Pure Biofuels’ senior management team has extensive experience and detailed knowledge of the biodiesel industry and the renewable energy sector as a whole. Our team has developed valuable industry relationships and has utilized their acute understanding of the market to develop and deliver a product that is in high demand.

Our management team has many years experience­ in biodiesel production, political and government relations, farm management, commodities pricing, transportation logistics, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and marketing.

Pure has also assembled a skilled team of advisors and contractors in an effort to increase our resources and depth of expertise.

Mr. Alberto Pinto is currently the President and the CEO of Pure. His relationship with Pure Biofuels dates back to its inception when he and the other founders first envisioned a world class Biodiesel producer and terminal operator. Mr. Pinto has guided Pure from the business plan stage until present day. Mr. Pinto is a global shipping and logistics and international commodities markets veteran. He draws on over 20 years of experience in the petrochemical and shipping industries. Mr. Pinto has substantial international capital markets expertise financing private and public international cross border ventures. He continues to be a top resource assiting in structuring significant transcactions and resolving other key financing issues. Mr. Pinto holds a degree in Business Administration and an MBA from the Boston University School of Management.

Brian Alperstein has been in private practice for over 15 years. His  professional care has been primarily focused negotiating complex corporate international business transactions in the United States, Latin America and Europe.   He has represented both public and private companies and has specialized in representing start up and venture funded companies in fast growth industries. 

Mr. Alperstein received his J.D. from the College of William and Mary's Marshall Wythe School of Law in 1994 and his B.A. from the University of Virginia, where he majored in Foreign Affairs. He is fluent in English and Spanish.   He splits his time between Lima, Peru and Washington, D.C.

Mr. Duharte is a senior executive with many years of experience in marketing for large commercial operations. His past roles span a variety of areas including ocean fuel transport, general cargo, container brokerage, port agency relations, foreign and local customer relations, customs agency relations, stevedoring and bunkering operations at ports in South America and the Caribbean.

Mr. Duharte has extensive experience in planning, executing and managing complex supply chains. In addition he has experience dealing with complex contracts related to ocean transport for fuel, purchasing and storage of feedstock, and acquisition of raw materials and heavy equipment.

Mr. Vila is a Mechanical Engineer with 17 years of experience in his field. He has been involved in a wide range of investment projects related to mining, metallurgy and fuel oil. Mr. Vila holds an MsC in Mechanical Engineering, a PMP and an MBA from the Pontifica Universidad Catolica of Peru. He is member of the Peruvian Engineer’s professional association and holds membership with both ASME and PMI. Mr. Vila’ background includes working as a Construction and Project Manager. He has worked for multiple mining, exploration and engineering companies including Centromin Peru, Doe Run, Fluor Daniel and FIMA. Mr. Vila has worked internationally and trained in the USA, Canada, France, the UK and South America.