Meet the team at Kensa Contracting, the UK’s specialist delivery partner for large-scale ground source heat pump programmes.

Technical Sales

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Dr. Stuart Gadsden

Commercial Director

A former installer customer of Kensa's, Stuart joined the business in 2015, bringing a wealth of renewables experience both in academia and practice. Stuart is a long-standing member of MCS and industry stakeholder working groups.

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Ieman Barmaki

Sustainability Director

Formerly Head of Asset Management and Sustainability at Enfield Council. Ieman helps local & regional government to achieve their 2030 Carbon reduction ambitions by developing innovative renewable heating projects within the social housing sector.

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Iain Carr

Director of Sales - Domestic

Iain has a wealth of renewables experience in both technology and technical application. A long-standing ambassador of heat pump technology, with experience in supply chain, manufacturing and contracting.

Ian Goodchild

Director of Sales - Non-Domestic

Ian joined Kensa in early 2021 to head up the commercial arm of Kensa Contracting, Ian and his team now help Kensa's public and private sector clients, with their commercial decarbonisation projects.

Matt Zealley

Business Development Manager - Domestic

After starting with renewables in 2014, Matt joined Kensa in 2019 and is well placed to guide new and existing clients through their journey to a successful GSHP installation.

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George Gillow

Area Sales Manager (South West) - Domestic

With an established background in developing and constructing housing in both the private and public sectors, George advises new & existing Kensa clients on how ground source heat pumps can improve their new build development's requirements.

Joseph Hill

Business Development Manager - Domestic (North)

Joe has worked in the heating industry since 2018 where he gained a passion for renewable technology & realised the importance of GSHPs in the transition to net-zero. Joe assists new & existing clients build and deliver successful GSHP projects.


Phillip Evans

Business Development Manager - Domestic

Phil has over 15 years experience in the construction industry & 10 years with Social Housing clients. The realisation of the challenges to climate change & the carbon reduction commitments of the UK is what motivated Phil to join Kensa Contracting.

Richard Jones

Non-Domestic Business Development Manager

Richard started his career in the renewable sector in 2011. In 2021 he joined Kensa Contracting to develop the non-domestic ground source heat pump commercial sales arm, concentrating on public & private sector large-scale installations.

Delivery

Lee Danysz

Operations Director

Lee joined Kensa in 2019, as a time-served plumbing and heating engineer Lee has a wealth of experience in the industry. As Operations Director, Lee is responsible for the successful installation of large-scale GSHP installations.

Ashley Craighill

Regional Operations Director - North

Ashley is a time-served heating engineer who has worked in the renewables & ECO sector for over 10 years. Ashley has worked on the successful delivery of multiple large-scale GSHP installations in retrofit social housing, new build & commercial.

Kensa Mark Montgomery

Mark Montgomery

Director of Compliance

With a background in renewable energy and OFGEM funding liaison, Mark manages Kensa Contracting's ECO funding compliance, together with project delivery compliance with Kensa Contracting's accredited bodies.

Kensa Matthew Fontaine

Matthew Fontaine

Design Manager

Matt joined Kensa in 2017, bringing with him 8 years of surveying experience. Matt is responsible for managing the design process from survey to hand over, ensuring client satisfaction, MCS compliance and delivering first class system performance.

Samuel Crouch

Regional Contracts Manager - South East

Samuel has over 15 years of Heating & Plumbing experience with roles in Site & Project Management for 10 years. He moved to renewables in 2015 with the goal to help UK carbon reduction. At Kensa, Sam manages & supports the Project Management team.

Paul Fearns

Regional Contracts Manager - North West

Paul joined Kensa Contracting in 2017. Paul has over 30 years of experience in the heating industry with 25 years in renewable energy as an installer & in various management positions. Paul has a working knowledge of compliance requirements.

Bjorn Fowler

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Bjorn joined Kensa in 2021. With over 20 years of success in various sectors of the construction industry - including experience of contracting and project management - he is responsible for Kensa's Contracts teams.

Management

Kensa David Broom

David Broom

Managing Director

David joined Kensa in 2008. Specialising in large scale technical sales to the new build and retrofit markets, David's in depth knowledge of both commercial implications and practical considerations afford him a position as an industry expert.

Kensa Guy Cashmore

Guy Cashmore

Engineering Director

Co-founder of Kensa, Guy oversees Kensa's engineering, leads research and development, designs new Kensa products, and delivers training and lectures to staff, students, and export distributors.

Kensa Kate Clarke

Kate Clarke

Finance Director

Kate has a background in both private and public finance, in sectors ranging from services to manufacturing. She is responsible for running the finance and admin department.

