UrbanChain’s expansion plans are to accelerate following the appointments of energy industry heavyweights.
Charlie Parry has joined the Manchester Science Park-based company as Chief Development Officer with a strong background in tech and renewable energy.
He will be responsible for securing capital and structured finance to enable the UK’s leading provider of peer-to-peer energy exchange services to scale at the appropriate pace.
以及UC集团的融资结构, Charlie’s team is responsible for sourcing and structuring capital that allows 该公司 to fulfil many of its core social responsibility aims, 同时帮助许多团体, 机构, 企业, public sector and housing associations participate in the growing renewables market, 哪些东西通常只有社会上的富人才能享用.
Backed by leading European investment group Eurazeo, which has €33.50亿美元的多元化资产管理, Charlie’s appointment at UrbanChain comes after three critical engagements in 2024.
斯蒂芬·康沃尔, whose experience in commodity trading and building high growth businesses spans over 25 years, has become the Managing Executive on behalf of the board and investors. Stephen’s restructuring and international energy experience is already being seen with major progressive changes and a deeper focus on all client physical and capital needs.
Experienced energy portfolio director Garry Pickering has been hired as Portfolio Optimisation Director to ensure strong commercial outcomes for all participants, Colin Hayward澳门十大正规赌博娱乐平台CleanTech公司担任董事, Business Design and Change Management to further drive the next version of UrbanChain’s customer journey for the benefit of its diverse client range.
由首席执行官Somayeh Taheri和首席运营官Mo Hajhahashem于2017年创立, UrbanChain’s deeptech peer-to-peer energy exchange platform uses integrated smart contracts and machine learning to match 可再生能源发电机 and consumers on a half hourly basis - resulting in secure energy prices and secure physical flows for energy generators.
地方政府机构, 来自私营部门的公司, 可再生能源发电机, energy suppliers and domestic households are all trading within the regulated platform.
在能源安全部的前期支持下 & Net Zero and Innovate UK, UrbanChain is set to intensify its UK and European growth strategy.
Following last year’s Series A led by global investment firm Eurazeo, 该公司, 哪个公司有30名员工, is gearing up for a Series B funding round push towards the end of 2024.
首席开发官Charlie Parry, 他是电动汽车初创公司Zap-Map的前董事会成员, 他说:“我非常兴奋能澳门十大正规赌博娱乐平台UrbanChain. What Somayeh and Mo have strategically built is a solution that has global scalability potential and sits in the energy market to actually make a difference to many public sector and social responsible organisations participating in the renewables markets.
“As we head towards Series B it's all about focus and proof points and with Stephen, 加里和我们的团队正在研究如何证券化, evolve and operationally make fit for purpose what has already been achieved.”
He added: “Our peer-to-peer energy exchange platform is a super interesting piece of technology which allows the rollout of renewable energy to happen at a much faster rate, and I’m very pleased to be involved at the forefront of something that will become the norm across business and society in the years to come.”
Managing Executive 斯蒂芬·康沃尔 says UrbanChain have already proved version one to disrupt the energy markets and now it’s time to build on the experience and launch new appropriate granular products and services for the UK and the planned overseas expansion.
The Executive Director’s career has largely centred on Europe and the US, 与国际贸易公司合作, 公用事业公司, NOC的, 大型工业, 加上金融机构. His alignment with Eurazeo and UrbanChain comes as the markets continue to be turbulent.
“在经济紧张时期，大公司往往会变得更大, 通常在世界的某个地方从纳税人的钱中获益, so it's good to help growth and start-up companies really allow a differentiated product,他说.
“We have lots to do but UrbanChain will add financing and credit solutions to its tech offering to build products that help as many customers, GENCOs (Generation companies) and organisations become prosumers within their local communities.”
UrbanChain CEO Somayeh Taheri said: “These latest engagements represent another landmark moment in our evolution as the board together strategically shifts UrbanChain into its next phase.
“As we transition into a high growth business phase UrbanChain is fostering a culture of understanding the journeys of our customers, refining our product offerings and further solidifying business operations. 我们也会有更多的技术, commercial and experienced talent onboarding across 2024 to ensure UrbanChain develops for the benefit of all its stakeholders.”
