ENER-G appoints five senior managers
24 Nov 2010
London – The energy management division (EMD) of sustainable power group ENER-G has appointed five senior managers to drive an ambitious UK and international expansion programme. The appointments are part of a strategic re-positioning of the company’s energy management activities.
EMD, led by Dr Cedric Rodrigues, currently employs over 100 staff in Studley, Warwickshire; Salford, Greater Manchester; and Hungary, with offices opening shortly in Holland and Poland.
Against the current recessionary trend, a total of 25 new people been recruited to support the expansion. Turnover is on course to rise by 20% this financial year, with growth plans and further international expansion in 2011 and 2012, said ENER-G.
A new EMD corporate structure aligns products and services for delivery through five businesses comprising CMR Consultants, ENER-G Efficiency, ENER-G Procurement, ENER-G Metering and Data Solutions and ENER-G Controls.
Mike Langan has been appointed general manager of ENER-G’s consultancy division - CMR Consultants, which operates as an independent energy and water consultancy business - helping businesses to improve sustainability and guiding them through new legislative requirements, such as the CRC Energy Efficiency scheme.
Langan’s career in the international energy sector means he brings key skills to this new role, including innovation management and consultancy in all aspects of energy efficiency and renewables.
Steven Jeffers has been promoted to general manager of ENER-G Efficiency, which implements cost reducing energy technologies across a raft of applications including building energy management systems, energy efficient air conditioning, combined heat and power, heat pumps and smart lighting systems and controls.
Jeffers has held several senior positions at ENER-G, most recently as financial controller of EMD. His skills-set is structuring commercial agreements with client organisations to deliver tangible savings through significant energy cost reductions.
Mark Alston has joined from Centrica to lead the newly created ENER-G Procurement business, combining the energy fixed and flexible purchasing activities of CMR Consultants and Utility Auditing.
With more than 25 years in the energy sector, Alston has held senior roles at British Energy and Central Electricity Generating Board, in general procurement, energy sales, channel management, product development and general management. He also has specialist knowledge of complex energy procurement strategies and insight into the brokered market.
The ENER-G Metering and Data Solutions business is headed by Stephen Walshaw, which provides fiscal and sub-metering on all utilities, data services, new connections, power quality services, bill validation and portfolio management. He was previously head of supply services at Evolve Energy, and has held senior management roles at Dalkia and East Midlands Electricity.
The ENER-G Controls business has appointed Gary Dowsett as director of business development and marketing to spearhead a major expansion of the business. His previous background includes senior appointments at Satchwell Controls, Trend Controls, United Technologies, and for 14 years he ran his own software development business.
