Zoe Barnard-Rowland
Financial Controller
Zoe has over 20 years of accounting experience and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Accountants. Joining PeakGen in January 2019, with her breadth of knowledge and expertise, Zoe is instrumental in identifying and achieving efficiencies across the business. Zoe has previously worked at Axa Insurance, Mears Group, Trinity House and Archant Medium.
In her spare time, Zoe is a keen green bowler and has won multi-county and club titles.
Sally Boyd
Development Team – Project Director
Sally has over 19 years of engineering experience in the energy and utility sector. Prior to joining PeakGen, Sally worked at National Grid where she held various engineering roles. Most recently she was the Technical Manager for the Granite State Power Link project, an AC-HVDC project aimed with transporting 2GW of renewable energy from Canada into New England, USA. Sally has also been an Operations Team Leader for four high-voltage substations in the south Birmingham-Worcester region. As part of this role Sally qualified as a high voltage, low voltage, and mechanical Senior Authorised Person.
With a MEng in Mechanical Engineering and a PGDip in Power Systems Engineering, Sally is a versatile engineer and supports PeakGen with their engineering and business development functions.
Sally has also Founded her own business “This Girl Runs” and has helped thousands of women all over the West Midlands start running in fun and friendly communities.
Jack Buck
Data Scientist
Jack Buck
Data Scientist
Jack graduated with a 1st class in Physics from the university of Hertfordshire in 2017. Following this, he has gained experience in the defence sector working as a Physicist and modeller.
In the past year Jack has developed a keen interested in Data Science and has undertaken various courses to strengthen his knowledge.
He joined the Peak Gen Commercial team in 2020 and is responsible for turning raw data into valuable insights that the commercial team will use to ensure maximum value is extrapolated from Peak Gen’s current (and future) portfolio of assets.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing tennis, walking my dog, mountain biking and reading.
Sarah Cartwright
Operations Administrator
Sarah joined PeakGen in 2014, throughout her career with the company she has provided support in most areas of the business including operations, finance and legal, giving her a wealth of knowledge and experience.
As the focal point for the Operations Engineers, who work out on site, Sarah is pivotal in ensuring good communications are shared and that administration runs smooth and efficiently.
In her spare time Sarah enjoys theatre, travel and running.
Paula Cashman
Office Manager
Paula Joined Peak Gen in November 2020, as the Office Manager and PA to the CEO. She is responsible for all office procedures, including HR Administration , Health & Safety and uses her organisational skills to ensure smooth operations in a busy work environment that allows the business to operate efficiently.
Paula brings over 20 years’ experience as PA and administrator and has worked in senior roles in London in the Finance, Asset Management and legal sectors.
In her spare time, Paula enjoys, travelling, spending time with her family, country walks, running and dining out.
Andrew Clements
EC&I Technician
Andrew Clements
EC&I Technician
Andrew joined Peak Gen in 2015, he is responsible for the day to day running of 20 MW diesel power generation plants in Wales and the South West.
Before joining Peak Gen Andrew served for 12 years with the Royal Air Force as a Ground Electrical Technician; with the early part of his career working with temporary power distribution systems and specialised airfield support equipment, the later part was spent carrying out maintenance and rectification on satellite ground stations and communications equipment.
Tim Fifoot
Operations Manager
Tim has over 15 years’ experience in the power industry where he has held a number of operational and leadership roles. Prior to joining PeakGen, Tim worked for Uniper (formerly E.ON) as a Plant Manager.
He began his career in the Mining industry ultimately becoming a Colliery Manager for UK Coal.
Tim holds an MSc from Warwick University in Business Engineering & Management, he is married with 2 daughters and enjoys spending time with his family.
Ian Graves
Chief Executive Officer
Ian has over 25 years’ experience in the energy and utility sector. Most recently he was Director of European Business Development at National Grid. In this role he led the development of Electrical Interconnection between the UK and Europe, as well as securing competitive network opportunities and developing ventures in Distributed Energy and the decarbonisation of transport.
Prior to joining National Grid, Ian’s career encompassed a broad range of leadership and engineering roles at Costain, E.ON and Burns McDonnell. He has also enjoyed a secondment with the British Government helping to develop clean energy policy.
He holds non-executive or advisory roles with other organisations including TNEI (Chairman), Western Power Distribution and the Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Ian is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers and a Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers; he is also a Chartered Director with the Institute of Directors. Ian is a graduate from Sheffield University, and has also attended executive programmes at Harvard and London Business School.
Garry Guest
Operational Site Attendant
Garry Guest
Operational Site Attendant
Garry joined PeakGen in September 2019, working part time as an Operational Site Attendant he is responsible for the general care of the generators at one of the PeakGen south west sites. Previously Garry served in the British Army for 20 years as a combat electrician driver in the Royal Signals.
Garry holds a nursing degree and also works part time as a Renal Dialysis Nurse with the NHS, taking care of patients with end stage kidney disease. In his spare time his hobbies include beekeeping, wine making and playing guitar.
Jess Harben
Finance Director
Jess has over 12 years of experience in the energy and healthcare property development sectors. Most recently she was Head of Finance Director at Tonik Energy. Prior to this role, she was Group Financial Controller at Prime plc.
