The Storelectric Team
We’re solving the problem of intermittent renewable energy through longer-duration grid-scale energy storage with our world-class management and advisory board, and international strategic partners.
BOARD
TREVOR BAILEY
Chairman
A seasoned executive with more than three decades of experience in the energy industry, Trevor’s expertise has guided the company through his valuable insights into market dynamics within the energy sector
since joining the board in 2022.
TREVOR BAILEY
Chairman
With a background in mechanical engineering, he anticipates that investments in energy storage and hydrogen production will yield substantial rewards and drive the transition to a greener future. Since joining the board in 2022 his experience has guided the company through his valuable insights into market dynamics within the energy sector.
Trevor is a partner at Emerald Operating Partners and was previously General Manager at General Electric (GE), Power Division. Whilst at GE, he oversaw the $13bln acquisition of Alstom Power; the largest acquisition in the company’s 125-year history. Previously, as a Vice President of Alstom Power, he took the group’s core Steam Turbine Retrofit business from a start-up to over $1 billion revenues.
TALLAT AZAD
Managing Director
With over 30 years global and multidisciplinary experience in the power industry, Tallat brings a wealth of expertise to the board which has helped him build international partnerships and identify funding opportunities for the company’s energy storage solution.
TALLAT AZAD
Managing Director
A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, his visionary leadership and strategic direction have been instrumental in positioning Storelectric as a leader in the rapidly evolving energy storage market.
He has had an illustrious career in research and development, engineering and sales for Alstom, ABB and GEC, and founded two global sales divisions including Integrated Steam Turbine Retrofit group to €100M turnover.
Following his 12 year stay in Switzerland as Product manager, General Manager and Project Director for Alstom’s CAES product solution in Switzerland he returned to Alstom UK to take a General Manager position.
JEFF DRAPER
Founder
Jeff founded Storelectric to provide a green energy storage solution that will help the UK reach net-zero with technology which is readily available right now.
JEFF DRAPER
Managing Director
A Chartered Accountant by trade with a degree in Maths and Physics, his mission to contribute towards a sustainable future and his proven track record of fostering collaboration has shaped the company’s strategic direction and guided its expansion efforts.
Outside energy storage and hydrogen production, Jeff initiated and operated an award-winning franchise business between 1997 and 2005, with ninety branches nation-wide and has built up a commercial property portfolio.
MIKE HUNTRISS
Director (Secretary)
Mike is our board secretary. He ensures accurate recordings of board business are made to enable company transparency. He is a long-serving team member, having joined us in 2014.
MIKE HUNTRISS
Director (Secretary)
His 20 years of experience with technology-based innovative SME’s on an international stage has been to Storelectric’s advantage in establishing the sound legal, financial and commercial company structure demanded for fundraising and expansion.
Since 1999, he has run or owned multiple SMEs turning over £3-5 million per year. In 1998 he became founding director of Fortisway Ltd, a consultancy firm providing discreet and extensive services ranging from business development, company acquisitions, company security to specialist I.T. and AV projects.
Before his move to consultancy, Mike served 25 years in the British Army, having trained at the British Army Staff College in the 1980s.
Andrew Wright
Non-executive Director
Previously an interim CEO of OFGEM, Andrew brings a unique blend of industry, commercial, financial, regulatory and government experience to the team.
ANDREW WRIGHT
Director
Andrew has an independent consultancy business, Cognitive Energy Ltd, which focuses on the energy system transition to low carbon and economic regulation of utilities. As Senior Partner and board member at Ofgem, including a period as interim CEO, Andrew ensured the regulator smoothly adapted to new developments in the industry.
Andrew returned to his alma mater Durham University in 2018 as Professor in Practice. Working within the Durham Energy Institute, he provides professional insights into the energy industry, sharing his skills with academics to facilitate the integration of public policy and business practice into research methods.
Andrew’s decades of experience and unique blend of industry, commercial, financial, regulatory, and governmental insights position him as an invaluable asset to Storelectric.
Leadership
Catherine Cain
Director of Operations
A vital member of Storelectric’s leadership team, Catherine supports the directors and our functional team leads to ensure our business units work closely and realise our company’s operational goals.
CATHERINE CAIN
Director of Operations
Catherine moved into a Quality Improvement role in 2013 and, since 2018 has been working for the NHS; enabling change and service improvement within our health service.
Her professional passion is to help embed change considerately through strong people and project management; the Storelectric team are excited to be able to pull on these transferable skills as they continue to build the company around their groundbreaking technologies.
RICHARD DEAN
Head of Business Development
Richard is our Head of Business Development. He joined in 2024 to develop projects and strategies which position Storelectric firmly in the emerging hydrogen market.
RICHARD DEAN
Director of Operations
Richard assesses market demands and client requirements, which helps him identify new geological storage opportunities and sound business partnerships. He also develops secondary revenue streams to enhance the value of each Storelectric project.
