About us

Michael Ryan, Board Director, Chairman

BComm, MBS

Michael is a highly successful entrepreneur and business leader with 35 years of experience working in international business. He has a strong track record of significantly increasing wealth for companies such as Kleerex, Quaestus Management Consultants, Irish Export Board and Smurfit Finance.

Prior to joining GridBeyond, Michael held the role of CEO of Kleerex where he focused on transforming the company from an Irish focused, single product, manufacturing led business to an international service-led company employing over 400 people.

Under his leadership, revenues grew from €3m to €80m and it became the “Number One” supplier of bespoke fixtures displays and value added services in the UK market. During this time he was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year in 2002.

He holds a BComm and an MBS from University College Dublin. In addition to his role at GridBeyond, Michael sits on the board of a number of scaling companies.

Michael Phelan, Board Director, CEO & Co-Founder

MBA

“Michael has over 22 years management experience in sales, marketing and product development in electronic and software companies targeting the energy sector.

Prior to joining GridBeyond, Michael held positions at Philips, Microsol, PCAS and Duolog in automation and electronics. He was responsible for developing European, Asian and American markets and OEMs such as Invensys, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, and Alstom. In addition, he has facilitated several successful exits. Michael is a graduate of University College Dublin where he obtained an MBA in Business Administration, Management and Operations.”

Richard O Loughlin, Board Director, Deputy CEO

BA, FCA

“Richard is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and brings to GridBeyond a wealth of experience garnered in financial director, control and asset management positions.

Richard has developed extensive transactional experience in domestic and international markets over many years, spending his career working with partners and clients to protect, create and maximise the value to stakeholders he represents in a diverse range of projects.

Prior to joining GridBeyond in 2014, Richard held several senior management positions and directorships at Select Capital, Venturise, Conlon & Co and Investor First Ltd. and therefore has significant experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, due diligence, definition and implementation of growth strategies, identifying and implementing corporate venturing opportunities, trade sales, M&A, and equity fund raising.”

Bastien Gambini, Board Director

Klima Energy Transition fund – Alantra, Managing Partner – MBA

Bastien leverages his experience in Venture and Private Equity, coupled with a robust financial analysis background, to spearhead investments in cleantech across Europe and North America.

Before being managing partner at Klima Energy Transition Fund, he held key positions at Equinor Ventures and Demeter Partners, leading deals in energy-related and environmental sectors. With board memberships in over 13 companies spanning renewables, power grids, waste management, and AI, he has acquired profound sectoral expertise. Bastien is a graduate of Paris University Panthéon-Assas with a financial degree and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Debbie Rennick, Board Director

Act Venture Capital Limited, General Partner

Debbie is a General Partner in Act Venture Capital Limited, one of Ireland’s leading venture capital firms. Act has raised over €555 million sourced from leading US, European, Irish and UK institutions and invested in 135 companies. Debbie has a wide range of investment experience in a number of technology sectors over a twenty year career in venture capital and has a degree in Civil Law and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Miguel Fonseca, Board Director

EDP, ExCo EDP Client Solutions B2B and Solar DG, Msc Management, Universidade Católica – MBA, INSEAD

“Business builder and transformation focused executive leveraging over 18-years of experience as a Partner at McKinsey & Company and 2-years at EDP. Currently leads EDP Retail B2B BU in Europe and Solar Distributed Generation strategic agenda for EDP global client solutions platform.
International experience in business development and marketing and sales across industries (Utilities/ Renewables, Telecom and Media and Banking). Proven track record of success in large scale transformation – 2 to 3-year business transformations industry and consulting side lead – and business building – successful new B2C and B2B start-ups and business acceleration results.
Deep skills in implementing state-of-the-art customer base management practices, new product and value propositions and respective go-to-market, as well as developing and executing robust digital marketing and sales strategies. A strong leader, business partner, and brand builder fostering strategic innovation to enhance growth and customer experience.
Multilingual communicator with proficiency in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with basic knowledge in French.”