Kensa Stephanie Gregory

Stephanie Gregory

Marketing & Strategic Communications Director

Marketing renewables since 2007, Stephanie joined Kensa in 2011 and is responsible for marketing, corporate and public affairs, advocating the Kensa Group of companies and shaping the UKs optimum transition to decarbonised heating and cooling.

Kensa Group Board

Tamsin Lishman

CEO

Tamsin is an Oxford graduate of Engineering Science and a Fellow of the Energy Institute and has held senior positions at EnergyNest, Northumbrian Water Group, Centrica, and BP. Tamsin was appointed as CEO in 2023.

Kensa Matthew Trewhella

Dr. Matthew Trewhella

Director of Strategic Business Development

A former NASA scientist, Matt joined Kensa in 2013 and oversaw the development of Kensa Contracting’s large-scale delivery operations and helped pioneer the use of shared ground loop systems. Matt was appointed as CEO in 2022.

James Standley

COO

James is responsible for delivering customer and shareholder value through Kensa’s manufacturing, field delivery, technical support and NPD activities. James was appointed COO of The Kensa Group in 2022.

Kensa Simon Lomax

Simon Lomax

Strategic Advisor

Former CEO of The Kensa Group and former Chair of the GSHPA, Simon has overseen Kensa's rise to UK market leader status and has been heavily involved in policy discussions at Westminster and Whitehall as a Top Tier Stakeholder to BEIS.

Matthew Taylor

Chairman

Matthew Taylor, Lord Taylor of Goss Moor joined Kensa as Non-Executive Chairman on 1st February 2014.

Mel Adderley, Finance Director, The Kensa Group

Mel Adderley

Group Finance Director

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mel joined Kensa in 2009 as Finance Director and provides overall financial advice and control and supports the finance team in fulfilling its duties.

Chris Miles

Non-Executive Director

Chris joined Kensa in 2020. He invested in and led the growth of a renewable heat business from 2005, which was later sold to a major utility. Chris has had board-level experience across 8 businesses in the low-carbon energy sector.

Andrew Rendel

Non-Executive Director

Andrew is an Investment Director in Legal & General Capital’s Clean Energy team. He has been working in the renewables & cleantech sectors for over a decade during which he has developed expertise across debt, private equity & venture capital.

Jo Butlin

Non-Executive Director

Jo joined Kensa in 2022 with over 26 years of experience in the energy sector. She now focuses on the UK’s ambition to move to Net Zero and is chair of OFGEM’s ESO performance panel and a founding member and Director of the Women Utilities Network.

Technical Sales

Dr. Stuart Gadsden

Commercial Director

A former installer customer of Kensa's, Stuart joined the business in 2015, bringing a wealth of renewables experience both in academia and practice. Stuart is a long-standing member of MCS and industry stakeholder working groups.

Ieman Barmaki

Sustainability Director

Formerly Head of Asset Management and Sustainability at Enfield Council. Ieman helps local & regional government to achieve their 2030 Carbon reduction ambitions by developing innovative renewable heating projects within the social housing sector.

Iain Carr

Director of Sales - Domestic

Iain has a wealth of renewables experience in both technology and technical application. A long-standing ambassador of heat pump technology, with experience in supply chain, manufacturing and contracting.

Ian Goodchild

Director of Sales - Non-Domestic

Ian joined Kensa in early 2021 to head up the commercial arm of Kensa Contracting, Ian and his team now help Kensa's public and private sector clients, with their commercial decarbonisation projects.

Matt Zealley

Business Development Manager - Domestic

After starting with renewables in 2014, Matt joined Kensa in 2019 and is well placed to guide new and existing clients through their journey to a successful GSHP installation.

George Gillow

Area Sales Manager (South West) - Domestic

With an established background in developing and constructing housing in both the private and public sectors, George advises new & existing Kensa clients on how ground source heat pumps can improve their new build development's requirements.

Joseph Hill

Business Development Manager - Domestic (North)

Joe has worked in the heating industry since 2018 where he gained a passion for renewable technology & realised the importance of GSHPs in the transition to net-zero. Joe assists new & existing clients build and deliver successful GSHP projects.


Phillip Evans

Business Development Manager - Domestic

Phil has over 15 years experience in the construction industry & 10 years with Social Housing clients. The realisation of the challenges to climate change & the carbon reduction commitments of the UK is what motivated Phil to join Kensa Contracting.

Richard Jones

Non-Domestic Business Development Manager

Richard started his career in the renewable sector in 2011. In 2021 he joined Kensa Contracting to develop the non-domestic ground source heat pump commercial sales arm, concentrating on public & private sector large-scale installations.

