alkon, where he was instrumental in leading the company’s entry into the Brazilian market and driving its expansion across Latin America. He holds a degree in Business from Estácio de Sá University and an MBA from Mackenzie Presbyterian University.

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Rafael Diaz é Diretor Sênior para a América Latina (LATAM) da CarbonCure Technologies, onde lidera o crescimento dos negócios na região. Ele trabalha em estreita colaboração com produtores de concreto na adoção das tecnologias de utilização de carbono da CarbonCure e mantém um forte envolvimento com os usuários finais de concreto em toda a região também. Ingressou na CarbonCure na primavera de 2025, após mais de uma década na Command Alkon, onde foi fundamental para liderar a entrada da empresa no mercado brasileiro e impulsionar sua expansão pela América Latina. É formado em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Estácio de Sá e possui MBA pela Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

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Rafael Díaz es el Director Sénior para Latinoamérica (LATAM) de CarbonCure Technologies, donde lidera el crecimiento del negocio en toda la región. Trabaja estrechamente con productores de concreto en la adopción de las tecnologías de aprovechamiento del carbono de CarbonCure y mantiene una estrecha relación con los usuarios finales del concreto en toda la región también. Se incorporó a CarbonCure en la primavera de 2025, tras más de una década en Command Alkon, donde fue clave para liderar la entrada de la compañía en el mercado brasileño e impulsar su expansión en Latinoamérica. Es licenciado en Administración de Empresas por la Universidad Estácio de Sá y tiene un MBA por la Universidad Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Scott Dugan
Sr. Director, North America

Scott Dugan joined CarbonCure in 2025 and is Sr. Director of North America. In this role, he is responsible for the growth of the region, helping new concrete producer partners and existing customers adopt, expand and scale CarbonCure’s technologies. His approach is practical and data-driven, centered on long-term customer partnerships.

Before joining CarbonCure, Scott spent nearly 20 years at Command Alkon, where he worked alongside concrete producers in roles spanning customer success, operations, product management and commercial leadership. 

Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Oklahoma State University. He is also an alumnus of the CIMBA Italy international business program.

Based in Overland Park, Kansas, Scott lives with his wife and three boys. Outside of work, you’ll most often find him on the sidelines of youth sports or putting his self‑proclaimed BBQ expertise to the test.

Huili Li
Sr. Director, Finance

Huili joined CarbonCure in 2025. As Senior Director of Finance, she is responsible for all financial functions including accounting, tax, finance and insurance. She brings to the role 20 years of experience in finance and leadership positions in private and publicly traded companies and in public practice. 

Huili is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Canada, U.S. Certified Public Accountant (Illinois), Certified Treasury Professional and she holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mount Allison University. 

Huili is based in Calgary. Outside of work and taking her son to sports activities, Huili enjoys spending time with her family and walking her dog, Luna, in local parks.

Mike Carter-Conneen
Sr. Director, External Affairs

As Sr. Director of External Affairs, Mike Carter-Conneen acts as CarbonCure’s marketing lead and head storyteller, bringing to his work a sharp editorial eye, media expertise and extensive knowledge of emerging climate solutions honed over two decades in journalism and strategic communication roles. Through marketing, media engagement, policy communications, advocacy and stakeholder outreach, he is focused on accelerating the reach and impact of CarbonCure’s carbon utilization solution, elevating CarbonCure’s industry partners and educating carbon credit buyers, government officials and others on the world’s embodied carbon challenge. Mike also manages CarbonCure’s internal communications, fostering a thriving, inclusive culture and an innovative global team with a shared sense of purpose.

Before CarbonCure, Mike built an award-winning career as a television journalist, including a decade of reporting and anchoring for ABC7 (WJLA-TV) in Washington, D.C. Mike discovered his love of carbon removal and carbon utilization communications in 2018 after transitioning away from journalism and serving as a communications consultant for the Linden Trust for Conservation and its many environmental NGO partners, including BPC, Carbon180, EDF, WRI and more. This coalition educated policymakers about the then-emerging direct air capture field and successfully secured ambitious U.S. carbon removal policies. In addition, Mike served as a copyeditor of the CDR Primer, published in 2021.