James Sprinz, Board Director

Energy Impact Partners, Vice President

James Sprinz is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where he invests in and works alongside European growth-stage companies spanning a variety of ClimateTech verticals.

He brings over a decade of experience working in cleantech across investment, strategy, and research roles. Prior to joining EIP, James spent six years at BloombergNEF, most recently leading the Decentralized energy team from New York. James advised energy companies, investors, technology firms and policymakers on clean energy markets and technologies.

James holds a MSc in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London and a MSci in Physics & Philosophy from the University of Bristol.

Maria Muro-Lara, Board Observer

Klima Energy Transition fund – Alantra, Senior Analyst

Maria has experience in venture capital and energy transition investing since she joined Klima fund in 2020. She has a financial background and before joining Klima fund, she worked at JP Morgan in Leverage Finance and in the Private Equity team of Alantra.
Maria is a graduate of the international degree of ICADE and Lancaster University in Business Administration and Management

Luís Manuel, Board Observer

EDP Inovação, Executive Director

Luis Manuel, Executive Director of EDP Inovação since 2008; responsible for corporate VC (EDP Ventures) and startup engagement activities. Board member or observer of Effizency, Defined Crowd, Arquiled, Feedzai, Aperio, Principle Power, Gridbeyond and Vyntelligence, among others. Previously he worked 2 years at Explorer Investments (private equity) and 6 years at Galp’s Strategy and Business Portfolio department. He also worked in Espírito Santo Investment in the Project Finance and Corporate Finance Advisory divisions in Portugal and Brazil. Member of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State of Economic Development and Innovation during the XVI Portuguese Constitutional Government. He is also a member of the board of the Portuguese Electric Vehicles Association (APVE). Luís has a degree in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Aakash Deepak, Bsc Business Management

Marketing Data Manager

Advika Bhat, B.Tech MSc

Aidan Downes, BEng, Prince 2

Head of Client Solutions

Aidan is electrically qualified with a background in the Aggregates industry. He has a BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering with Edinburgh Napier University and a Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in Management & Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Aidan is also Prince 2 certified.

Prior to joining Gridbeyond, Aidan spent years working as a field / project engineer for Rockwell Automation both in the UK and Ireland delivering automated solutions across all the different industrial sectors. Aidan developed extensive practical experience programming PLC’s, configuring VSD’s and commissioning bespoke solutions to a wide range of clients.

Since joining Gridbeyond in 2017, Aidan has managed the customer facing technical team in designing technical solutions, developing proposals and overseeing project delivery in all our markets.

Alden Phinney, BA (Hons)

Ali Forbes, BSc

Global Head of Content

Amruta Nadgouda, MSc Env. Sustainability, MSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science

Anjukan Kathirgamanathan, BE (Hons), PhD

Brian Gahan

CIO

Cian Lawlor, BSc

Dave Calder, CEA, Prince2

Denver Blemings, BA Hons.

Dominika Nowak, MSc

Etim Asuquo, BEng, MSc

Gabriella Di Salvo, MA Communications Management

Global Head of Communications

Gerald O Connell, BSc

James O Sullivan, MEng, GDip, BEng

Keith Kelly, BEng, BSc

Kevin O’Sullivan, MSc. , BSc

Laura Merriman MSC CIPD

HR Manager

Laura is an experienced Human Resources Leader who graduated from DCU and DIT. Laura has a proven history of strategic HR delivery in technology, security solution, pharmaceutical and gaming industries. Skilled in Leadership, Talent , Strategy and M&A. Specialist experience of complex TUPE,ER and WRC interactions.