Delivery

Lee Danysz

Operations Director

Lee joined Kensa in 2019, as a time-served plumbing and heating engineer Lee has a wealth of experience in the industry. As Operations Director, Lee is responsible for the successful installation of large-scale GSHP installations.

Ashley Craighill

Regional Operations Director - North

Ashley is a time-served heating engineer who has worked in the renewables & ECO sector for over 10 years. Ashley has worked on the successful delivery of multiple large-scale GSHP installations in retrofit social housing, new build & commercial.

Mark Montgomery

Director of Compliance

With a background in renewable energy and OFGEM funding liaison, Mark manages Kensa Contracting's ECO funding compliance, together with project delivery compliance with Kensa Contracting's accredited bodies.

Matthew Fontaine

Design Manager

Matt joined Kensa in 2017, bringing with him 8 years of surveying experience. Matt is responsible for managing the design process from survey to hand over, ensuring client satisfaction, MCS compliance and delivering first class system performance.

Samuel Crouch

Regional Contracts Manager - South East

Samuel has over 15 years of Heating & Plumbing experience with roles in Site & Project Management for 10 years. He moved to renewables in 2015 with the goal to help UK carbon reduction. At Kensa, Sam manages & supports the Project Management team.

Paul Fearns

Regional Contracts Manager - North West

Paul joined Kensa Contracting in 2017. Paul has over 30 years of experience in the heating industry with 25 years in renewable energy as an installer & in various management positions. Paul has a working knowledge of compliance requirements.

Bjorn Fowler

Senior Quantity Surveyor

Bjorn joined Kensa in 2021. With over 20 years of success in various sectors of the construction industry - including experience of contracting and project management - he is responsible for Kensa's Contracts teams.

Management

David Broom

Managing Director

David joined Kensa in 2008. Specialising in large scale technical sales to the new build and retrofit markets, David's in depth knowledge of both commercial implications and practical considerations afford him a position as an industry expert.

Guy Cashmore

Engineering Director

Co-founder of Kensa, Guy oversees Kensa's engineering, leads research and development, designs new Kensa products, and delivers training and lectures to staff, students, and export distributors.

Kate Clarke

Finance Director

Kate has a background in both private and public finance, in sectors ranging from services to manufacturing. She is responsible for running the finance and admin department.

Stephanie Gregory

Marketing & Strategic Communications Director

Marketing renewables since 2007, Stephanie joined Kensa in 2011 and is responsible for marketing, corporate and public affairs, advocating the Kensa Group of companies and shaping the UKs optimum transition to decarbonised heating and cooling.

Kensa Group Board

Tamsin Lishman

CEO

Tamsin is an Oxford graduate of Engineering Science and a Fellow of the Energy Institute and has held senior positions at EnergyNest, Northumbrian Water Group, Centrica, and BP. Tamsin was appointed as CEO in 2023.

Dr. Matthew Trewhella

Director of Strategic Business Development

A former NASA scientist, Matt joined Kensa in 2013 and oversaw the development of Kensa Contracting’s large-scale delivery operations and helped pioneer the use of shared ground loop systems. Matt was appointed as CEO in 2022.

James Standley

COO

James is responsible for delivering customer and shareholder value through Kensa’s manufacturing, field delivery, technical support and NPD activities. James was appointed COO of The Kensa Group in 2022.

Simon Lomax

Strategic Advisor

Former CEO of The Kensa Group and former Chair of the GSHPA, Simon has overseen Kensa's rise to UK market leader status and has been heavily involved in policy discussions at Westminster and Whitehall as a Top Tier Stakeholder to BEIS.

Matthew Taylor

Chairman

Matthew Taylor, Lord Taylor of Goss Moor joined Kensa as Non-Executive Chairman on 1st February 2014.

Mel Adderley

Group Finance Director

A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mel joined Kensa in 2009 as Finance Director and provides overall financial advice and control and supports the finance team in fulfilling its duties.

Chris Miles

Non-Executive Director

Chris joined Kensa in 2020. He invested in and led the growth of a renewable heat business from 2005, which was later sold to a major utility. Chris has had board-level experience across 8 businesses in the low-carbon energy sector.

Andrew Rendel

Non-Executive Director

Andrew is an Investment Director in Legal & General Capital’s Clean Energy team. He has been working in the renewables & cleantech sectors for over a decade during which he has developed expertise across debt, private equity & venture capital.

Jo Butlin

Non-Executive Director

Jo joined Kensa in 2022 with over 26 years of experience in the energy sector. She now focuses on the UK’s ambition to move to Net Zero and is chair of OFGEM’s ESO performance panel and a founding member and Director of the Women Utilities Network.