In this episode, I’m very pleased to welcome Denise Massey, Managing Director of EIC, a platform where great businesses big and small can innovate together to create a safe, affordable, and decarbonised energy system. She shares the first thing a CEO needs to do in developing an effective purpose and describes the role their values played in building the organisation.
Denise Massey has been Managing Director of the Energy Innovation Centre since the company's foundation in 2008. Denise led the company from start-up to successful not for profit business, and now heads a highly successful and growing team of technical and commercial specialists.
In the UK, Denise fosters collaboration and partnerships across many stakeholders, and supports both gas and electricity energy networks with their innovation challenges. In conjunction with the energy network operators, she also works with Ofgem and UKRI, and is actively involved in redefining the innovation ambition of the UK’s energy sector.
Beyond her home territory, Denise has proven ability in opening new markets. Working with regulators, governments, energy companies and innovators internationally, her networking capabilities are unsurpassed. She is at the forefront of developing a collaborative and cooperative global innovation community for the benefit of all having built an exclusive global energy innovation community of more than 9,500 SMEs. To date, the EIC has brokered energy investments of over £50m, delivering over £200m value to the industry.
A highly successful communicator, leader, and businesswoman. Denise's key strengths lie in organisational leadership, cross sector collaboration, strategic planning and development, and employee mentoring.
Denise Massey