Governance framework for responsible infrastructure delivery.

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, SHAKRA GROUP

Bassem (Sam) Khalil

Builder of Landmark Assets. Trusted by Lenders. Champion of the Energy Transition.

Sam Khalil’s story begins on the construction sites of Sydney, where a young acquisitions and project manager watched developers shape the skyline and decided he would do the same. Over three decades he turned that ambition into a Tier 1 development career — eight years as Acquisition and General Manager at Executive Builders and Developers, and later as Executive Director and partner of Emerald Developments, where he steered one of Brisbane’s boldest projects: securing the development approval for the 84-level Emerald Tower in the heart of Brisbane City.

That record earned a rare mark of confidence. Lenders across the construction industry appointed Sam as their superintendent on major sites — the independent set of eyes safeguarding cost, quality and delivery on projects where hundreds of millions were at stake.

When Sam turned to energy, he did it at scale. Working alongside Professor Fei Pan, he has delivered large-scale solar farms and the supply and installation of more than 3,500 EV charging stations. He developed Brisbane Airport’s rooftop solar installation — the largest in the Southern Hemisphere — and now spearheads energy transition opportunities across petroleum, mining, shopping centres and hospitals.

CORPORATE ADVISOR

Rodney Adler

Rodney Adler is an Australian corporate advisor and venture capitalist with over four decades of experience across financial services, investment and corporate governance. Holding degrees in Commerce and Economics, he functions as a strategic sounding board for entrepreneurs and executive teams, advising on capital allocation, balance sheet optimisation and sustainable business growth.

His advisory work focuses on helping leadership navigate complex organisational restructuring, assess financial risk during mergers and acquisitions, and foster productive relationships between executive management and institutional investors.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Eugene Wong

Eugene Wong is a seasoned financial and commercial executive with a proven track record of delivering governance, financial control and strategic growth across some of Australia’s most complex capital programs and organisations.

With over 25 years of experience, Eugene has directed financial strategy, mobilised large-scale projects, resolved complex commercial challenges and transformed governance frameworks across the energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, defence and government sectors.

His career includes commercial bid management at Siemens, project finance oversight at Vodafone during the company’s $500 million 3G network build, and senior finance, commercial and governance roles at Bechtel, Serco and UGL. At Shakra Energy, Eugene oversees financial strategy, investment structuring and commercial governance as the company grows its solar project portfolio here and abroad.

NATIONAL SALES

Justice Khalil

National Sales & Client Partnerships

The national sales function supports clients from first enquiry through to solution selection, commercial review and project handover. It gives businesses, councils, fleet operators, property groups and infrastructure partners a single point of coordination across EV charging, solar, battery storage and hybrid power opportunities.

The team’s focus is practical: understand the site, match the correct product pathway, coordinate technical input and keep the client moving toward a bankable, buildable outcome.