About Us
Competitive Green Technologies as the name suggests, is a corporation whose only reason for being is to commercialize
competitive green technologies that lower the carbon footprint - "taking big steps to leave a small footprint." We believe there is no such thing as ‘WASTE’ – as they say, so-called ‘WASTE’ is just waiting for an opportunity to realize its real value.
competitive green technologies that lower the carbon footprint - "taking big steps to leave a small footprint." We believe there is no such thing as ‘WASTE’ – as they say, so-called ‘WASTE’ is just waiting for an opportunity to realize its real value.
Team photo in front of our on-site tall miscanthus, November 2017
Management Team
Mike Tiessen is a farmer with strong engineering skills and a global vision of a bio-economy that leverages local under-valued biomass and adds value to this through the creation of bio-composite resins that substitute fossil fuel based resin systems. Dedicated crops and undervalued waste streams of bio-mass are used in these price-performance competitive bio-composite resins at a commercially viable level.
Mike is President of Competitive Green Technologies. Together with his cousin Dean Tiessen (pic below) he facilitated the creation of the company's manufacturing plant in Leamington, ON. Sustainable supply chain of the all-important Ag biomass in the format these are needed for compounding is a key area of focus in biocomposite resins. Mike brings that expertise to bear on the success of Competitive Green Technologies.
Mike is President of Competitive Green Technologies. Together with his cousin Dean Tiessen (pic below) he facilitated the creation of the company's manufacturing plant in Leamington, ON. Sustainable supply chain of the all-important Ag biomass in the format these are needed for compounding is a key area of focus in biocomposite resins. Mike brings that expertise to bear on the success of Competitive Green Technologies.
Dean Tiessen is a visionary. A successful miscanthus and greenhouse vegetables grower, he started New Energy Farms in mid 2000s with a strong management team with a view to creating a 'local for local' bio-economy overseas and in Canada by finding ways of reducing the plantation cost of plant propagated crops through his unique innovation of CEEDS technology (artificial seeds), dramatically improving the yield per acre. He also encourages the use of dedicated non-food bio-fuel crops in innovative applications in bio-plastics. That seeded (pun intended!) his interest in the patent pending formulations that facilitate Competitive Green Technologies in realizing his vision. We are deeply grieved to report that we lost Dean in a tragedy in Brazil in 2013. His indomitable spirit continues to inspire us in our path forward.
Atul Bali is a passionate believer in a sustainable bio-economy. He helped Competitive Green Technologies in its formative year as a consultant. Atul has market access with leading moulders, end-users, OEMs, mass merchandisers in USA, Canada, Germany and India and uses his industrial bio-technology skills in promoting the interests of Competitive Green Technologies. Since the beginning of 2014, Atul, took over as Chief Executive Officer, and has helped steer its growth, working closely with Mike Tiessen.
Advisory Board
Dr Gord Surgeoner, President, Ontario Agri Food Technologies, Guelph, ON, is a recipient of the Order of Ontario and is well-known for his tremendous love for Agriculture and in particular to create a sustainable bio-economy in Ontario. Gord's vision is to create value at farm-gate through the innovative use of Agricultural co-product streams and purpose-grown crops in bio-materials. Gord's drive, passion and guidance are key in the growth of Competitive Green Technologies as a pioneer in North America in bio-plastics.
Dr Blair Feltmate, Chair of the Canadian Climate Change Adaption Council, Intact Chair at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, University of Waterloo, and an Associate Professor, Dept of Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, joined the Advisory Board of Competitive Green Technologies in the spring of 2013. His multinational experience and serving on the Board of several large for-profit enterprises and Not-for-Profit NGOs is of great value in providing guidance to Competitive Greene Technologies.
Herr Udo Reichling brings a wealth of experience in Logistics strategy, automotive supplier credentials, M&A projects, from his vast consulting experience with McKinsey an Co., Inc. where he served as a General Partner and then as Managing Director of Triad Consulting in Germany. Udo is based in Berlin, Germany and has been Managing Director of Granada Holding GmbH, Berlin (2005 – present) and was Chairman of the Board of C.A.R.U.S AG, Norderstedt (2009-2010).
As an Advisory Board Member of Competitive Green Technologies, Udo brings European gravitas to the organization.
As an Advisory Board Member of Competitive Green Technologies, Udo brings European gravitas to the organization.
