About Us
Experience you can trust
FOWE Eco Solutions’ mission is to offer their technology as widely as possible and raise the prominence of water-emulsified fuels in the market.
Branko Vugrinec
Chairman & Founder
Branko Vugrinec is the Chairman and Founder of FOWE. He has over 40 years of commercial experience working in commercial and consulting firms in Monaco, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, USA, Singapore and Russia.
Branko was the commercialist in Croatia Foreign Trade.
Branko has an MA in Chemical Engineering from Zagreb University and he is Croatia based.
Dean Mihalic
Chief Executive Officer
Dean Mihalic is the CEO of FOWE. He has over 23 years of technical experience working with leading shipping companies in the marine sector.
Based in Monaco, Dean has degrees in Mechanical and Marine Engineering from University of Rijeka and he holds a Marine Chief Engineer licence.
Franjo Kusec
Inventor & Chief Engineer
Franjo Kusec is the Inventor of Cavitech️ and the Chief Engineer of FOWE. He has over 30 years of experience working for refineries and companies in the oil industry, specializing in fuel production, R&D and investment in the oil sector.
Franjo was the Investment Director and R&D expert in Croatian multinational oil company INA d.d. who has leading role in Croatia's oil business and has a strong regional position in the oil and gas exploration and production, oil processing, and oil product distribution activities.
Hemant Sondhi
Chief Operation Officer
Hemant Sondhi is the COO of FOWE. He has over 25 years of commercial and technical experience working with leading shipping companies in the marine sector.
Hemant obtained his degrees in Marine Engineering and Maritime Studies in Chennai and the UK. He holds the Master Marine licence and is based in Monaco.
Lalage Merello
Head of Corporate Affairs
Lalage Merello is the Head of Corporate Affairs of FOWE. She has been working for leading shipping companies operating worldwide fleets of tankers, bulkcarriers and offshore units for more than 25 years and she is experienced in commercial management, projects and corporate matters.