Lisa Balk

Sales Director, Australia

Manik Lowe, MBA, BSc

Mark Davis, MBA (AMBA), BSc (Hons)

CCO Europe & APAC

“Mark is an experienced business leader with more than 20 years experience leading business development and business strategy. Mark has successfully led sales, marketing, communications, and technical teams through his career, with the last 20 years focusing on energy risk management and demand side response in the UK and Europe. Mark’s management experience combines the knowledge gleaned from a leading finance house, a market leading energy company, a start-up with a world’s first technology, and accelerating growth and new markets within a major international energy company.

Prior to joining GridBeyond, Mark headed Business Development at Total Gas & Power, representing the UK for Pan-European partnerships. Prior to this he held the position of Sales & Marketing Director at a UK based aggregator, which he joined from RWE where he held the responsibility for the Industrial P&L within RWE npower major business.

Mark has an MBA (AMBA) from the Open University and a BSc (Hons) in Industrial Engineering from DeMontfort University.”

Mehrdad Saei, BEng

Miguel Sakamoto

Sales Director, Japan

Mike Haralambakis, BSc

Mitesh Chauhan, BSc (Hons)

Nicholas Georgiou, BSc (Hons), MCIL, MBA

Nick Langlois, BEng

Padraig Curran, BEng, MEngSc

CTO & Co-Founder

“Padraig is a University College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute Research Masters Graduate in wireless sensing and control technology with eight years’ experience developing smart grid energy optimisation solutions.

Padraig joined GridBeyond after a research collaboration project with Tyndall National Institute. Since then, he has led the development of market leading aggregated demand response, frequency response and smart tariff optimisation platforms for the Irish and the UK Markets.”

Ricardo Rosa

Rob Killeen, QFA

Seamus King, B.Eng

Sean McEvoy, BSc, MBA

US President & CPO

With over twenty years’ experience at the forefront of technology innovation, Sean is leading the North American team, with a critical focus on pioneering front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter AI solution development, a role which combines his technical expertise and passion for connecting innovation with real-world applications. His appointment follows GridBeyond’s acquisition of Veritone Energy Business Inc. In his various C-level and executive leadership roles, Sean has managed several teams across multiple business sectors including sales, product management, software development, and product marketing. Before joining GridBeyond, Sean worked for Veritone, IBM, DELL, QUEST, and Symantec. Having lived in both Europe and Asia, Sean possesses a deep understanding of international markets. His keen insights into global trends and adeptness in formulating go-to-market strategies have enabled companies to establish a presence on the international stage. He has a BSc in Software Engineering and an MBA in International Business.

Sean O Neill, B.Eng

Seun Ottu, B.Eng, M.Eng

Shawn Duckett

Shreya Jacob, MSc

Sinead Naughton

Tom McNamara, BEng, MBA, Prince2

Business Unit Manager – Battery, EV, Solar

“Tom has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Limerick and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from UCD Michael Smurfit Business School which he has both received a first-class honors.

Tom has strong experience working with end-to-end product life management in solar, batteries and automotive solutions, while working in several countries like Ireland, Hungary, Switzerland, and Australia.

Prior to joining GridBeyond, Tom has work with companies such as Alstom, Thermo King and Howden where he worked has a Mechanical Design Engineer, designing solutions for the automotive, power generation and solar industries.

Tom has been brought on board to manage the new asset development of the business which includes Batteries, EV and Solar as well as market entry strategy for the US.”

Vivien Boidron, BA, MSc

Global Marketing Director

“Vivien is a Business School of Management of Grenoble Masters Graduate in Marketing & Communications with twenty years’ experience translating technical capabilities into innovative marketing programmes that drive demand.

Vivien and his team won the Marketing Comms Team of the Year Award at the The Energy Live Personality Awards 2018.

Vivien joined GridBeyond in 2013 to kick start the UK market and create demand generation strategies that help hit revenue growth targets and build the company story around company solutions and expertise.

Vivien builds the brand, shapes product offerings, drives engagement and generates demand through growth-focused and customer centric Account Based Marketing delivering the right content throughout the customer’s journey on a global scale.”

Yuko Tanaka

Yusa Minto MA, Communications Manager