Meet The Team
Connected Energy began its work on second life battery energy storage in 2013 and has developed exceptional techno-economic expertise in the field. We have a growing team of highly motivated experts and thought leaders who are pioneering the industry and keen to make an impact.
We are creating an environment in which great people can flourish.
Meet The Team
Matthew Lumsden
Chief Executive Officer
Pete Beasley
Chief Operating Officer
Matthew Booth
Macquarie Bank
Brendan Wauters
Engie Fab
Makoto Yoshida
Sumitomo Corporation
Featured Employees
Meet some of the Connected Energy team
Frazer Wagg
Energy Storage Analyst
Arek Porebski
Head of Engineering
Andrew Riches
Electrical Design Engineer
Will Darlington
Electrical Development Technician
Matthew Lumsden
Chief Executive Officer
With 15 years experience in the low carbon energy and transport sectors, Matthew founded Connected Energy to commercialise a range of energy storage and control systems developed by parent company Future Transport Systems. In the emerging energy storage sector, a key focus of Connected Energy is to provide customers with end to end expertise and support in developing their projects.
Matthew worked in the renewable energy sector from 2000 for 10 years as Business Development and Managing Director of energy consultancy TNEI where he also delivered a wide range of projects primarily focussing on the introduction of new clean technologies and business models including marine renewables, biomass systems, small scale/urban wind and electric vehicles. In so doing he realised that electric vehicles represented a potential risk to grid stability as well as a clean technology and environmental opportunity.
In 2009 he founded Future Transport Systems to provide specialist consultancy and project management in the field of electric-mobility with an emphasis on the relationship between electric vehicles and energy networks
In 2014 Matthew founded Connected Energy to provide energy storage systems and operating services.
Matthew has a 1st Class degree in Business Administration and spent his earlier career in sales and marketing in the construction industry.
Pete Beasley
Chief Operating Officer
Pete is a project management and operations professional with fourteen years of multi-disciplinary experience.
Pete has played a key role in developing a competitive Connected Energy supply chain and is responsible for overseeing the programme management of all major projects, from contracting and liaising with clients to ensuring projects achieve quality, cost and delivery targets.
With a proven track record in project, commercial, supply chain and relationship management with an operational delivery focus, Pete was responsible for delivering multiple projects through the new product development and introduction phases as a Senior Project Manager at Lotus Cars Limited. He has also managed all aspects of projects for multi-national third party clients, as the operations-focussed project manager for several vehicle assembly programmes.
Matthew Booth
Macquarie Bank
Matt is a Senior Managing Director in the Commodities and Financial Markets group at Macquarie Bank, where he is responsible for principal investments. Matt has nearly 20 years’ experience in financing assets in the energy and infrastructure sectors and led the commercial development of the 299MW biomass power plant in Teesside, UK. Matt previously represented Macquarie on the board of directors of Energy Assets Group plc. Prior to joining Macquarie Matt practised law in the project finance team at Linklaters. Matt holds an MA in Mathematics from Oxford University and an MsC in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Brendan Wauters
Engie Fab
Brendan has more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector and is currently the Director of Business Development for Engie Fab, Engie's global innovation pole. He joined Engie (then Tractebel) in Brussels in 1999. He moved to Thailand in early 2002 to take on the role of CFO and thereafter Head of Strategy for the Asia Pacific region. In 2009 he moved to Singapore where he became CEO of Senoko Energy, the largest gentailer in Singapore. In 2014 he moved back to Thailand to take on the role of CEO of Glow Energy, Engie's listed subsidiary in Thailand. Upon the completion in early 2019 of the sale of Engie's stake in Glow Energy, Brendan returned to Europe. Brendan holds an MBA from the University of Brussels.
Makoto Yoshida
Sumitomo Corporation
Makoto has 15 years of experience in Sumitomo Corporation and is currently Director of the Business Development Unit for Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited in London. Sumitomo Corporation Group conducts business activities in a wide range of industries on a global scale, and in his role, Makoto promotes business development on a mid- to long- term basis from a company-wide perspective, with a focus on addressing key social issues. Makoto holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in frontier sciences from the University of Tokyo.
Jonathan Cogman
Project & Supply Chain Manager
What I do at Connected Energy...Manage our global supply chain
Sustainability means to me…Not having a detrimental effect on the planet for future generations
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy because…
We’ve taken what could be viewed as a waste product at the end of its useable life in an electric vehicle and through an innovative 2nd life application extract additional value, help reduce carbon emissions and ultimately delay battery pack recycling
In my free time I like to…
Snowboard and can’t wait to get back on the slopes again soon!
Roger Tudor
Technical Manager – Controls Software
Time at Connected EnergyOver 6 years
What I do at Connected EnergyLead the Controls Software Team
An interesting fact about me
I once played in a packed out concert with guest star Dame Evelyn Glennie the renowned deaf Scottish percussionist!
Frazer Wagg
Energy Storage Analyst
Time at Connected EnergyOver 4 years
What I do at Connected EnergyManage our vast data pool and use it to optimise customers energy systems
Sustainability means to me…
At the heart of sustainability is the need to ensure that all parts of the process result in a positive move towards global decarbonisation. I believe it is important for us to all be looking to the solutions that consider the true lifetime carbon costs of green products, with reusing and recycling being a key part of this.
