Marcella Franchi

Marcella Franchi joined Haffner Energy in 2021, a company with a 30-year-old proven expertise in biomass-to-energy technology, and over 40 plants delivered to date. Marcella was a key player in the success of Haffner Energy’s IPO in February 2022. She was appointed Global CMO as the company’s international ambitions expanded. Haffner Energy is now present in the USA market with its patented technologies in line with the IRA, the Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap guidance, focusing on SAF and renewable hydrogen production from sustainable biomass and organic waste. In May 2024 she was appointed head of the newly created SAF unit as this sector continues to grow within Haffner Energy.
Marcella began her career in financial engineering at Warren & Selbert (now Accufy Inc.) in London, where she stayed for 17 years. She became a successful entrepreneur, founding and running companies in real estate and rentals in the UK and Portugal. Marcella has a degree from the London School of Economics and a postgraduate in Corporate Finance from the London Business School. She has lectured and consulted at university in Hong Kong and Lisbon. She is on the the board of the LBS Energy Club, MM1 S.A., and Ambassador for Women in Green Hydrogen.