Randy Webster is Director of Engineering for Drax Biomass. His primary responsibility is for the identification, evaluation and implementation of capital projects. He also works to help solve operating and maintenance challenges.
Randy joined Drax Biomass in 2017. He previously worked for 35 years in the pulp and paper industry, working for such companies as International Paper, Georgia Pacific and Boise Cascade. He also worked for Jacobs Engineering as a Senior Project Manager. His experience is in engineering, maintenance and operations, specifically boilers and power generation.
Randy holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.
Becky Pullin is Director of Finance for Drax Biomass. She is responsible for all aspects of finance across the company including analyzing and reporting financial performance to Management, monitoring budgets and forecasts for all business units, managing cash flows, and ensuring that internal controls are in place and operating effectively.
Becky joined Drax in 2018 with 15 years professional experience in different aspects of Finance and Accounting including manufacturing accounting, public accounting, telecommunications industry and tax.
She graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and holds a Louisiana CPA license.
Amber Bouska is the Vice President of North American HSE Drax Biomass. Her responsibilities include regulatory compliance, developing and implementing policies and instructions on HSE topics, and all training.
She joined Drax Biomass in 2019 after 2 years with Amazon as a Site Safety Manager. Prior to Amazon she worked in the Biomass industry as an Operational Manager and the Environmental, Health and Safety Manager developing industry standards for safety and environmental compliance.
Amber is a Navy Veteran with numerous achievement medals during her service. Currently serves a Chairperson for the USIPA Safety Work Group.
She holds a Master of Science Degree in Safety, Security, & Emergency Management and a Graduate Certificate in Occupational Safety from Eastern Kentucky University.
Brad Mayhew is VP of Southern Operations, where he leads all pellet manufacturing sites and the ports in the US. Brad’s focus is on driving a sustainable, scalable business that aligns with Drax’s growth strategy through operational efficiencies, key metric performance, and cost control management. Brad joined Drax in 2015 and has been involved in the startup and operations of pellet plants in the Southeast U.S. since 2009.
Brad holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in project management from DeVry University, Pomona California.
Andrew Meyer is the Vice President Fibre Procurement North America. Andrew is responsible for all aspects of Fibre Procurement across the North American Operations. Previously, Andrew held the positions of VP Fibre, GM Fibre Operations, and Plant Manager of Lavington Mill with Pinnacle. Andrew’s extensive knowledge of the pellet and forest products industries provides a rare perspective that ensures a strong understanding of the entire supply chain, sustainability, quality, safety and profitability.
Andrew has spent more than 25 years working in the complex world of remote forestry, using a value-based, safety-focused, results driven approach to move business forward in the areas of planning, fibre harvesting and product manufacturing across the forest industry in British Columbia. Andrew was a BC Forest Safety Council Manufacturing Safety Award recipient (2016 Leadership). He is both a Professional Engineer (BC) and a Registered Professional Forester (BC) and he holds a Bachelor of Science (Forest Engineering) from the University of New Brunswick.
Adnan Khan was appointed VP North America H1 Engineering in 2021. Adnan will be supporting engineering projects focused on improving safety, reliability, and production efficiency at the North American biomass facilities. Adnan brings over 25 years of international project, operations, and organizational leadership experience, both as a client and as a consultant, safely executing complex projects in forestry including pulp and paper and OSB, high tech environmental technologies including fuel cells and phosphate recovery, mining, chemicals, and oil and gas.
Prior to joining Pinnacle, Adnan served as General Manager and Division Manager at various consulting firms where he safely and efficiently implemented new and innovative technologies for the OSB and mining industries. He also served as Director of Automation for Ainsworth Engineered and was responsible for identifying and safely executing continuous improvement projects for multiple OSB facilities. Adnan holds a B. Eng. from the University of Victoria, Electrical Engineering specializing in Industrial Automation and Robotics, and a Diploma in Electronics Technology, Process Automation and Instrumentation, from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Contribution and Experience
Kim is a Professional Engineer with 25 years of broad international experience in the oil and gas, nuclear, hydropower, and mining sectors. Most recently, Kim was the Chief Operating Officer of the Cahill Group, one of Canada’s largest multi-disciplinary construction companies. Prior to joining the Cahill Group in 2013, Kim held a variety of progressive leadership roles from engineering design through to construction, commissioning, production operations and offshore field development with Petro-Canada (now Suncor Energy Inc.). She is currently Board chair of Major Drilling International Inc. and a non-executive director of Pan American Silver Corp and Victoria Gold Corp. Kim is also a founding member of Makwa-Cahill Limited Partnership, a nuclear qualified indigenous fabrication company. Kim is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree and an MBA. She also holds the Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation & Diligent Climate Leadership certification. She is a graduate of the Rotman-Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program and was awarded her ICD.D designation.
Throughout her career, Kim has made significant engineering & project management contributions to complex major projects in the Canadian, Norwegian and UK energy sectors, bringing a wealth of strategy, operational leadership, and technical expertise to her roles. She has a deep appreciation and insight into the value of community partnerships particularly with indigenous groups.
Appointment to the Board:
October 2021
External appointments:
- Major Drilling International Inc (Non-Executive Director)
- Pan American Silver Corp (Non-Executive Director)
- Victoria Gold Corp (Non-Executive Director)
Contribution and experience
Erika’s extensive experience, gained from over 25 years working in global organisations, enables the delivery of change and growth in complex, world-leading businesses. Her broad knowledge has been built serving various parts of the chemicals industry, across a range of sectors from plastics, petrochemicals, agriculture and pharma.
Erika is currently serving as Senior Vice President of Global I&D Manufacturing & Oxyfuels at multi-national chemical company LyondellBasell. Most recently, Erika was Senior Vice President at BASF Corporation, where she led the North American Chemical Intermediates business. Erika held other senior executive roles with BASF, covering manufacturing and production, engineering, strategy, and commercial business management. Passionate about STEM and DEI, she actively supports community workforce development programs, as well as a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Erika sits on a variety of College of Engineering Advisory Boards, including those for the University of Houston and the Georgia Institute of Technology. She serves as a Board Trustee for The Chatfield Edge, a scholarship foundation based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a non-profit organization whose mission is to globally accelerate the development of black executives over the lifecycle of their careers. Erika holds a BSc in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Houston.
Appointment to the Board:
October 2021
Board Committees:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Nomination Committee
External appointments:
- LyondellBasell (Senior Vice President)
Penny joined Drax in 2018 as Chief Transformation Officer, ensuring best practice is applied across our transformation programmes and overseeing HR, Legal, Company Secretariat, Property and Facilities, Physical and Cyber Security as well as Strategy and M&A. In December 2023, Penny was appointed as the Group’s Interim Chief Operating Officer.
Penny has spent her entire 30+ year career in the energy industry in a variety of roles in a number of different companies, including time with Engie as Director of Asset Optimisation and Digital, GDF Suez as EVP Strategy & Communications and International Power Limited as Director of Global Resources.
She also held business development roles at National Power and BG Group, and financial and commercial roles with BP. Penny has lived in both the United Arab Emirates and Thailand during her career.
Appointment to the Executive Committee:
