Meet our leadership team

Peter joined us as CEO in 2016 and is leading our £1.9bn investment programme. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy industry having held senior roles at Esso, ExxonMobil, and Drax Group.

Peter is a non-executive director at NG Bailey and is a board member of the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership.

Stephanie has over 20 years’ experience in customer roles within the utilities industry, including ten years at Electricity North West.

Stephanie uses customer insight to drive improvements in the services we provide and to enhance our 24/7/365 contact centre. She is also responsible for our Priority Services Register, providing extra support to customers who need it most.

Steve is leading a team who is pioneering the way in which electricity is made, used and stored as the energy industry undergoes a huge transformation as we journey towards a low carbon future. Steve has over 30 years experience across the electricity supply industry in safety, commercial management, asset management, regulation, operations, training and development. Eight years of this was within a multi industry utility. He has managed teams of over 400 employees across all aspects of distribution engineering and has a proven track record of successful programme management of major capital and IT investment projects. Steve chairs the Distribution Code Panel and is a member of the Grid Code Review Panel. Steve is leading Electricity North West’s innovation, strategic planning and policy activities and he also has overall responsibility for our safety and training programmes.

Paul drives our commercial thinking and the development of new customer propositions and services. 

With over 20 years experience of driving change and developing innovative new business models within the energy, utilities and infrastructure industries, Paul is uniquely placed to offer insights on how energy companies will need to adapt to solve the challenges of a socially conscious and lower carbon economy. 

Paul’s current portfolio of responsibilities includes regulatory liaison, government affairs and stakeholder engagement, commercial strategy and innovation, investment planning, procurement, IT, telecoms and corporate services.

David is responsible for our overall financial and strategic management, including the company’s financial reporting and long-range business planning.

He has held a number of chief financial officer roles including at UK Coal plc and Pace plc. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Martin is responsible for our operations across Cumbria and Lancashire. He has worked in the energy and utility industry for 27 years, holding senior posts at Manweb, Scottish Power and United Utilities.

He is a chartered engineer and is a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Mark is responsible for our operations across the south of our patch while also managing the 24/7 monitoring and control of the whole of our electricity system.

Mark has more than 30 years’ experience in energy distribution, having joined Electricity North West’s predecessor, Norweb, in 1990. He is a chartered engineer and a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Institute of Directors.

As our energy solutions director Lee leads the team that builds new grid connections and also installs, operates and maintains customers’ private electricity networks and equipment. 

Lee is responsible for the commercial side of Electricity North West where the priority is to provide an affordable, flexible and reliable service to meet the needs of customers across the North West.  Whether it is new grid connections for homes or businesses, renewable energy generation projects, or asset replacement of a customers’ own private network,  Lee’s team is on hand to offer a competitive and trusted service.

Previously director of connections delivery at Northern Powergrid, and with a background as a chartered electrical engineer, Lee has worked in the electricity distribution industry since graduating from the University of Leeds in 1994.