A number of businesses across the sector have welcomed new talent to their organisations.
Challenger energy supplier Octopus Energy has appointed its first ever ‘future technologies evangelist’, while Business Stream has appointed a non-executive director to its board.
Utility Week takes a look at these and more appointments that have been announced recently.
Committee on Climate Change (CCC)
The CCC has announced two senior appointments to its secretariat.
Mike Thompson has been appointed to the new post of director of analysis, which spans the CCC’s analytical work on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Thompson will lead the Committee’s work on the delivery challenges of net-zero across the economy, and provide analytical input on its adaptation agenda with particular focus on the links between mitigation and adaptation in land use and buildings.
Meanwhile Dr David Joffe has been appointed as head of carbon budgets where he will manage the Committee’s central mitigation team and lead the preparation of new advice to government on the sixth carbon budget, due next year.
Joffe will also oversee the CCC’s energy infrastructure team, focussing on a range of whole-economy integrated energy issues.
Adrian Gault, previously the Committee’s chief economist, moves into a new role as chief assurance officer.
Octopus Energy
Phil Steele, the founder and chief executive of home energy management platform nCube, has joined Octopus Energy as its first ‘future technologies evangelist’.
Steele’s appointment comes as part of Octopus’ acquisition of nCube, which was launched in 2013.
Speaking about his appointment, Steele said: “I first met Octopus Energy at its Agile Hackday last year, and saw the team shared my vision of a greener energy system, enabled by technology.
“I’m thrilled that Octopus has embraced nCube and am excited for the next stage in making homes and businesses smarter and cleaner.”
Business Stream
Scottish water retailer Business Stream has appointed Dr Michelle Hynd as a new non-executive director to its board.
Hynd, who is currently director of separation and migration at SSE, has more than 14 years of senior experience in a range of roles across the public, private and third sectors.
As part of SSE’s leadership team, in performing various corporate roles, she was tasked with providing direction to a team of more than 400 people. Prior to this Hynd was a strategic change manager at Scottish Enterprise.
Stobart Energy
Neil Spencer has joined waste fuel supplier Stobart Energy as the company’s new commercial sales director.
Spencer, the former commercial manager at Viridor, has more than 15 years’ experience in commercial development across waste, recycling and renewable energy supply chains.
Stobart says Spencer’s newly created position is designed to enable the business to deliver its strategic goals by developing opportunities across the energy from waste supply chain with both new and existing customers.
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) is seeking a new director after incumbent Jim Watson decided to step down after five years.
Writing on Twitter, Watson said it had been a “privilege” to lead the company.
Meanwhile the UKERC’s backers, the Natural Environment Research Council, has advertised the new role on its website.