Leadership
The People Behind the Mandate.
Alka Power's mandate is carried by a small, senior team spanning European governance, structured capital, operational transformation and in-country regulatory engagement.
Raana Syed
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Raana Syed is the architect of Alka Power's international mandate, bridging European governance standards with emerging-market infrastructure needs.
Raana Syed is the architect of Alka Power's international mandate, bridging European governance standards with emerging-market infrastructure needs. She has led the company's government and institutional engagements across Africa and Asia for over a decade. Under her leadership, Alka Power Holding transitioned from its origins as an independent power producer to a Netherlands-based infrastructure coordinator, securing high-level institutional nominations including the 2025–2030 Green Liberia Project mandate.
She has led the company's government and institutional engagements across Africa and Asia for over a decade. Under her leadership, Alka Power Holding transitioned from its origins as an independent power producer to a Netherlands-based infrastructure coordinator, securing high-level institutional nominations including the 2025–2030 Green Liberia Project mandate.
Michel Croes
Director, Energy & Infrastructure
Michel Croes brings over 25 years of experience in asset-backed investment, structured capital, and international project development.
Michel Croes brings over 25 years of experience in asset-backed investment, structured capital, and international project development. As the founder of Blue Pillar Capital, he specialises in aligning ambitious infrastructure growth with conservative financial structuring. At Alka Power, Michel directs the development of renewable energy and resource-backed infrastructure projects across Liberia, the DRC, and Zambia, serving as the primary counterpart for institutional investors.
As the founder of Blue Pillar Capital, he specialises in aligning ambitious infrastructure growth with conservative financial structuring. At Alka Power, Michel directs the development of renewable energy and resource-backed infrastructure projects across Liberia, the DRC, and Zambia, serving as the primary counterpart for institutional investors.
Salman Khan
Fractional Director, Strategy & Execution
Salman Khan is a transformation leader with 18 years of global experience across energy, semiconductors, health technology, and manufacturing.
Salman Khan is a transformation leader with 18 years of global experience across energy, semiconductors, health technology, and manufacturing. Having led complex operational transformations across Europe, North America, and Asia, Salman focuses on translating Alka Power's strategic ambitions into practical, testable execution models that align energy infrastructure with sector-specific outcomes like healthcare resilience.
Having led complex operational transformations across Europe, North America, and Asia, Salman focuses on translating Alka Power's strategic ambitions into practical, testable execution models that align energy infrastructure with sector-specific outcomes like healthcare resilience.
Zeeshan Malik
Chief Operating Officer, Pakistan Operations
Zeeshan oversees Alka Power's on-the-ground regulatory and operational engagements in Pakistan, managing ongoing liaison with provincial energy authorities (PPDB) and national grid integration frameworks (NEPRA).
Zeeshan oversees Alka Power's on-the-ground regulatory and operational engagements in Pakistan, managing ongoing liaison with provincial energy authorities (PPDB) and national grid integration frameworks (NEPRA).
Coverage
Who leads in each market.
Institutional counterparts deal with a named individual, not a shared inbox. This is where responsibility sits across our active markets.
Netherlands · Europe
Raana Syed
Corporate base, European governance standards and the company's institutional mandate.
Liberia
Raana Syed · Michel Croes
The Green Liberia Project — institutional oversight, ministerial engagement and international investor coordination.
DR Congo · Zambia
Michel Croes
Renewable energy and resource-backed infrastructure development, and the primary counterpart for institutional investors.
Pakistan
Zeeshan Malik
Regulatory and operational engagement, including PPDB liaison and NEPRA grid integration frameworks.
In-house capability
Disciplines represented
The team is deliberately small and senior. These are the capabilities held in-house, ahead of any partner engagement.
How to engage
Enquiries route through the Office of the Chief Executive.
Government, diplomatic, development-finance and institutional-investor enquiries are received and qualified centrally before being directed to the relevant member of the team. Engagement is subject to due diligence, risk assessment, mandate scope and applicable regulations.
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