The Team

Company Directors

	Rory Newman was elected at a Director at the 2019 AGM and was appointed as Chair of Esk Energy at the 2020 AGM.  Following retirement from being a GP in Sleights, he has proved a useful member of our operations team and is co-ordinating our Friends of Ruswarp Hydro working parties.
	Mike Ford has been a Director of Esk Energy since the start of the project. Mike is an electrical engineer and has been instrumental in engineering an efficient scheme, maximising the output of the project. Mike has also worked closely with Northern Powergrid assisting local people in getting generating equipment grid connected.
	Caryn Loftus was elected at a Director at the 2022 AGM. Caryn is a retired environmental project manager following working in the adult education sector for many years. Caryn is the Company Secretary for Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited.

Operations Team

	Debbie Trebilco is a volunteer who developed the business plan and funding for the scheme. Debbie has a background in industry and was a Senior Manager with ICI.
	Mike Barnard has 40 years of experience of operating/maintaining/repairing diesel and gas turbine driven generators. Now he is using his experience of their electrical and hydraulic systems to help undertake the weekly site visits.
	Mike Loftus worked as an accountant, prior to retirement, providing financial management support for a range of organisations. Mike developed the business plan for the Whitby Esk Energy project and is the Treasurer for Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited.
	Stephen Larkin is a retired associate lecturer having tutored on the Open University’s science and environmental modules including Energy and Sustainability. He has worked on the Esk Energy responses to relevant consultations.
	Dave Moore is a retired electronic instrument design engineer with lots of experience as a field engineer in the security and communications fields with a passion for recycling and energy conservation.

Thanks to previous members of the team

The Development Team (up to commissioning) consisted of Andrew Maisey, Caryn Loftus, Colin Mather, Debbie Trebilco, Geoff Banner, Mike Ford, Mike Gilbert, Mike Loftus, Peter Jones, Sarah Stead, Stephen Larkin and Steve Smith. Many thanks to Geoff Banner, Mike Gilbert, Peter Jones and Steve Smith who helped during the development stage of the project but due to personal circumstances are not able to be involved in the project following commissioning and to Andrew Maisey and Sarah Stead who have retired as Directors to pursue other interests.

Colin Mather headed the team driving forward this project and other energy related projects in the Esk Valley and was Chair of Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited until the 2020 AGM and a Director until the 2022AGM. Colin is a retired Civil Engineer who has many years experience of the management and construction of civil engineering projects and continues to help out when he can.

David Curtis served as a Director from November 2016 until March 2022. David provided a shareholder’s viewpoint from outside the immediate set-up involved in decisions with not living locally. There is real value in having an “outsider” who may spot organisational “blind spots” that the rest of us miss.