Luis Laguna
Regional Managing Director - North America @Metlen
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Regional Managing Director - North America @Metlen
Responsible for managing the North America Region, overseeing Metlen Energy & Metals’ overall project investment and execution activities in utility-scale solar PV, energy storage, wind, and green hydrogen/ammonia in the Canada, US, Mexico, and Central America markets. Metlen’s M Renewables business unit is a leading global investor, developer, and EPC for utility-scale solar PV, energy storage, wind, and green hydrogen/ammonia projects. It is part of Metlen Energy & Metals, a global industrial and energy company, strategically positioned at the forefront of the energy transition as an integrated utility, while already established as a reference point for competitive green metallurgy at the European and global level. It has a consolidated turnover and EBITDA of €5.5 billion and €1 billion, respectively, and employs more than 6,144 direct and indirect employees in Greece and abroad.• Originated, acquired, and currently managing the completion of development, PPA sourcing, and eventual financing and construction of a five-project portfolio of more than 1,590 MW in Alberta, Canada. The largest investment in Metlen’s history to date.• Responsible for the overall management of the North America Region, setting up and managing Metlen’s operations, recruiting staff, and ensuring a successful entry into the Canadian, US, and Mexico markets; the Canada portfolio (acquired in June 2023) is a critical investment and its successful execution is a key strategic objective for the M Renewables business unit and for Metlen Energy & Metals as a whole.Industry expertise: Utility scale solar power plants, energy storage, wind, green hydrogen/ammonia.
EDUCATION
MIT Sloan School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), concentration in Finance
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting and Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT LUIS LAGUNA
Luis Laguna joined Metlen Energy & Metals in 2018 where he manages the North America Region, overseeing the company’s overall project investment and execution activities in utility-scale solar PV, storage, wind, and green hydrogen/ammonia, in the Canada, US, Mexico, and Central America markets. Luis is an experienced infrastructure investment professional with an international track record in renewable energy. Since 2007, he has developed, structured, acquired, contracted (PPA), financed, and put into operation more than 2.4 GW of utility-scale solar PV power plants in Canada, Chile, Puerto Rico, Italy, France, and Spain, representing ~US$3 billion in total capital invested while working for global power generation companies such as Metlen (2018 to date), Sonnedix Solar (2011 to 2014) and AES Corporation / AES Solar (2007 to 2011). At Metlen, Luis has been responsible for originating, acquiring, and managing the completion of development of a five-project portfolio of more than 1,590 MW in Canada. In Chile he performed a similar role with another project portfolio of more than 750 MW. A key achievement in this role in Chile was leading the negotiation and signing of a 1.1 TWh/year long-term PPA with Enel in Chile, one of the largest solar PPAs as of today, globally. From 2014 to 2018 Luis provided, through his consulting firm Enerlux Power, development, structuring, financing, and acquisition advisory services to investors in the renewable and conventional energy sectors. His career also includes 4 years of corporate finance advisory experience with BNCP (2006 to 2007) and Arthur Andersen to 2002). While at these firms, he worked on 15 transactions with a total value of US$3.2 billion performing capital raising, valuations, divestitures, and M&A. In addition to his career in energy and finance, he also worked as a strategy consultant for BCG from 2004 to 2006. Has extensive experience in:(i) origination, development, acquisition, financing, and construction of utility-scale solar energy projects;(ii) closing structuring and execution of equity and debt investments in energy projects;(iv) M&A and divestitures;(v) financial modeling;(vi) due diligence;(vii) negotiation of transaction corporate strategy and restructuring; and (ix) crafting co-investment strategies and building relationships with investors and project developers. Luis received his MBA from MIT\'s Sloan School of Management and a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from ITESM. He is fluent in Spanish and conversant in Italian.
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