Ben is a Director at Anthesis and leads the Energy Systems team. He is responsible for the delivery of consultancy, design and project management services.

Ben has considerable experience in the commissioning, delivery and management of decentralised energy projects including energy masterplanning, district heating, techno-economic modelling of prospective schemes and post-project evaluation and optimisation. He has fulfilled Project Director roles on national energy mapping programmes, regional energy strategy and design-build commissions in the UK and Ireland.

Ben manages a team of 15 consultant engineers and analysts and co-ordinates project teams that include communications, finance and legal experts. He has a demonstrable track record in leading multi-disciplinary teams on complex energy generation projects to successful completion.

Ben has developed a number of bespoke services that aim to address the market failure to implement carbon savings in the public sector. This work has included the management of collaborative implementation programmes through regional bodies across the UK and the project management of a number of complex carbon reduction projects through the core cities programme. Ben has also led national energy efficiency programmes in Mexico and Peru.

Mark is Chief Engineer and manages the Engineering team, overseeing engineering design and consultancy. Mark also co-ordinates with other team members including communications, finance and legal experts. He has a demonstrable track record in leading multi-disciplinary teams on a range of complex engineering projects to successful completion.

Mark has experience in engineering consultancy, design, capital project management, operational management and maintenance. Mark initially worked in design, being named on several patents. After that he worked for Diageo internationally and Carlsberg over 17 years in senior engineering project and operational roles, ending up as Technical Director for Carlsberg UK.He left brewing and moved into retail for ten years as Head of Engineering for Tesco and then Sainsbury’s.He joined Anthesis in 2018 to enjoy the range of technical challenges that the breadth of Anthesis client base presents.

He is a fellow of both CIBSE and the IMechE, a chartered engineer and a chartered environmentalist.

George is an Executive Director with Anthesis, located in Boston MA. His clients include leaders in manufacturing, retail and consumer, industrial products, and the information, communications and technology industries. In addition to helping Chief Sustainability Officers develop, launch, and manage effective sustainability programs, George leads the Anthesis North America Energy and Renewables practice.

Prior to Anthesis, George was a sustainability practice leader at PwC, and before that he was Managing Partner at Esty Environmental Partners, a leading sustainability strategy boutique firm which was acquired by PwC in 2012. Additionally, George is on the executive team of three venture-backed startups; founding Terrapass (a retail carbon offset company), founding and growing Compaq’s Internet Solutions Division, and managing strategy development and innovation projects with McKinsey & Company’s Boston Office.

Phil leads the sales function for North America and is also a resident expert in renewable technology with over 10 years’ experience working in sustainability, finance and renewable energy development. Phil is based in San Francisco but has previously worked for Anthesis in London and Manchester, supporting FTSE250 and Fortune 500 companies to help identify and implement clean energy strategies, that save on cost and carbon.

Phil previously founded a renewable technology consultancy and subsequent to being acquired, ran the Energy division of a National UK contractor, building MWs of utility scale Solar PV across the UK. Phil has also privately developed and sold MWs of ground mounted solar PV.

Phil holds a BA Town & Country Planning with Ecology from The University of Manchester and a Global MBA Private Equity & Corporate Finance from Manchester Business School.

Tobias joined Anthesis in 2016 through the acquisition of Sustain, a leading UK energy and carbon management company, at which he was CEO. As part of the UK’s Senior Leadership Team, Tobias focuses on supporting and growing the business through strategy and client management.

Starting his interest in environmental issues by studying Geological Sciences at University, Tobias then gained wide international experience in Asia across a number of sectors including working as a journalist and editor and consulting with blue-chip companies and start-ups through the online revolution.

Tobias made a conscious decision in 2001 to enter the then-developing sustainable energy sector, where he has remained, gaining an MSc with Distinction in Environmental Sciences Policy & Planning from The University of Bath, and an Executive MBA from Imperial College along the way.