Management Team

Japan Headquarters

  • Michael Zhang

    CEO

    Founder of Bison Energy Group

    10 + years of solar industry experience

    5 years international team management

    Leads the development, Asset management , financial strategy and Battery Business

  • Tiffany Dai

    COO/Accounting Director

    HOSEI University Master of Business Administration

    5 years solar industry experience

    7 years Japanese company accounting experience

    3 years Australia, Korea, Singapore accounting management

    1 year business scheme of Roof Top solar projects in Japan

  • Kaz Yashiki

    Director

    Keio University BA in Economics, UCLA MBA

    Started career at International Dept. for Heavy Apparatus at Toshiba

    Spent career in private equity industry including Tully’s Coffee MBO and experience in securitization, listing advice at Mitsubishi FG, and etc.

    Recent 10 years in Solar industry as Japan Rep. of Italian Amplio, etc.

  • Yasuhiko Saito

    O&M Director

    6+ years of solar industry experience

    5 + years solar OM site engineer and monitoring experience

    15+ years of experience as an electrical engineer

    Rapid operations manager

    Manages grid connection and compliance within the Japanese market

  • Helen Chen

    Head of Development - Japan

    5+ years of solar industry experience

    Managing the land souring and acquisition

    Managing the permit and utility application

    Developed and transacted over 40MW

    Managing the commercial business of the OM in Japan

  • Munenori Horie

    Head of Investment & Power Trading

    20+ years in energy and environmental markets

    Supporting Japan’s energy transition through a pipeline of 2.5GW of BESS projects 

    Pioneering cross-border renewable energy risk management solutions

    Carbon offset strategies across APAC

  • Yamaguchi Hirokazu

    Outside Board Member

    Spent many years in the corporate planning field at the Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc., where served as Deputy General Manager of the Management Reform Division, General Manager of the International Department, and General Manager of the Business Development Department.

    After retiring TEPCO, Managing Director of Environmental Energy Investment, the venture capital firm.

    Currently, Representative of Beyond Next Energy.

Overseas Branches

  • Simon Zhang

    Managing Director

    15 years of solar industry experience

    Co-founder of Bison Energy

    500MW project development experience in Asia pacific

    Expertise of project management, manufacture and procurement

    700MW solar project management in Europe

  • CJ Cai

    Managing Director

    15+ years of solar industry experience

    Co-founder of Bison Energy

    Developed, financed, and transacted over 500 MW of Solar Project

    Leads project acquisitions, project development, procurement, and project finance

  • Eddy Wong

    Managing Director

    Graduated from the University of Hong Kong with major in Business Administration

    15+ years of Solar industry experience

    Develop, construct and finance over 200 MW of PV projects

    Leads project development and Investor relations for the group

  • Patrick Lau

    Technical Director

    16+ years of professional engineering experience in the power industry

    Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)

    Manages grid connection and compliance within the Australian market

    13 years experiences in Energex a DNSP in QLD, specialising in O&M and network planning

  • Antonio Mignini

    Head of Development – Italy

    5 + years of LED lighting and energy saving experience

    7 + years logistics and transportation experience

    12 + years of solar industry experience

    Leads the utility project development

    Manages the rooftop development

  • Christine Lan

    Head Of Development- USA

    2+ years in solar and BESS industry space

    9 years in construction and environmental permitting for projects up to $1B+

    Leads project development, procurement, and acquisition

    Track and submit bid for PPAs

    Leads site control and site selection for greenfield projects

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