{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders","title":"David Bandele, CFO, Hexagon Composites  – Energizing the Industry: Fueling growth by tapping into a sustainable future and a vast market","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/30a59f2a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1967,"description":"There are some extraordinary opportunities for companies with the vision and commitment to get behind the energy transition, and today's guest works with one of them.\nWe're sitting down with David Bandele, who has served as the CFO of Hexagon Composites since 2014. The company is headquartered in Norway and trades under the symbol H E X . O L. Their business is focused on carbon-negative, zero-emission energy solutions supported by world-class manufacturing and digitization.\nBefore joining Hexagon, David held several senior positions in the field of finance and controlling with the Acre Group of Companies, GE Healthcare, and Amersham PLC. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sheffield and is an ICAEW Chartered Accountant. \nHighlights:\nIntroduction to Hexagon Composites and their background (3:24)\nHexagon's target audience and reach (4:24)\nDavid describes his road to Hexagon (4:51)\nDavid breaks down the similarities and differences between natural gas, and renewable gas (6:03)\nHexagon's growth and quick expansion (8:02)\nHexagon's total addressable market and sustainability benefits (11:43) \nDavid walks us through Hexagon Agility's mobile pipeline (15:34)\nMobile pipeline demand (17:17)\nDavid takes us through the roll out of Hexagon Digital Wave and developments in other Hexagon verticals (18:11)\nHexagon's recent partnership with Compass Natural Gas (19:45)\nThe projects of Hexagon Purus (20:45)\nHexagon Ragasco and their current market outlook (22:26)\nDavid gives his outlook on the current environmental and sustainability efforts in business across North America (24:20)\nHow Hexagon is continuing to innovate and win over shareholders for the long term (25:59)\nDavid gives us his predictions and goals for Hexagon's near future (28:42)\nLinks:\nDavid Bandele on LinkedIn\nHexagon Composites on LinkedIn\nHexagon Composites Website\nICR LinkedIn\nICR Twitter\nICR Website\nFeedback:\nIf you have questions about the show, or have a topic in mind you'd like discussed...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VPbFZOgoHk78hrWlplrfMSrQROUNxI8jcZ2Gv-hyKm4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYmFh/NWFlNGJjY2Y0NGFk/YmM2NWJiMTI4NmVh/OWQ4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}