IBMS Group

About us

IBMS Group is a holding company for sustainable businesses

Our renewable energy division generates biomethane for grid injection and transport fuels. We will also produce green hydrogen in the next 12 months to power the growing transportation sector.

Fresh Green Leaves is our hydroponics business, supplying fresh produce such as herbs and micro greens, sustainably packaged and delivered.

Insect Protein
Working with partners in Europe, we plan on launching our insect protein division early in 2022. Insect proteins can be used in a variety of ways, as animal feeds and also for human consumption. Rich in proteins, fats and fibre, they are a low carbon sustainable food source which will supplement existing foods to feed a hungry and growing planet without the carbon footprint of traditional agriculture. Watch this space for more information.

What brings these divisions together is shared values of sustainability and an interconnected way of maximising the resource of each business area.

Our Team

IBMS Key People – All of our people are key, but the following provide the strategic direction of the business

Steve Sharratt OBE

Director

Steve was a corporate finance lawyer before moving into business management roles and has invested in and sold a number of businesses in the construction sector over the past 18 years. Steve is a member of the CBI Energy & Climate Change Board and chairs the Energy & Climate Change Policy Committee. Steve has worked in the waste and anaerobic digestion sectors for over 10 years in the UK

Leonard Seelig

Director

After a successful 20-year career at some of the largest banks in the world, Leonard ended his banking career as the European Executive for Nationsbank (Bank of America). He has been a NED and Chairman for AIM listed companies as well as on the board of private companies in the renewable energy and technology sectors.

Erik Bonino

Strategic Advisor

Erik spent 15 years with Shell, four of which as Chairman of Shell UK plc, and also headed Shell’s Global Downstream Technologies business. Prior to Shell, Erik worked with CapGemini, becoming VP, Energy and Utilities.

Andrew Selley

Strategic Advisor

Andrew is Chief Executive of Bidcorp UK, having been with the Group in senior roles for 22 years. He became CEO of Bidfood (with 5,400 people) in 2014 and sits on the global leadership Foodservice Group, within Bidcorp (the parent company). He is responsible, in the UK for Bidfresh (fruit & veg, fresh meat and fresh fish), Bidcorp Manufacturing and Snowden and Bridge Imports.
He is a commissioner on the Food Farming and Countryside Commission and on the advisory board of the National Food Strategy.

Marcus Watson

Strategic Advisor

Marcus believes that business is a force for good and that we have a duty to build a vibrant and sustainable economy that cares for our environment and the communities we live in, allowing us to lead prosperous, fulfilling lives without mortgaging our children’s futures. Multi-award-winning, including two Queen’s Award for Enterprise and one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”, Marcus is a hands-on CEO, investor and NED in high-growth businesses who thinks with the mindset of a founder. He is a post-graduate visiting professor at Warwick University with interests in strategy, innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship