Kirsten Zoe Smith
Kirsten leads Net Zero Strategy at Recorra Ltd and is a co-chair of the Sustainable Urban Freight Association (SUFA). At Recorra, she oversees the carbon reporting division, and advises on operational decarbonisation and energy transition. She also conducts research into the impact of waste policy, and supports clients to achieve their sustainability targets.
Matt Pretorius
Matt Pretorius is an EV promoter and has been in the fleet industry for 12 years, working in several leasing companies such as Novuna and Athlon and more recently at Mercedes-Benz Cars before moving into the energy sector, heading up the fleet proposition at Octopus Electroverse. Matt is a keen energy supporter of sustainable transition, […]
Stuart Murphy
As the lead for fleet transformation activities for Royal Mail, Stuart’s task is to turn one of the largest fleets in Europe (biggest in UK), which is primarily made up of ICE vehicles into a net zero fleet. Having deployed over 7,000 electric vehicles within c.200 sites across the UK, Royal Mail and Stuart’s team hold […]
James Ferrol
With just over three year’s experience in Fleet, over two years in electric vehicle charging and a Masters in Energy Policy (with a focus on sustainable transport), James is a huge advocate for decarbonising transport in a just and meaningful way. Since joining Dunelm in 2023, he’s been working on furthering their ambitions of decarbonising […]
Kate Broome
Kate Broome is Sustainability and Social Impact Director for Kuehne+Nagel in the UK. With over 79,000 employees at almost 1,300 sites in close to 100 countries, Kuehne+Nagel is one of the world’s leading logistics providers. Kuehne+Nagel’s vision is to be the most trusted supply chain partner, supporting a sustainable future. Kate joined Kuehne+Nagel UK at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]