Meet the team

FOUNDER & CEO

Chief Executive Officer

With over two decades in gas pipelines and energy  infrastructure, Pearse has led development, engineering, construction, and emergency response across major international gas infrastructure programs.

He delivered 4,500 km of pipeline design at Shell and 400 km of new corridor routes at Santos, supporting mega-scale gas field development. 

Qualified a PMP®, RMP®, and CSCP, Pearse’s experience includes solar, wind, green & renewable hydrogen, SAF & HVO production, and HVO GT power plants.

As founder, Pearse positions BOOM as a leader in hydrogen infrastructure, ensuring technical and commercial discipline through every stage of project delivery.

CO-FOUNDER & COO

Chief Operations Officer

With 25+ years at CEPSA, Jagoba led operations, growth, and energy infrastructure delivery across Europe and Latin America.

He managed the €1B Caracara field lifecycle, holding senior roles in O&M, asset management, joint ventures, and commercial execution across 11 countries.

As Growth Director, he built and led multi-country partnerships and portfolio expansion, aligning capital efficiency with long-term strategic growth.

At BOOM, Jagoba oversees operations, business development, and strategic partnerships—ensuring delivery performance, regulatory integration, and commercial scale-up across BOOM’s hydrogen infrastructure portfolio.

SENIOR ADVISOR - 

CORPORATE STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

Carlos is a seasoned energy executive with a proven track record in asset management, business growth, and governance.

The former CEO of Mitsubishi Power Europe, Carlos founded its 1st Spanish subsidiary and scaled operations to 10 countries, leading multi-market strategy and hydrogen transition programs. At AES, he oversaw facility EPC, gas pipelines O&M, and safe operations of power plants.

Now VP of Business Development at TES, he advances green hydrogen and e-NG projects in partnership with IPPs, OEMs, and renewable developers.

At BOOM, Carlos supports corporate governance, strategic growth, and the design of profitable, scalable energy infrastructure ventures.

CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 

 With 30+ years in gas and hydrogen infrastructure, Javier is a specialist in hydrogen infrastructure development, assurance, safety, permitting, and design strategy.

At Nortegas and Naturgas Energía, he directed departments across the full life-cycle; from Infrastructure Development and Engineering & Innovation, to Construction and Transport Operations.

He has directed award-winning hydrogen projects including H2SAREA  (blending / deblending) and H2BIDEA (100% hydrogen valley) plus more than 20 pipelines and large-scale energy facilities.

At BOOM, he leads  technical strategy, project development, engineering, execution, infrastructure assurance, safety alignment, and systems integration.

CHIEF PIPELINES & INTEGRITY OFFICER

With 25+ years in pipeline operations, Andrew is a specialist in safety-critical infrastructure operations and asset integrity of large-scale gas systems.

As Global Integrity Manager & Technical Authority (TA2) at BG Group, he held global responsibility for €10B+ of infrastructure - overseeing many thousands of kilometres of high-pressure pipelines, processing plants, and LNG terminals across continents.

On the 810km Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, he served as Technical and Integrity Manager, ensuring safe, reliable operations through every project phase.

At BOOM, Andrew leads, integrity management, operational readiness, risk management, and O&M philosophies to embed risk reduction and safety excellence in every system.

 CHIEF LEGAL & REGULATORY OFFICER 

With 25 years of legal, regulatory, and commercial experience, Marina specialises in hydrogen and renewable energy law across European markets.

At Repsol and Cepsa, she led major hydrogen and energy transition projects, overseeing legal frameworks, compliance, and risk management. She contributes to the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and CertifHy®, and teaches as Professor of Hydrogen Management in transition-focused programs.

Her expertise includes contract negotiation, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation—supporting infrastructure and funding readiness.

At BOOM, Marina drives regulatory approvals, structures bankable commercial agreements, and ensures full legal compliance to support sustainable growth at scale.

H2 PIPELINES ENGINEERING / EXECUTION 

DIRECTOR

With 40+ years in pipeline engineering and project delivery, Jan is a specialist in hydrogen transport infrastructure design, systems integration, and execution.

As a Hydrogen Infrastructure Technical Authority, he has led detailed engineering for hydrogen pipelines and associated facilities, working with TSOs on the integration of storage, compression, blending, and transmission systems.

His expertise spans concept and feasibility, design sign-offf and construction. ensuring alignment with safety, permitting, and operational requirements.

At BOOM, Jan leads pipeline design, systems integration and pipeline execution ensuring every infrastructure solution is fit-for-purpose, scalable, and future-proof.

FINANCE & FUNDING DIRECTOR

With 20+ years in corporate finance and fundraising, Nina is a specialist in capital structuring, investor engagement, and funding strategy for renewable energy, infrastructure, and impact investment.

She has held senior leadership and advisory roles across Europe, and emerging markets, raising capital from institutional investors, family offices, and High Net Worth Individuals for large-scale developments.

Her track record includes green hydrogen and renewable electricity projects, securing funding for multi-billion-euro ventures.

At BOOM, Nina leads finance and funding strategy, investor relations, and capital acquisition, ensuring BOOM's projects are bankable, investment-ready, and scalable.

TECHNICAL SYSTEMS DIRECTOR

With 25-years in infrastructure development programs, Nick specialises in systems for gas pipeline development and design.

Working with global leaders including Worley & Shell, he has delivered concept and detailed design deliverables for many thousands of kilometres of gas pipelines.

He has contributed to €100M+ annual pipeline programmes, applying GIS to optimise constraint mapping, permitting, & CAPEX estimation, while delivering threat analysis, and safety management from design through to operations.

At BOOM, Nicholas leads GIS, systems & tools development, smart-screening, optimised routing, and risk-mitigated project delivery  & operations.