Meet our team

Hassan Basma

Founder & CEO

Mr Basma, Founder and CEO of HBA, brings over 42 years of experience in the energy and offshore sectors. He is credited for transforming Bumi Armada, as CEO, into a top-5 FPSO player globally. He has previously held various senior roles at Kvaerner and SBM. Mr Basma led Bumi Armada to one of the year’s most successful IPOs.

T Sutharshanom

Chief Financial Officer

T Sutharshanom has more than 25 years’ experience providing business and financial services to companies in Singapore, Australia, India, Norway and the UK.

KC Gupta

Vice President – Floating Production Solutions

K C Gupta has over 40 years of experience in areas of Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Sales of process equipment both in upstream and downstream sectors of oil and gas industry. His expertise lies in both fixed platforms and floating facilities (FPSO/ FSO) besides early work in refineries and Petrochemicals

Steve Whiteley

Vice President – Asset Management and Operations

Steve has over 40 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry, spanning FPSOs, fixed platforms, oil refineries, and gas terminals. He brings expertise in operations, maintenance, project management, and client relations. Having worked with BP and Amerada Hess in the North Sea, Steve also held senior roles at Bumi Armada and SBM Offshore, gaining extensive experience across the North Sea, West Africa, Libya, Brazil, and the Far East.

Amit Nautiyal

Vice President – Marine & Subsea Services

Amit Nautiyal has over 25 years’ experience in Marine & Offshore Operations. He is an experienced and commercially savvy person and manages contracts, as well as Sales & Marketing of Marine Assets within Southeast Asia, West Africa, Latin America, Caspian & GCC Region.

Anil Bhatia

Vice President – Renewable & Hybrid Energy

Anil Madh Bhatia has over 34 years working in India, Europe and South Asia in different roles providing valuable growth to the ABB Group. His vast experience covers Product development, Project Management, leading business units and managing Sales and Business Development across Asia.

William Wong

Head of Corporate Finance & Investment

William Wong leverages his extensive more than 12 years’ experience across Energy, Financial Services, and Private Equity to drive strategic financial growth for HBA Future Energy as Head of Corporate Finance and Investment. He brings a global perspective honed through roles at PETRONAS and a financial advisory firm, Kroll (formerly as Duff & Phelps) in Amsterdam, specializing in M&A and valuation. Prior to joining HBA Future Energy, William served as VP of Investment at TAEL Partners, focusing on renewable and infrastructure deals in Southeast Asia. William graduated with First Class Honors from Imperial College London and a Master of Business Administration (Duisenberg Honors Program) cum laude from VU Amsterdam.

TP Rajan

Vice President - Supply Chain Management

TP Rajan has over 28 years of global industry experience in energy and oil & gas with particular expertise in contracts management in offshore and onshore facilities development.

Capt. Rohit Chadha

Head of HSEQ

Capt Rohit Chadha has over 35 years of experience in Marine and Offshore Oil & Gas sector. Proven track record as HSEQ Manager. Experience in Developing, Implementing and Training of Safety Management System across various functional groups and multi-locational sites.

Ramana Rani Ganesan

(Anna)

Ramana Rani Ganesan (Anna), is a highly accomplished Human Resources Management professional with over 24 years of experience. Anna has gained extensive expertise across various business sectors from oil & gas, thru to marine services, and legal and financial services sector. Anna has an established and proven track record of successfully managing complex assignments and achieving predefined goals through effective, planning, resource allocation and execution. Anna holds a Masters degree in Human Resources Management from Murdoch University, Australia.

Melanie Gunasekaran

Head – People & Development

Melanie Gunasekaran has about 16 years of Human Resource experience in various industries including shipping, the airline and retail. Melanie holds an MBA in Strategic Human Resource Management from University of Southern Queensland, Australia.