An interesting fact about me
I love travelling around the world to find the best climbing places.
Eduard Sanz
Hardware Technical Manager
What I do at Connected EnergySupport the Engineering Team coordinating and leading all aspects related to the hardware side of our products. Our motto is “If you can touch the problem, it is probably our problem”.
Sustainability means to me…to be able to give back to nature as much as we take, nothing more and nothing less.
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy because…
my professional efforts are aligned with my personal beliefs: Working towards a cleaner, sustainable future, which will allow us to survive as a species, without doing so at the expense of the other living forms on this planet.
In my free time I like to…
Do DIY around the house and little projects in my garage with the help of my wife and very soon my son too!
Nigel Dent
Head of Sales
What I do at Connected EnergyLeading the sales team delivering award winning second life battery storage systems
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy because…the company has a great ethos and is giving a product that uses scarce resources a second life and thus increasing the life of the product.
I think the biggest change we need to see globally in the next five years is...
carbon accountability for large organisations that utilise scarce natural resources and a plastic tax on companies that still manufacture single use plastic.
An interesting fact about me...
When living in San Francisco I took part in a mountain bike race & ended up winning the thing 😊
Arek Porebski
Head of Engineering
Time at Connected EnergyOver 3 years
What I do at Connected EnergyProvide strategic and technical leadership and manage the product development and engineering functions across the business
In my free time I like to…
Currently most of my free time is devoted to my 2 children and any leftovers I dedicate to practise my guitar skills while playing selected heavy tunes, sadly with no long hair anymore!
Andrew Riches
Electrical Design Engineer
Time at Connected Energy3 years
What I do at Connected EnergyDesign, Test and Commission Electrical Enclosures in our E-STOR's
In my free time I like to…
Get carried away crafting different cocktails at home!
Nathan Evans
Mechanical Design Engineer
What I do at Connected EnergyResponsible for the mechanical design of all E-STOR systems.
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy because…I am proud to be part of an organisation that really cares about the future of the Planet, and is taking steps to reduce carbon emissions.
I think the biggest change we need to see globally in the next five years is...
We need to see a sustainable way in which energy can be created. Also need to ensure that the infrastructure is in place to support the millions of EVs that will be on the roads within the next 5 years.
An interesting fact about me...
I used to race motorcycles at club level. (I was crap, but my Mum always told me it’s the taking part that counts…)
Gem Trainor
Marketing Communications Manager
Time at Connected EnergyOver 1 year
What I do at Connected EnergyHelp tell our story
Sustainability means to me...
Really remembering that we don't have a plan B - our time to act and make changes is now!
An interesting fact about me...
I once featured on a Buzzfeed list of 50 of the funniest cooking fails from the last 10 years… It looked terrible but tasted pretty good!
Tania Saxby
Project Coordinator
What I do at Connected EnergySupport the delivery of projects
Time at Connected EnergyOver 1 year
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy
because I am reminded everyday of our commitment to a cleaner, greener future.
In my free time I like to…
go walking as long as there’s a pub or coffee shop en route
Ewa Bartnik
Supply Chain Coordinator
Time at Connected EnergyLess than 1 year
What I do at Connected EnergyI help coordinating various projects and support the Supply Chain management
In my free time I like to…
bake, travel and go on adventures
Will Darlington
Electrical Development Technician
What I do at Connected EnergyDeveloping and maintaining our new testing facility and contributing to the testing, commissioning & maintenance of our E-STOR systems.
Sustainability means to me…working to develop systems and ideas from yesterday, without hindering that of tomorrow. A fitting quote: “The biggest threat to our planet, is the thought that someone else will save it”
I’m proud to work for Connected Energy because…
I am able to contribute towards an innovative movement that improves the lifecycle of an increasingly popular industry
In my free time…
I am a keen outdoorsman, enjoying the likes of country walks with my dog and course fishing in my spare time
Robert McKeon
Programme Manager
Time at Connected EnergyOver 1 year
What I do at Connected EnergyLead the project delivery of our E-STOR batteries
Sustainability means to me...
rethinking the way we approach everything by reframing how we see our everyday products to find ways to better utilise anything that we “use” no matter how small or inconsequential it may feel.
In my free time I like to…
play rugby
Pete Beasley
Chief Operating Officer
Time at Connected EnergyOver 7 years
What I do at Connected EnergyTry and glue everything together to deliver on our mission!
Sustainability means to me...
taking personal responsibility!
In my free time I like to…
Watch and take part in different sports, I am a volunteer referee at my daughter’s football and rugby coach to my son’s rugby team…….#mustbemad!
Matthew Lumsden
Chief Executive Officer
Time at Connected EnergySince the beginning
What I do at Connected EnergyTry to provide direction, focus and motivation for the bright lights around me
In my free time I like to…
my lifelong passion is watching and learning about wildlife but COVID has taught me that my love of art and art galleries is more far fundamental than I had previously realised.