Andy joined ElectraLink in September 2020 and, as our COO, has responsibility for delivering the DTS and our code administration service for DCUSA to the industry, alongside the safe and effective operation of ElectraLink’s business systems, IT infrastructure and delivery of projects.

Andy and the team ensure that all external facing systems and services, which critically support the UK energy market, are built to be operationally robust and that live services meet or exceed customer and stakeholder expectations.

Prior to joining ElectraLink, Andy worked across a number of industries in senior IT and Operational roles, including most recently at Opus Energy and Haven Power – the energy supply businesses for Drax. Andy has also led technology and customer facing teams in telecoms, publishing and IT outsourcing.

Having worked in a number of varied roles in the energy industry since 2014 and with a background in communications, engagement and marketing, Amelia joined ElectraLink in 2018 and is now Director of Diversity and Engagement. Her current remit includes responsibility for the strategic direction of the marketing and engagement function as well as the people strategy, including HR.

Amelia’s understanding of the link between an organisation’s external reputation, its internal ethos, and its people led to the development of this new role within ElectraLink. It reflects Amelia’s personal passion for improving organisational culture and ensuring companies recognise and celebrate the value of diversity alongside meaningful engagement to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Amelia is passionate about exploring ways in which organisations such as ElectraLink can open up to a broader spectrum of stakeholders, such as new ecosystem entries like disrupters, and can play its part in the democratisation of energy data while supporting the evolution of energy market regulation.

Prior to ElectraLink, Amelia held various roles within Ofgem and within one of GB’s Distribution Network Operators, UK Power Networks. Before working in energy, Amelia held various communication and engagement roles within the healthcare and charity sectors.

Dan joined ElectraLink in March 2016 to focus on the development of the DTS. Since then, Dan has re-procured and delivered the new cloud-based DTS system and taken Energy Market Insights (EMI) from a loss-making project to a highly profitable business unit delivering sustainable growth.

Since becoming CEO in 2021, Dan has focused on both the strategic direction of the business as well as introducing a new behaviour-based culture ensuring that ElectraLink is at the forefront of the energy market’s drive to increase inclusion and diversity.

Dan is passionate about making ElectraLink an exceptional place to work which will ensure that the company thrives as we navigate large-scale industry change and maximise the opportunities that the digitalisation of the energy system brings for ElectraLink.

Stefan has over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry working across wholesale and retail markets in both gas and electricity, with the past seven years at ElectraLink. Stefan has extensive experience of delivering change programmes both internally and externally within a regulated environment.

As Director of Future Markets, Stefan focuses on developing ElectraLink’s long-term strategy in support of a zero-carbon and flexible energy system, exploring how we can use our data and digital skills to support this significant transition and its challenges. With an extensive background in energy policy and regulation, Stefan’s expertise enables him to identify the interactions between systems and help solve evolving industry challenges using data and technology.

Paul joined ElectraLink as Head of EMI in June 2018. His key duties focused on nurturing our commercial data offering into a sustainable revenue stream while rolling out unique solutions for the energy market.

Since then, the EMI division has achieved highly through building new use cases to make energy data more accessible to traditional and non-traditional/innovative energy market participants.

Paul led on the development of an API platform which serves millions of API calls per month in support of improved customer switching and energy usage awareness. He also headed the creation of EMPRIS – the cutting-edge platform which democratises energy data access and provides advanced machine learning and visualisation capabilities.

In July 2021, Paul progressed to the Executive Team as Director of Data and Development and then Chief Data Officer, and his remit now covers achievement of the revenues and capabilities of our data businesses, as well as development and delivery of new products and solutions.

Prior to joining us, Paul worked in various energy data consultancy roles in the UK and US, delivering benefit to energy retail companies through enhanced use of data and analytics.

Rachel joined ElectraLink in March 2018 and has developed the legal, compliance and company secretarial functions. Rachel is a practicing solicitor who has worked in the city, training in private practice and eventually moving in-house.

As a corporate and commercial technology lawyer, she has extensive experience of major transactions, as well as niche technology and data contracts. Rachel is a CEDR-accredited mediator and also oversees the data privacy and infosec function ensuring best practice from both a legal compliance and technical perspective.

Rachel led the cross-business team that accomplished net zero and continues to drive best-practice ESG objectives across the business. For over 10 years, Rachel has taken on various company secretarial roles and currently supports the energy industry code DCUSA as its Company Secretary.

Before joining ElectraLink, Rachel headed the UK&I legal department of one of the world’s largest technology distribution companies, Synnex (formerly Tech Data Corporation).

Jan joined ElectraLink as Finance Director in April 2020 from McLaren Automotive where he was Director of Financial Control, Planning and Reporting.

Jan qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen, and thereafter held senior finance roles in various multinational companies and SMEs. He was responsible for finance functions in fast growing technology and media start-ups, and in large groups in the FMCG and automotive industries. Jan also worked at SABMiller in several global leadership roles when SAB was the second largest global brewing group.