Jess brings a proven ability to drive change within teams and is joining the executive team at PeakGen to accelerate the growth of new business ventures. Jess trained as a Chartered Accountant with a Top 10 firm and is a chartered accountant. She is a graduate of Nottingham University, where she read French and Russian.
Ryan Holden
Senior Commercial Manager
Ryan Holden
Senior Commercial Manager
Ryan is an experienced Chartered Quantity Surveyor with over 16 years of commercial management experience. He has managed highly complex, large value projects within the construction infrastructure and rail sectors. He is a natural problem solver with extensive collaborative working experience.
Ryan has developed and implemented multiple procurement and delivery strategies using the NEC and JCT forms of contract.
Ryan has previously worked in a variety of roles delivering commercial support for both consultant and client organisations. Significant appointments have included acting as a Commercial Manager of the High Speed 2 Enabling Works Contract and undertaking a Commercial Lead role for Network Rail within the Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) function.
Hania Hurley
Management Accounts Analyst
Hania Hurley
Management Accounts Analyst
Hania studied Accounting and Financial Management at The University of Sheffield and has 15 years’ experience in various financial and management accounting roles including positions at Westcom Technology Limited, McKesson and Codemasters.
Joining PeakGen in May 2022 as Management Accounts Analyst.
In her spare time, Hania plays indoor hockey, enjoys spending time with family and is also a bit of gamer.
Martin Johnston
Site Engineer
Martin Johnston
Site Engineer
Martin joined the Operations Team of Peak Gen in September 2020 and has the remit of looking after the Southern sites. He has a wealth of experience gained from working both in the Armed forces as well as several private companies operating in similar fields to Peak Gen.
Andrew Jarman
Commercial Director
Andrew Jarman
Commercial Director
Andrew is an experienced chartered engineer and director with developed skills in leading high value complex projects within the energy and construction infrastructure sectors. He is a results driven creative thinker with a keen eye for commercial advantage and return with extensive practical experience in creating and delivering procurement, project turnarounds, resolving disputes and project recovery.
Prior to joining Peak Gen, Andrew worked as a consultant delivering commercial support to construction clients and contractors. Significant assignments included acting as Head of Commercial for HS2 Phase 1, Commercial Lead at Costain and Commercial Director for North Europe at Alstom Power.
Andrew maintains an in-depth knowledge of formulating commercial strategies based on NEC and FIDIC forms of contract. Integrated collaborative working has formed a large part of his professional experience.
Nisha Kandola
Development Engineer
Nisha Kandola
Development Engineer
Nisha graduated from University of Birmingham in 2018 with a 1st class Masters’ degree in Chemical Engineering. Following this, Nisha joined ExxonMobil and moved through various roles, spanning across the utility and energy sector of the Fawley oil refinery.
Nisha has joined the PeakGen team in May 2021 as a Development Engineer, supporting the business and project development function.
In her spare time, Nisha enjoys running, and spending time with her family and friends.
Sharan Kaur
Commercial Manager
Sharan Kaur
Commercial Manager
Sharan graduated from Coventry University achieving a 1st in her BSc Computer Science degree in 2019 and has just completed an MSc in Data Science and Computational Intelligence.
She joined the Peak Gen Commercial team in 2020 and is responsible for turning raw data into valuable insights that the commercial team will use to ensure maximum value is extrapolated from Peak Gen’s current (and future) portfolio of assets.
Simon Pereira
Operations Supervisor
Simon Pereira
Operations Supervisor
Simon joined PeakGen in 2016 and is responsible for the day to day operations at PeakGen’s largest site; Peterborough. This site consists of 8MWs of battery storage and 20MW of diesel generators. Simon has previously worked for Aggreko and other large temporary generator companies as the Senior Engineer maintaining emergency diesel generators for various DNO contracts. Simon has also served in the British Army as an electrician for 12 years and has been on many overseas tours.
Alan Rowett
HV SAP
Alan Rowett
HV SAP
Alan joined PeakGen in December 2020, working part time as a Senior Authorised Person responsible for high voltage work across all PeakGen sites.
Alan has worked within the power industry for 30 years, across CCGT, EFW, biomass & peak response plants as an engineer/permit officer, covering mechanical work & electrical work up to 132Kv.
Prior to joining the power industry Alan served for 11 years in the Royal Navy as an Artificer.
Nick Sillito
Markets & Strategy Director
Nick has over 20 years of experience in the power industry and holds an engineering degree from Warwick University. Most recently Nick worked with Uniper’s (formerly E.ON) trading business in Germany in a range of roles including Structured Trading, Capacity Markets and Risk Management. Prior to moving to Germany, he was responsible for the forward optimisation of Eon’s UK generation portfolio.
Prior to joining E.ON he worked for National Grid, where he initially worked on the design of extensions to the transmission system for the connection of new power stations and then within the commercial division of the system operator.
Megan Weaver
Reporting & Governance Manager
Megan is a Chartered Accountant and studied Mathematics at The University of Bath.
She joined the PeakGen Finance Team in July 2022 as Reporting and Governance Manager.
In her spare time, Megan enjoys baking, reading and clay pigeon shooting.
Liam
Chief Morale Officer
Liam
Chief Morale Officer
Liam is our Chief Morale Officer and works in our office inspiring the team and providing essential love!