Kelvatek is sponsoring the Energy Innovation Summit 2024

Gordon Brown | Managing Director

Since joining the team in 2019, Gordon has built on the existing success of Kelvatek in the UK and Ireland energy market, working to support electricity network operators in order to improve their network performance and efficiency.

During this time, he has worked hard to create a financially secure, dynamic and growing business that delivers significant value for customers in the net zero transition and works to fortify network performance across the UK.

Jorone Taylor-Lewis | Account Director

Jorone has been in the Energy Industry for over a decade, spending the last 4 years as part of the Kelvatek team.  He's had a mix of commercial, consultancy and technical roles working in corporates, government and start-ups. This variety of experience has equipped him to deliver great success within his role as account director and deliver significant results when addressing the risk to network performance and helping drive the adoption of digital solutions such as our Sapient service.

Jonathan Rodgers | Future Solutions Manager in Product Management

Jonathan has over 20 years’ experience working within Kelvatek, holding roles in engineering, product management and leadership. Having worked across LV (low voltage) auto re-closing, fault location technology, network management and technology innovation projects. Jonathan has helped our customers maintain quality of supply, reduced customer interruptions and helped lower risk within network performance.

Jonathan currently leads Kelvatek's Future Networks Programme, delivering innovative solutions to allow DNOs to make better use of their electricity networks.

Nigel Russell | Account Director

As a key Account Director at Kelvatek, Nigel works across a range of Utilities located in the UK and Ireland with a specific focus on the Distribution and Transmission Network Operators. Kelvatek's systems include online DGA, bushing monitoring, partial discharge, LV network management, fault finding and integrate big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence. They deliver class leading solutions for the industry, from conception to BAU.

Nigel has over 20 years’ experience working in Distribution, Transmission and Generation with a background in electrical and electronic engineering, spanning rail, LV network solutions, asset monitoring, diagnostics and most recently HV network management.

Barry Forster | Account Director and UK Renewables Manager

Barry is a key Account Director and UK Renewables Manager at Kelvatek, with over 20 years’ experience in the Utilities Industry. His roles have involved providing innovative hardware and software solutions for enhanced LV fault detection and management, automated switching, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Kelvatek's intelligent solutions deliver data-driven insights that enable Energy Network Operators to monitor and protect their networks, optimise performance, safeguard their assets and people, enhance customer satisfaction and drive a more sustainable future.

Stephen Spiceley | Account Director

Stephen is a relatively new addition to the team, having joined Kelvatek as an Account Director in March 2023. He has over 25 years of experience in the utilities industry, which includes 10 years working for a number of enterprise software providers where he helped many utilities move to digital. In his current role he leads the account team, managing service delivery and the commercial relationship for one of our largest customers.

Having worked for a Utility as well as providing services to utilities, he is well versed in the complexities of regulated industry, which has proven to be a great benefit when engaging with customers.

Samir Alilat | Innovation and Business Development Lead

Sam holds the role of Head of Innovation and Business Development at Kelvatek. Kelvatek is instrumental in providing software services and hardware essentials for fault management and supporting the industry’s shift towards net zero. In his capacity, he analyses the evolving energy regulatory landscape to ensure our products and services align effectively. This entails identifying emerging market needs and creatively utilising our solutions, data handling capabilities, and analytical insights to contribute meaningfully to the industry’s progression.

Jim McRae | Customer Solutions Owner

With degrees from both Strathclyde and Glasgow universities, Jim designed his first cable fault locator in 1989, and since then has held a number of technical, commercial and managerial roles in global cable fault location, test equipment and monitoring companies.

Joining Kelvatek in 2011, Jim has worked across a variety of projects within the business and is currently responsible for the Product Management of the company’s Low Voltage product range.

Vitalie Gremalschi | Customer Solutions Owner

Vitalie guides the development of enduring solutions for electricity distribution network problems. With over 14 years’ experience as an engineer and product manager he helps Kelvatek customers overcome the pains in software, infrastructure and cyber security that typically hinder innovation adoption.

As well as taking part in fault management on LV, Vitalie is thrilled to lead the introduction of LineSIGHT, which improves safety and resilience of overhead lines.

Stephen Beattie | Technical Director

Stephen has over 30 years' experience working in the electricity industry, having worked in product design, management, the leadership of teams across the globe, innovation, and most recently leading the product management team within Kelvatek, providing products and services to reduce interruptions, improve restoration times and increase visibility across the network.

Andrew Hodgson | Business Solutions Director

Andrew has over 20 years’ experience delivering software and data solutions within the Energy Industry. As Business Solutions Director, Andrew works closely with our software and data solutions teams on the development and delivery of data-driven insights that enable Network Operators to maximise their investment in monitoring equipment, optimise their performance and help manage the transition to Net Zero.