Bio

I am a highly experienced manager and experienced non-executive Director, originally from a marketing background, who has also built substantial general management, Change Management, operational management and consulting experience. Currently managing a highly sensitive major project for RWE Generation UK, with additional Senior Leadership Team responsibility for Health and Safety, Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity and Inclusion. I Chair the Senior Leadership Team meetings (operational Board) of the UK Hard Coal and Gas business. Previous experience includes: leading the Lean Transformation programme of a 16,000 employee, international energy business, Non-Executive Director and RemCom Chair of Elexon plc, the Balancing and Settlements company for the UK electricity industry, 4.5 years leading a major UK nuclear new build investment project for RWE in the UK; steering a transformational IT project, and a project role as Diversity Officer for the RWE Group reporting to the Group CEO, leading cultural change. I have worked across a wide range of sectors; managing leading brands with multi-million pound budgets and providing consultancy advice to major companies operating at Board level. I have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and bring a strategic and commercially-focused approach to issues. I am highly self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks. I have substantial experience of successfully living and working in other cultures, and have excellent stakeholder management skills. Specialties: transformational change management, performance improvement, operations strategy, stakeholder management, partnerships and joint ventures, marketing, diversity management, product management, energy, project management, consulting