Carl Christie
Carl Christie leads the Fleet Strategy Team at Cenex where he and the team provide independent expert advice to public, private and third sector organisations looking to transition their fleets to zero emission vehicles and infrastructure. Carl is a leading expert on Emergency Services fleet decarbonisation and has worked on over a dozen emergency services […]
Neil Durno
Neil has been active in the UK EV infrastructure market for six years; master planning freight transport decarbonisation; developing charging hub projects (car, bus and truck); shaping market development plans for businesses in real estate and industrial/commercial business sectors. Neil’s works at Voltempo – leading partner of ZEHID eFreight2030 consortium – involves co-ordinating activities across […]
S-J Mitchell
With over 17 years in fleet management, S-J Mitchell is a passionate advocate for sustainable transport and leads one of the UK’s most ambitious fleet electrification programmes. Since joining OVO Energy in 2020, she has driven the transition from 8% to 99% electric vehicles, aiming for 100% by 2025. Her career spans operational and strategic […]
Dafydd Munro
Dafydd leads on transport Decarbonisation Policy for Welsh Government. Key projects include developing the transport chapter of Net Zero Wales: Carbon Budget 2 (2021 to 2025) and Carbon Budget 3 (2026-2030), Welsh Government’s EV Charging Strategy, leading for Wales on the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate, and working with Zemo Partnership on the project to decarbonise […]
Dominic Phinn
Dominic oversees Climate Group’s global transport work. Working with the largest corporate fleets in the world through the EV100 initiative, Climate Group supports members’ fleet electrification plans and advocates for ambition from policymakers to decarbonise road transport and accelerate the transition to a net zero economy. Dominic has worked for a range of business focussed […]
Sarah Armitage
With over 11 years of experience in the automotive industry, Sarah is Decarbonisation and Strategy Manager at Network Rail, where she leads the transition of their 10,000-vehicle fleet towards a fully Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) future. Since joining Network Rail over two years ago, she has worked closely with internal teams and external suppliers to […]
Olly Craughan
Olly Craughan has been with DPD since joining as a Depot General Manager in 2012, in January 2020 Olly took on the challenge to lead DPD’s strategy to become the UK’s leader in sustainable delivery. As Head of Sustainability at DPD UK Olly has driven a number of decarbonisation initiatives that have reduced total emissions by over 47.5% since […]
Lyndsey Hetherington
Lyndsey has worked in the electric vehicle charging sector for over a decade, and her role at Drax sees her specialising in private and public sector, fleet and workplace charging solutions. During her time at both Mer and Elmtronics, Lyndsey has focussed on nurturing long-term client relationships based on trust and ensures that customer needs […]
Dr Isabella Panovic
Dr Isabella Panovic is a Programme Manager at Innovate UK, facilitating the delivery of the UK Government’s £200m Zero Emission HGV & Infrastructure Demonstrator programme. The programme aims to increase HGV operator confidence andgovernment understanding of various zero emission HGV technologies and their infrastructure. Prior to joining the Land & Maritime Transport team at Innovate […]
Catherine Bowen
Catherine joined the BVRLA in 2019. Promoted to Head of Decarbonisation and Future Mobility in 2024, she leads the Association’s work on subjects such as EV charging infrastructure, supporting the transition of commercial vehicles, access to in-vehicle data and adoption of new technologies such as connected and autonomous vehicles. Catherine has worked in senior policy […]
Mark Smith
Mark Smith is Fleet Strategy & Carbon Net Zero Manager for London Fire Brigade, leading the decarbonisation of the organisations diverse fleet of around 350 specialist vehicles. Mark has 30 year’s experience from fleet workshop and management roles to senior positions within large leasing businesses and public sector organisations. Key achievements to date include early […]
Paul Kirby
Paul has over 30 years of automotive experience including working for an LCV Manufacturer, managing a fleet operation and senior leasing roles focused on commercial vehicles. Having first driven an Electric Mercedes-Benz Sprinter in 2004 and then later helping launch the Electric Vito in 2008, he also headed up the electrification strategy for the UK’s […]
