Elena leads the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) standards and policy unit. A crucial part of this work is building consensus in sustainability standards development in partnership with more than 100 organisations and companies from all sectors and all regions of the world.
Elena has 10 years of experience working with biomass, biofuel and biomaterialsustainability standards, greenhouse gas assessments and certification. Prior to the RSB, she worked for an international certification body, where she was responsible for innovation management and programmes related to biofuel sustainability certification, green electricity labels and carbon footprints.
She has also served as a technical advisor at the Alternative Fuels Task Force (AFTF) and Fuel Task Group at the International Civil Aviation Organization, and as a sustainability consultant. She regularly speaks at international conferences.
Elena has two master’s degrees in environmental and political sciences.
Esa joined Drax in September 2019 as Chief Officer Capital Projects.
He has over 25 years’ experience in the energy industry, and prior to joining Drax he was Director of Strategy, Market Development and Asset Performance for Centralised Generation at Engie.
He has extensive knowledge of project leadership of new build gas, co-generation, and nuclear power plants together with the associated infrastructure, engineering, licensing and supplier logistics, and has also led the establishment of a new energy company in Asia.
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He leads a customer-focused approach to the whole customer journey including the supply of 100% renewable power and the full mobilisation of the Drax Smart programme.
Under Paul’s leadership, Haven Power and Opus Energy have been more closely aligned. He has introduced new ways of working that have motivated colleagues to deliver higher performance throughout the business, from sales to operations and collections.
Paul joined Drax as Chief Operating Officer, Haven Power, in May 2017, bringing extensive experience of the retail energy sector, having previously and notably worked as Commercial Director for EDF Energy, the largest B2B energy supplier in the UK.
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Jason has extensive experience of Drax, having been with the business for over 30 years.
He has held several roles at Drax Power Station, and in business development, before taking a lead role in the project to convert Drax to biomass. Most recently Jason has been Group Research & Innovation Director.
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External appointments:
- C-Capture Limited (Board member)
Penny has a wealth of experience in the energy industry, and has led major integration and transformation projects, including the integration of International Power and GDF Suez.
She was previously Director of Asset Optimisation and Digital at Engie and, prior to that, was Director of Strategy and Communications.
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He is a lecturer in Sustainable Energy at the Centre for Environmental Policy with ten years’ experience in energy R&D.