He led the investigation and development of the business case for setting up a global enterprise resource planning back-office solution, and the implementation of the business information operating model providing consistent information and data management across all operations.

Jan holds an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania with a focus on Strategic Management and Finance.

Paul is currently Head of Economic Regulation at Electricity North West and leads on regulatory and commercial codes matters for the North West DNO. Paul has held this role at ENWL since 2017 having previously worked at National Grid in their price control team.  More widely, Paul has worked within the regulated energy sector since 1996.

Paul is an associate member of the Institute of Directors and has recently completed the IoD’s Certificate in company direction.

Stephanie has worked in the electricity industry for the last decade across both transmission and distribution in SP Energy Networks, with a focus on regulatory policy and economics. SP Energy Networks is the distribution and transmission network operator for 3.5 million customers across Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire.

She is currently leading policy development of SP Energy Networks’ Transmission Network’s £1.38bn Investment Plan (RIIO-T2), whilst continuing responsibility for general regulatory policy across distribution.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, a Bachelor of Laws and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She is currently completing Iberdrola’s MBA in the Global Energy Industry at the University of Strathclyde.

Stephanie became a Non-Executive Director of Electralink in 2020 where she is able to bring her specialist regulatory experience to support the development of our regulatory and commercial services.

Nigel is a Chartered Engineer with 20 years’ experience in electricity distribution and the wider energy industry and has held senior roles in engineering, operational management and commercial functions. He is currently Head of Network Operations for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, Distribution System Operator and is responsible for Access Management, Flexible Services, Operational Coordination, Digitalisation, Network Visibility and Smart Metering.

Previously, Nigel headed up Network Trading at SSEN, which included energy data, forecasting and commercial interactions across the sector.  Nigel has worked in innovation and future networks where he was responsible for a programme of large-scale innovation trials including New Thames Valley Vision, My Electric Avenue and SAVE (Solent Achieving Value from Efficiency), as well as working in business change, audit, capital delivery and system planning.

Jim is Head of Energy Systems Policy at Northern Powergrid and leads on the delivery of customer propositions that support the transition to a smarter more flexible energy system that enables decarbonisation in Yorkshire and the North East of England. Recent projects include establishing the local energy systems team that is engaging with local authorities and mass installers of low carbon technologies to share data and support deployments.

Jim is also focused on reducing lead times for major connections customers where Northern Powergrid has seen significant interest in the last few years and is seeking to connect people ahead of reinforcement required on the transmission system. Since joining Northern Powergrid in 2004, his networks experience also encompasses smart grid innovation projects and the regulatory issues and programme management involved in price control reviews that set revenues for the distribution businesses. Jim joined the energy industry in 1991 and previously worked for E.ON in a number of technical and managerial roles in the power generation business before moving into electricity distribution.

Since August 2017, Paul Denniff has been responsible for safety within Southern Gas Networks (SGN), as Network and Safety Director. He was appointed to the role of Director of Customer Service and Engineering Support when SGN was formed in 2005 and he became Network Director in late 2008.

Paul is a council and trustee member of IGEM and is also board member of the Gas Industry Safety Group. A chartered mechanical and gas engineer and fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and IGEM, Paul holds a B.Eng (Hons) in mechanical engineering and an MBA.

He joined British Gas in 1990 having worked for the Central Electricity Generating Board and AMEC prior to that. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in running a gas network covering transmission and distribution operations, including strategic network planning, operations planning, asset management, network codes, contract management and price control reviews.

Sotiris has worked in the electricity industry for the last 18 years with UK Power Networks and its predecessors in engineering, construction, and innovation roles. For the last 10 years, he has championed new ways to plan and operate electricity networks with high penetration of distributed energy resources. This has included leading UK’s largest rollout of active network management digital technology and pioneering world firsts in establishing Distribution System Operator (DSO) flexibility markets.

Sotiris is currently UKPN’s Director of DSO where he is responsible for all aspects of the newly established DSO business.

Committed to driving industry collaboration, Sotiris is also chair of the Energy Networks Association’s (ENA) Open Networks project and a member of the Electricity System Operator’s Market Advisory Panel.

Sotiris studied electrical engineering at the University of Manchester and has an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

Jonathan has nearly three decades of experience in the electricity industry across both supply and distribution in a range of commercial, regulatory and leadership roles. These include retail and distribution tariffs, delivering Ofgem and industry change programmes, and representing the DNOs in governance forums, together with project and programme leadership.

Jonathan Purdy is presently with UKPN – one of ElectraLink’s DNO shareholders that serves 8.2 million customers in London, the south east and the east of England.  His role encompasses working on their RIIO-ED2 plan (his fifth price control) and channelling their dealings with National Grid and Elexon.

Jonathan became a Non-Executive Director of ElectraLink in 2014 where his considerable experience across the industry governance has enabled him to support the development of both ElectraLink’s regulated and commercial services.