Waga Energy, an expert in producing Renewable Natural
Gas (RNG) from landfills, announces the appointment of Yann Pierre as Group Sales Director, starting
August 19, 2024. Reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Mathieu Lefebvre, Yann Pierre will head up all
sales activities (business development, RNG sales, contract management, marketing, etc.) and is
tasked with accelerating the Group’s growth across international markets.
A graduate of Polytech Nancy, Yann Pierre draws on his proven international expertise in RNG and
waste-to-energy. As one of France’s forerunners in the industry, Yann Pierre has spent the past 20
years developing more than 300 RNG production projects, both in Europe and North America. His track
record includes France’s first biomethane injection project using agri-food waste, in the Lille region.
Yann Pierre said: “I am thrilled to join Waga Energy, an innovative company that has become a globalleading RNG producer in less than a decade, and whose values of daring, commitment, cooperation
and expertise I fully share. As Group Sales Director, my goal is to continue building our sales force in
order to accelerate deployment of the WAGABOX® solution in the countries where the Group operates
(France, Spain, Italy, the United States and Canada), and in new target markets.”
Mathieu Lefebvre, Chief Executive Officer of Waga Energy, said: “I am delighted to welcome Yann
Pierre, whose contribution to developing the RNG industry, and his personal commitment to the energy
transition and the fight against global warming I greatly appreciate. His unique expertise, combined with
his international sales and marketing experience, will take Waga Energy to a new milestone in its
growth.”
Background
A graduate engineer of Polytech Nancy, Yann Pierre has been involved in the environment, Renewable
Natural Gas, and waste-to-energy industry for over twenty years. Prior to joining Waga Energy, Yann
was Sales Director for gas solutions at the US group Pentair, which is listed on the New York stock
exchange. Before that, from 2014 to 2022, he played a key role in the development of Prodeval – one
of France’s leaders in the purification of biogas from anaerobic digestion – serving as Director of
Operations, then Sales Director. In earlier years, Yann held a worldwide sales position at Flotech, a
New Zealand company specializing in gas and fluids engineering, and was Project Engineer at Urbaser,
which specializes in waste treatment and recovery
