MEET OUR TEAM

Our team is made up of individuals, employed for their unique set of skills and talents, brought together by their interest in the energy sector. We have an international team that spans several countries, as well as continents. Between us we speak several languages, and we have a high value for training and excellence.

Amir Absoud

Amir founded Upstreamly in May 2015 with the primary aim of providing an alternative, tailored and expert solution focused on the expanding energy and renewables industries. Based in London, Amir is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an Economics Degree from the London School of Economics. Working up to Manager level at PwC London, Amir thereafter held senior finance roles at energy services companies in the UK and internationally. Amir has over two decades of experience working with small and large businesses to design, set up and manage finance and tax functions, implementing systems and offering strategic, commercial and tax advice.

Principal

  • Aaron Scrupps

    Aaron joined Upstreamly in 2021 part-way through his Chartered Accountancy qualification with the ICAEW, and has since decided to undertake the CIOT’s Chartered Tax Adviser qualification alongside. Aaron lives and works in London, and outside of work enjoys going to the gym, playing tennis and dabbling with music. His greatest achievement to date is forming a band at university, and going on to release three records which he toured in both the UK and Mexico.

    Aaron strives to provide excellent customer service for Upstreamly’s clients via proactivity and responsiveness. His taxation studies have proven particularly useful in supplying high quality advice to clients, minimising their liabilities and ensuring compliance.

  • Pedro Pereira

    Pedro joined Upstreamly in 2018. Pedro is from Porto in Portugal and is currently living there. Pedro says that, clients all over the world and from different fields of expertise makes working at Upstreamly an exciting experience. Although being separated by hundreds or thousands of miles, the team spirit and cooperation shared with clients and team mates is edifying. Studies in Economics. Partially quoting Frank Zappa: Music is the Best! Pedro speaks Portuguese and English.

  • Kateryna Shumska

    Kateryna (Katya) joined Upstreamly in 2017. Originally from Ukraine, she is currently living with her family in Houston, USA. In her spare time, Katya enjoys reading books and running, with her other passion being travelling. Katya is an experienced accountant with international experience on having worked in Ukraine, UK and USA. She is currently studying for the CPA certification. Katya speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English.

  • David Diack

    Based in Aberdeen.

  • Anastasios Anastasiou

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