Richard spent over two decades at Alstom and General Electric, first as an Account Manager and, from 2015, as Account Director for major UK utilities, including EDF Energy. Here, he was a key stakeholder in the sale of the two turbine halls for the Hinkley Point C project in Somerset, worth over £1.5bn.
Upon leaving GE in 2019, he established Crafnant Consultancy Ltd, where he seeks to secure long-term client agreements, implemented with strategic plans based on his vision of emerging technologies and markets.
Tim Leaman
Head of IT and Systems
Tim is the IT lead, overseeing strategic technological initiatives and managing the company IT hardware and email infrastructure. He ensures the day to day IT systems run smoothly.
SIMON MAYCOCK
Head of Technologies
Simon directs technical development at Storelectric as Head of our Technology Steering Group. He advises on developing technologies, products and project roadmaps, including exploring the opportunities presented by our patents and building collaborations with universities and companies.
SIMON MAYCOCK
Head of Technologies
A Mechanical Engineer and graduate of Imperial College London, Simon embodies our commitment to deliver cost-effective and innovative medium and long-term energy storage on the journey to clean hydrogen generation and net-zero.
Simon is a former executive at Alstom Power where he led the €100mn R&D function, developed dynamic power technologies, and led the operational transition of the industrial steam turbine business from a start-up to more than €250m turnover and #2 in the market.
He has acted as an advisor to a number of multi-billion M&A due diligence deal teams in the power and industrial sectors. Today he works with and invests in clean technology SME businesses.
Daren Smith
Alchemy Project Director
Daren is our Alchemy Project Director at the Wilton Centre in Teesside. He is an inspirational leader in the commercial and
technical operations of chemical and underground storage facilities.
DAREN SMITH
Alchemy Project Director
Daren is the former site director and board member of Sabic UK Petrochemicals Ltd where he worked for over 18 years and is an active member of the North East business community, particularly around Teesside.
Daren is also Chairperson of the Industrial Net Zero Leadership Group.
Karen Eccles
Head of Human Resources
Karen is responsible for advising and supporting our people management strategies and processes.
GINA HURST
Investor Relations
Gina coordinates retail investment, managing shareholder relationships and communications as well as coordinating investment marketing campaigns.
Kelly Hutsby
Head of Corporate Communications
Kelly leads corporate communications, managing the SEL brand including marketing, branded assets, the website, social media and PR.
Technology steering group
Professor Simon Hogg
Board Advisor
Simon sits on the Technology Steering Group and advises the company on medium duration energy storage solutions. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
PROFESSOR SIMON HOGG
Board Advisor
Simon is a turbomachinery, energy conversion and energy storage technology expert who runs projects that develop Storelectric’s technical capabilities. He provides technical assessment, advice and comment to safeguard our technologies’ longevity.
He enjoys a distinguished career at Durham University as the Ørsted Chair in Renewable Energy and Executive Director of the Durham Energy Institute. He has industry experience in R&D, sales and engineering from working for Alstom for over a decade.
He was Head of Technical Sales and then Engineering Director of the company’s Steam Turbine Retrofit Business during a period when turnover grew to over 500MEuro/annum.
Professor Phil Leigh
Board Advisor
Phil is an environmental scientist, project manager,
renewable energy engineer and electrical engineer who sits on our Technology Steering Group. He offers sound judgement on the technology market due to his experience working with diverse stakeholders and businesses in the public and private sector.
PROFESSOR PHIL LEIGH
Board Advisor
Phil has commercialised research and knowledge exchange between industry and academia. He is a Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager at the University of Cumbria and founder member of the Morecambe Bay Electech Innovation Cluster.
Former roles include Senior Innovation and Growth Specialist at Innovate UK and Director of Business Engagement and Enterprise for the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Hull.
Phil was also the inaugural Director of the Intelligent Energy Systems Demonstrator at Thornton Science Park with the University of Chester.
Professor Stuart HaSzeldine, OBE
Geotechnical Advisor, Geosciences
Stuart is Professor of CCS at the University of Edinburgh, researching CO2 geological storage as waste and hydrogen storage as energy in the context of climate change. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2003).
PROFESSOR STUART HAZELDINE, OBE
Geotechnical Advisor, Geosciences
Scott Taylor
Project Advisor – Engineering
Scott is a Chartered Engineer and former President of the Institution of Power Engineers. He retired from Sembcorp as VP of Business Development and Inward Investment. Previously at GE Energy, he was a site manager and Lead Technical Advisor at the highest field engineering roles in the company.
Martin Lord
Process Engineer
Martin Lord is a process engineer whose role it is to assist the team with technical calculations and
modelling. He has over two decades of experience in the industry including a successful career at GE and Alstom.
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