Mike completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Based in Takoma Park, Maryland, he enjoys spending time with his husband, Torey, their two young children and their pets: an English bulldog, Archie, and pet parrot, Paco.

 

Kelsey Boyd
Sr. Director, People & Culture

Kelsey joined the CarbonCure Team in 2025 and serves as the Sr. Director of People & Culture, leading the company’s people strategy to build a high-performance, inclusive culture and advance CarbonCure’s mission through innovation and employee engagement initiatives. In her role, Kelsey is responsible for shaping organizational development, championing the employee experience, and aligning human resources initiatives with the company’s strategic objectives.

Kelsey brings over a decade of experience in HR across medical technology, manufacturing, agriculture and software development sectors, with expertise in scaling HR functions, talent management, and building agile, collaborative teams in high-growth environments. She has focused on supporting executives, implementing new HR technologies, and driving employee engagement through innovative programs and policies.

Kelsey is passionate about her volunteer work as a Board Director with The Jordan Boyd Foundation, a charity focused on raising awareness of inherited heart conditions and supporting youth heart health initiatives, particularly among young athletes. Through fundraising and advocacy efforts, the foundation promotes genetic research and community education throughout Atlantic Canada.

Kelsey is a Certified Professional in Human Resources (CPHR). She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from St. FX University and an Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management from NSCC. Living in Halifax, Kelsey loves spending quality time with her husband, their two wonderful kids and their playful dog.

William C. Holden
Board Chair, CarbonCure Technologies

Bill is the Chair of the Board of Directors at CarbonCure Technologies. Previously serving as Chair of CarbonCure's Industry Advisory Council, he guided the company on the issues that matter most to today's concrete producers. Bill possesses more than 30 years of executive and general management construction materials experience in aggregates, ready mix, masonry products and building materials.

Bill served as the President of Block USA, one of the leading concrete masonry producers in the country, and as President of Couch USA, a major producer of ready mix, block and building materials serving the Southeast USA. In addition, Bill was formerly Chairman of the Board of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) and Alabama Concrete Industries Association, and Chairman of the NCMA’s Long Range Planning Committee. Bill currently serves as a board member of The Concrete Industry Management Program.

Onne van der Weijde
Senior Advisor to the CEO, CRH

Onne van der Weijde is a global executive with more than 30 years of leadership experience in the construction materials industry. He is renowned for his expertise in driving profitable growth, sustainability projects and operational excellence in large organizations across diverse cultural and geographic landscapes. Throughout his career, Onne has successfully led companies with more than 30,000 employees, implementing strategic initiatives that have significantly improved performance and stakeholder alignment. 

Currently based in the Netherlands, Onne serves as a senior adviser to the CEO of CRH, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated building materials businesses. He also holds non-executive directorships with Schneider Electric India since 2021 and Siam City Cement Thailand since 2022. Onne's extensive experience spans Europe, South East Asia, ASEAN and Africa, where he has honed his skills in construction materials and applications, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial leadership. His ability to navigate complex markets and drive change has earned him recognition as a transformative leader in the industry.

In addition to his professional achievements, Onne is committed to fostering sustainable practices within the cement and concrete sectors. He is an advocate for innovative technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of construction materials, aligning with CarbonCure's mission to decarbonize the concrete industry.

Onne holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Bradford and a Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration and Management from The Hague University of Applied Sciences. He also completed the Senior Management Program at Harvard University.

 

Benjamin Hogan
Director, Blue Earth Capital

Ben Hogan is a Director at Blue Earth Capital. Ben has been active in zero-carbon transition investments for more than a decade across both private and public markets. He led investments on behalf of Blue Earth into CarbonCure, AMP, Sense, TS Conductor and SWTCH. Before joining Blue Earth Capital, Ben was a Director at Inherent Group where he led investments into companies enabling the transition to a lower-carbon economy. Prior to Inherent Group, Ben led energy investing at Orange Capital, a special situations and activist hedge fund and was a Principal at Asset Management Finance, a growth equity subsidiary of Credit Suisse. Ben received a BSc. in Economics from Duke University and an MSc. in Sustainability Science from Columbia University.

