Leadership Accountable for Integrity, Traceability, and Responsible Growth
Astra Sage’s leadership team is building a used cooking oil supply chain that is compliant, transparent, traceable, and grounded in disciplined execution. Our leaders are accountable not only for growth, but for public health protection, environmental responsibility, ethical conduct, and the systems that make trust possible.
| Our Leadership
Built on Strategy, Discipline, and Purpose
Astra Sage’s leadership team brings together strategic vision, operational rigor, and relationship-building capability. Together, they are building more than a business. They are building a responsible and accountable used cooking oil supply chain designed to keep waste oil out of the food ecosystem and move it into trusted, low-carbon industrial value chains.
Our leadership is guided by a clear belief: how we achieve results matters as much as the results themselves. Integrity, compliance, safety, traceability, transparency, and respect for people are not supporting themes at Astra Sage. They are leadership obligations.
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| A Message from Our Founder
Building Astra Sage the Right Way
Astra Sage was founded on a simple but non-negotiable conviction: used cooking oil must be permanently removed from the food ecosystem and handled through a system that is lawful, transparent, and trusted.
We are building more than a waste collection business. We are building a company that protects public health, prevents environmental harm, strengthens traceability, and creates long-term value through disciplined and responsible execution. Our work matters because degraded waste oil should never be dumped carelessly, never be reused unsafely, and never be lost to informal or unaccountable channels. It must be recovered responsibly, documented truthfully, and moved through a system that stands up to scrutiny.
As President and CEO, I have formally committed Astra Sage to full, continuous, and uncompromised compliance with the applicable ISCC requirements for the collection, transport, storage, testing, trading, and export of used cooking oil. That commitment is not symbolic. It defines how we operate. We maintain zero tolerance for fraud and misrepresentation. We are committed to full traceability from point of origin to customer. We exclude non-eligible material. We empower our people to stop operations and raise concerns without fear. And we hold ourselves accountable for creating a system that is auditable, transparent, and ethically led.
My own journey — including leading major industrial work in the Philippines— gave me deep respect for the country, its people, and the opportunity to build something meaningful here. Astra Sage reflects that commitment. We are here to build a responsible supply chain, to work with integrity, and to grow in a way that earns trust from suppliers, customers, regulators, communities, and our own people.
Lochan Dadhich
Founder, President and CEO
| What Leadership Stands For
Leadership Backed by Formal Commitment
At Astra Sage, leadership is tied to declared responsibilities. The Management Commitment Statement makes clear that sustainability is not a commercial label but an operational obligation; that fraud, misrepresentation, and circumvention of requirements are not tolerated; and that no material may enter, move within, or exit the system unless it is traceable, verifiable, and auditable.
It also commits Astra Sage to:
full traceability from point of origin to customer
strict exclusion of non-eligible material
risk-based fraud detection and due diligence
empowerment of staff to stop operations and escalate concerns
psychological safety and non-retaliation
transparency with auditors, regulators, and relevant stakeholders
staff well-being, training, fair treatment, and clear accountability
This section is important on the Leadership page because it shows that Astra Sage’s leaders are not presented only as executives. They are custodians of the company’s standards.
| Accountability Structure
Clear Responsibility at the Top
Astra Sage’s governance model assigns clear accountability. The President & CEO holds ultimate accountability for ISCC compliance. The Head of Operations is responsible for day-to-day enforcement and system integrity. All staff are expected to follow procedures and report concerns. This means leadership at Astra Sage is not abstract. It is operational, specific, and accountable.
| Meet the Team
The Leaders Behind Astra Sage
Astra Sage’s leadership team combines strategic direction, operational discipline, and partner engagement to build a safer, more traceable, and more credible used cooking oil supply chain in the Philippines.
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Lochan Dadhich
Founder, President and CEO
Lochan Dadhich is a Mechanical Engineer (Honors) and PMP-certified professional with over two decades of leadership experience in complex industrial and energy projects. He previously served with Shell and GE Oil & Gas, delivering large-scale, multi-million-dollar programs across Asia. From 2012 to 2015, he played a key leadership role in delivering a flagship refinery Euro Compliance project in the Philippines, a defining chapter that built his deep connection with the country.
Astra Sage was born from his clear conviction that used cooking oil must be permanently removed from the food ecosystem. His vision is to build a fully compliant, transparent, and scalable UCO supply chain in the Philippines — one that protects public health, prevents environmental harm, and contributes to a cleaner energy future through disciplined execution and trusted partnerships.
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Angelica Arellano
Head of Operations
Angelica Arellano brings over two decades of hands-on experience in managing large kitchens, canteens, and restaurant operations. She understands the operational realities of food businesses, including the generation, handling, and storage of used cooking oil. Her experience gives Astra Sage practical strength at the point where compliance, operations, and customer realities meet.
Angelica carries a strong personal conviction that degraded cooking oil must never return to the food chain. Her leadership is grounded in operational discipline, strict adherence to policy and procedures, and uncompromising respect for regulatory standards. In Astra Sage’s governance model, the Head of Operations is responsible for day-to-day enforcement and system integrity, making her role central to translating commitment into daily practice.
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Mayeth Gough
Head of Business Development, Philippines
Mayeth Gough leads Sales and Marketing at Astra Sage with warmth, clarity, and a strong belief in building meaningful partnerships. She connects with food businesses, collectors, partners, and communities across the Philippines, helping translate Astra Sage’s mission into relationships built on trust and credibility.
Mayeth represents the outward face of Astra Sage’s principles. While the business is built on compliance, operational discipline, and traceability, she helps bring others into that movement by articulating a bigger purpose: removing used cooking oil from the food ecosystem, protecting communities, and contributing to a cleaner energy future. She is often the first face people meet and the first voice they hear, representing Astra Sage with integrity, optimism, and purpose.
| How We Lead
A Leadership Culture of Integrity, Openness, and Respect
Astra Sage’s leadership culture is shaped by the company’s operating principles and reinforced by the Management Commitment Statement. That means leadership must protect information integrity, support worker welfare, encourage people to speak up without fear, and value compliance over speed or profit. A culture of silence, fear, intimidation, or shortcuts is incompatible with how Astra Sage intends to operate.
We expect our leaders to model:
honest records and truthful communication
fairness in dealing and responsible partnerships
respect for people and human dignity
environmental responsibility in action
openness to questions, concerns, and challenge
disciplined adherence to procedures, controls, and law
| Practice
Leadership in Practice
Compliance-led decision-making
Traceability from source to shipment
Public health protection through responsible recovery
Partnership built on trust and transparency
Safety, dignity, and respect in operations
Work With a Leadership Team That Takes Responsibility Seriously
Astra Sage is building a responsible used cooking oil supply chain led by people who are accountable for integrity, compliance, transparency, safety, and long-term trust. Whether you are a supplier, partner, buyer, or stakeholder, we welcome relationships built on principle and professionalism.
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