Mark Bula, CEO

Mark Bula is a steel industry veteran with more than three decades of experience across the US, Europe, and the Middle East.

He held a leadership role early on in his career at Nucor, which is recognised as one of the most successful turnaround stories in the history of American steel.

Mark also served as a founding executive and Chief Commercial Officer at Big River Steel, which disrupted the US steel industry by operating the world’s first “flex mill”, combining mini-mill technology with the ability to produce high-end automotive and electrical steels.

Through his career, Mark’s other positions have included serving as CEO of Vulcan Green Steel, CCO of H2 Green Steel. He also held leadership roles at Everguard.ai, the Steel Tube Institute of North America, and National Steel.

Mark holds an MBA in International Business from the University of Toledo and a BSBA in Industrial Marketing from Robert Morris University

David Morant, CFO

David Morant is an experienced executive with more than twenty years of infrastructure finance, investment banking, and capital markets.

Previously, he directed capital markets and strategic initiatives at Scorpio Group, building global tanker and wind turbine installation vessel businesses.

His career spans senior roles at JP Morgan, Soros Fund, and Manulife, with expertise across maritime, materials, and industrial assets.

David combines deep experience in Series A fundraising, structured finance, and portfolio management to deliver large-scale equity and debt financings.

He holds an MA (Oxon) in History and Economics from Magdalen College, Oxford.

Jaap Piso, Chief Commercial Officer

Jaap is a senior commercial leader with over 35 years of experience in building and scaling industrial businesses across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

He has extensive expertise in sales, sourcing, and strategy across the steel and wider industrial sectors.

Previously, Jaap led business development at Vulcan Green Steel, where he developed the customer and product portfolio, marketing, pricing, logistics, and enablers for a 5 Mt hydrogen-based steel startup in Oman.

Jaap has also held senior leadership positions at NLMK, Tata Steel, Corus Staal, Cargill, and DSM Hydrocarbons.

He is a graduate of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Viktor Forss, Chief Delivery Officer

Viktor Forss is a business and operational leader with over 20 years of experience delivering and scaling complex industrial and energy projects across the Nordics and Europe. He has held executive and managing director level roles with full responsibility for strategy, commercial performance, organisational development and project delivery.

At Blastr Green Steel, he has been central to building the company from inception and now leads delivery and development of Europe’s first integrated ultra-low CO₂ steel value chain across Finland and the UK.

Prior to joining Blastr, Viktor held Managing Director and senior leadership roles at VEO Group, where he was responsible for large‑scale industrial and energy infrastructure projects, P&L performance, and organisational growth.

Viktor holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Hanken School of Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Novia University of Applied Sciences.

Patrick Caron-Delion, General Counsel

Patrick is a qualified solicitor and senior finance professional with over twenty years of experience in restructuring, asset management, and M&A. He has deep capital markets expertise across shipping, aviation, steel, real estate, PIF, and other asset classes.

Previously, he served as General Counsel at Taylor Maritime Investments, managing corporate legal matters, restructuring initiatives, and post-merger integration.

He has also held senior restructuring and legal advisory positions at Investec, Lloyds, Allco Finance Group, and Allen & Overy.

Patrick qualified as a Solicitor of England & Wales in 1995 and holds a BA in Politics and French from the University of Bristol.