Stacy Kauk
Chief Science Officer at Isometric

Stacy Kauk is a sustainability leader with over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of science, regulation, and the environment. 

She is the Chief Science Officer at Isometric, the world’s leading carbon removal registry, where she leads a team of nearly two dozen climate scientists. Stacy’s work ensures that all Isometric carbon credits are grounded in scientific rigor and meet the highest standards of quality. 

Previously, Stacy was Head of Sustainability at Shopify, where she built the company’s $55M+ carbon dioxide removal portfolio and was a founding member of Frontier, an advance market commitment to purchase $1B+ of permanent carbon removal. She also serves on the advisory board of Carbon Removal Canada.

Kristal Kaye
Interim CEO, CarbonCure Technologies

In June 2025, CarbonCure’s Board of Directors appointed Kristal as Interim CEO; she had previously served as CarbonCure’s Chief Financial Officer. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) with extensive experience in process improvements, operational efficiencies and building high performing teams across a variety of industries including mining, energy and retail pharmacy. In her previous role, Kristal was the CFO for Arctic Canadian Diamond Company. 

Kristal has a Bachelor of Applied Business Administration from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and subsequently completed a Master of Business Administration at Laurentian University. To fulfill her passion for continuous learning, Kristal also completed the Directors Education Program and obtained her ICD.D designation. 

Kristal is based in Calgary, where she lives with her husband Ted, two children, Tyson and Dylan, and their dog Bailey. Outside of running kids to school and sport activities, in her free time, she enjoys unplugging at their lake cottage, traveling and working on her golf game.

Robert Niven
Founder, CarbonCure Technologies

Robert Niven founded CarbonCure Technologies in 2012 with the simple goal of making concrete sustainability both profitable and easy for the industry. Rob stepped down as CarbonCure’s Chief Executive in 2025 but, through his ongoing role on CarbonCure’s Board, he continues to champion the company and provide counsel to its leadership. During his 13 years as CEO, CarbonCure commercially launched its technologies in North America and soon reached global scale, with hundreds of systems licensed to concrete producers across more than two dozen countries, making it the global leader in carbon utilization tech for the concrete industry. This worldwide deployment has resulted in millions of truckloads of lower carbon concrete and hundreds of thousands of metric tons of embodied carbon savings.

Under Rob’s leadership, CarbonCure won numerous international awards honouring the company’s leadership in sustainability, innovation and technology development. This included recognition as Cleantech Group's 2020 North American Company of the Year, the $20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE grand prize in 2021, a Governor General’s Innovation Award in 2022, and induction into the Cleantech Hall of Fame after ranking among the top companies in the Global Cleantech 100 for seven consecutive years. In addition, Rob’s legacy of innovation and environmental impact has been honoured by Caldwell Partners’ Top 40 Under 40 in Canada, Maclean’s The Power List and The Independent’s Climate 100 List.

Rob holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering from McGill University and a BSc in Ch​​emistry from the University of Victoria, British Columbia. In his spare time, he is an avid outdoors enthusiast and devotes his time to nature conservation and community projects.

Chris Poirier
Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Over the last 25 years, Chris has started or led six technology-based companies that span industries ranging from medical device manufacturing to design automation software to energy technology. Prior to joining BEV, Chris was the Chairman & CEO of CoalTek, Inc., a clean coal technology company. During his 12-year tenure at CoalTek, Chris led the company’s entry into the China market. Chris continued to serve on the board of CoalTek and CoalTek’s joint venture company in the PRC through 2018.

Chris was a three-time appointee to the National Coal Council, a special advisory committee to the US Secretary of Energy, under both the G.W. Bush and Obama administrations. He is an investor in and a member of the board of directors/advisors for a number of traditional technology, energy/environmental technology and materials companies. 

Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance from Boston College. Chris lives in Wellesley, MA with his wife and four children.