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Meet our experts

Our net zero ambassadors

We’ve brought together world-class technical specialists with a deep understanding of the technologies that drive their industries, as well as the frameworks, structures, and standards that underpin them.

Our teams include industry experts from government, academia and science, engineering and the energy sector. Together we have a broader perspective on the priorities, trends and innovations shaping the industry.

If you'd like to discuss any specifics about decarbonising heat, transport or energy or about the markets in which we operate then you can reach out to one of our experts here or connect with them on LinkedIn.

Claire Fowler

Environmental and Sustainability Manager, Distributed Energy

Claire transitioned from a high carbon company in 2021, bringing 15 years of environmental, social, governance and safety management experience to SSE.

She's responsible for developing and delivering our sustainability plan in alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals and Science Based Target 1.5°C pathway, as well as assessing and mitigating the environmental and social risks and potential impacts of our renewable projects.

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Lamé Verre

Head of Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability, Energy Customer Solutions

Lamé tackles some of the big strategic questions for SSE’s customer businesses, driving the innovation and sustainability agenda.

A Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI), Lamé has over 22 years of experience working across the energy industry value chain. She founded Alaric & Associates and co-founded ScanTech International. Lamé won an ALLY Energy GRIT Award in 2021, as well as making Africa Oil Week and Lean In Energy’s Power List, Transition Economist’s TE100, and African Shapers’ 100 Female Executives.

Kevin Welstead

Sector Director – EV

With over 30 years' experience in the energy, utility and contracting environment, Kevin has expertise in developing and delivering large scale strategic opportunities in the B2B, electric vehicle, high voltage, smart grid and portable power space.

He recently spearheaded our drive and commitment to deliver 300 EV charging hubs across the UK and Ireland over an ambitious time-frame. This supports UK Government ambitions to have an additional 10 million EVs on roads by 2025.

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Seán O’Callaghan

EV Project Development Manager, SSE Airtricity – Distributed Energy

Renewable energy systems specialist Sean is leading SSE Airtricity’s ambition to remove one of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle adoption at present – the charging infrastructure – and bring 100% funded ultra-rapid EV infrastructure to the island of Ireland.

Sean still drives the first-generation Nissan Leaf he bought way back in 2012.

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Tunde Olaoye

Sector Director – Smart Energy Systems

Tunde is a leading expert on smart cities and places. He specialises in optimising economics and sustainability by integrating multiple energy vectors which allow transfer and storage for full utilisation.

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Jody Pittaway

Sector Director – Heat Networks

A believer in the low carbon potential of heat networks to support the UK net zero target, Jody understands the importance of our role in the wider market and how the industry needs to work collaboratively to decarbonise heat in homes and business.

Jody been operating heat and cooling networks in the UK for over 11 years, designing, building and adopting in new builds and retrofits. He's committed to an integrated approach considering long term asset management, operability, delivery and commercial models from the outset.

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Eunice Mabey

Director of Digital Services

Eunice and her team deliver a full range of first class energy optimisation services to help your organisation reduce consumption while maintaining operational standards.

With over a decade of energy management experience, Eunice is a Chartered Energy Manager, ESOS Lead Assessor and Certified Measurement and Verification Professional.

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Kerry Maisey

Head of Smart Metering

Specialising in managing smart metering programmes and the transformation of operations to integrate and leverage the benefits of smart for business customers, Kerry has worked in the energy industry for over 20 years for large and small domestic and B2B suppliers. She's also a Non-Executive Director for Smart Energy GB.

Avi Baidya

Head of Client Development – Universities and Higher Education Market

Providing energy services and solutions to the built environment, Avi is a Member of The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) with over 20 years experience encompassing the UK, North America, Europe, Middle East and Australia.

He delivers complex turnkey energy performance solutions – both supply and demand-side tailored for the higher education and universities sector.

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Gregory Webb

Head of Client Development – Local Authorities Market

Greg has driven projects on sustainability with a focus on net zero energy solutions in the public sector, transport and utilities markets.

He's a specialist in supporting companies handling market change, mergers and aquisitions (M&A) activity or introducing new propositions to deliver end goal objectives.

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Gary Stalker

Strategic Account Manager – Major Bids

Developing capabilities and working on sustainable solutions, specifically around renewable electricity, is all in a day’s work for our green energy and net zero implementation expert.

With over 20 years’ experience working closely with internal and external stakeholders on large energy contracts, Gary has worked with several large commercial organisations to support their transition to net zero.

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Noel Powell

Head of Regeneration and Development

Noel supports our customers to invest in, design, own or operate connected localised flexible energy infrastructure to accelerate their path to net zero. He focuses on understanding client and project requirements, collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure optimum technical and commercial solutions are developed and implemented from conception to delivery.

Noel has expertise in electricity networks up to 132kV, smart campus – microgrid, generation and storage, electric vehicle charging, heating and cooling, and digital platforms, delivered into industrial and commercial environments, logistics hubs and data centres, as well as city and urban regeneration projects.

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Ross McClory

Head Of Business Development Distributed Energy and Private Networks and Industrial and Commercial Markets

A founder of our whole system thinking approach, Ross is an industrial and commercial specialist. He's focused on supporting businesses to identify and prioritise the integration of renewable energy into their operations to deliver net zero for the sector.

With expertise ranging from a mechanical engineering apprenticeship to 12 years at Nestlé, Ross moved into the energy market and specifically into low carbon solutions. He has worked with one of the largest solar developers, Lightsource, and delivered solutions within SSE Contracting.

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Nikki Flanders

Managing Director, Energy Customer Solutions

Championing ways to help businesses operate and grow sustainably through challenges draws on Nikki’s 25 years’ experience in retailing. Nikki joined SSE in 2019 as Managing Director of the Customer division, which provides energy solutions to business supplies across Britain and homes and businesses across Ireland. She's also a Non-Executive Director for Pendragon Plc.

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Nathan Sanders

Managing Director, Distributed Energy

Nathan is responsible for our Distributed Energy division, which provides local energy infrastructure solutions to decarbonise businesses.

He's an experienced managing director with a rich history of working in the energy industry, encompassing utilities, distributed generation, smart grid, energy efficiency and power distribution, as well as commercial, financial and operational experience in delivering solutions and long term operational utilities requirements.

Nathan joined SSE as an apprentice with a master’s degree in Positive Leadership Practice from Edinburgh Napier University.

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Aled Humphreys

Director of Business Energy

Overseeing the provision of electricity, gas and energy management services to our business and public sector customers across Britain, Aled understands the diverse needs of energy users like SMEs, corporates and charities.

He started out in the utilities industry in 2001 and has held several key roles within SSE since joining the group in 2007.

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Neil Kirkby

Managing Director of Enterprise at SSE Energy Solutions

Neil joined SSE Enterprise as Managing Director in January 2017. SSE Enterprise is part of SSE Energy Solutions which leads on providing distributed energy solutions to help customers decarbonise. Neil is the Executive Chair of SSE's former Contracting business and he is also a board member for SSE's 50% owned Telecoms business.

Neil is passionate about SSE Energy Solutions making a real difference in all areas of the UK in which we work, by ensuring we invest in the communities we work in. By creating green jobs to the areas where we are building energy infrastructure, we’re able to demonstrate our commitment to communities right across the UK.

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