Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

RNS Number : 9946I

eEnergy Group PLC

17 December 2020

 

17 December 2020

eEnergy Group plc

("eEnergy" or "the Group")

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

eEnergy Group plc (AIM: EAAS), a leading "Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service" (EEaaS) business in the UK and Ireland, is pleased to confirm, further to the announcement of 11 December 2020, the appointment of Robert (Rob) van Leeuwen as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this new (non-Board) role, he will report to Group CEO, Harvey Sinclair.

As part of his role, Rob will oversee the integration of the Beond Group, which was acquired by eEnergy on 15 December 2020. Beond is a UK-based renewable energy consulting and procurement business, whose services aim to reduce clients' costs and tackle climate change. Rob will work closely with the Beond management team and oversee initiatives to accelerate growth, including enhancing the customer value proposition, growing revenues from existing customers and unlocking operational synergies and target stretch performance in lead generation and sales conversions.

Rob brings considerable experience to the role. He was the COO for Pan-European Energy Consultancy, EnergyQuote JHA. Rob led the businesses operations and technology development, helping expand client services into 22 countries. Acquired by Accenture in 2015, Rob led the operational and technology integrations, while developing the global services and technology platform for a further five years. Before working in energy, Rob was the Group Operations Manager for a Pan-African logistics and commodities business.

Commenting on the appointment, Harvey Sinclair, CEO, eEnergy said:  

"Since we admitted to trading on AIM in January, we have been focused on developing eEnergy into a broader energy services company. We have made significant headway, including making two acquisitions. With our exciting plans to capture the considerable opportunities we see in the energy efficiency market we are delighted to add someone of Rob's calibre and experience to the team.  He is well-known within the UK and global energy markets.  Rob has spent his career helping businesses to grow using his expertise, understanding of operational process, and strong technology capability. I look forward to working closely with him as we work to deliver the Group's ambitious strategy."

Rob van Leeuwen added:  

"I am delighted to be joining the eEnergy Team at this exciting point in the Group's development, following the acquisition of Beond.  I am looking forward to working with Harvey and the rest of the team to deliver a sustainable future for our clients".

Contacts:

eEnergy Group plc	Tel: [phone]
Harvey Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer	[e-mail] ; www.eenergyplc.com
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Justin McKeegan, Mark Taylor, Carlo Spingardi (Corporate Finance) Tom Salvesen (Corporate Broking)
Turner Pope Investments (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Andy Thacker	[e-mail]
Newgate Communications	Tel: [phone]
Robin Tozer Isabelle Smurfit	[e-mail]

About eEnergy Group plc

eEnergy Group plc is a leading "Energy Efficiency-as-a-Service" (EEaaS) business focused on providing its core "Light-as-a-Service" ("LaaS"), to educational and commercial & industrial customers through its eLight and RSL operations in the UK and Ireland. The Group helps businesses and schools switch to LED lighting, typically for a fixed monthly service fee, avoiding any upfront payments.

eEnergy was admitted to AIM in January 2020.  The Board's strategy is to develop eEnergy as a broader energy services company and acquire other businesses in the energy management sector. The market in the EU for energy efficiency services was approximately €25 billion in 2017 and is expected to double by 2025. 

In December 2020, eEnergy completed the acquisition of Beond Group Limited. Beond is a UK-based renewable energy consulting and procurement business, whose services aim to reduce costs for clients and tackle climate change.  Beond's services include provision of clean energy strategy, smart energy procurement, hedging strategies, bill validation, bureau services and market intelligence. However, its key offering is its proprietary platform used to run reverse energy auctions for clients.

eEnergy has been awarded The Green Economy Mark by the London Stock Exchange, which recognises a company's work on sustainability. 

https://eenergyplc.com/  

 

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