Introducing our Trustees and Executive Team
Our Trustees
Helen Charlton
Position: Chair
Helen has over 20 years’ experience working in the utilities sector in consumer advocacy.
Read moreAlbert Chong
Position: Vice Chair
Albert is passionate about making a meaningful and lasting impact on our society.
Read moreKirstie Berridge
Position: Board Secretary
Kirstie joined British Gas Energy Trust as Board Secretary in April 2021, providing high quality and efficient Board and CEO secretariat support.
Read moreMark McGillicuddy
Position: Treasurer
Mark graduated in Economics before moving on to complete a training contract with KPMG Chartered Accountants.
Read moreSusan Deacon
Position: Trustee
Susan was awarded a CBE for services to business, education and public service in the 2017 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Read moreWilliam Gillis
Position: Trustee
William was Managing Director of Warm Zones community interest company (WZcic) until his retirement in March 2018.
Read moreLaurie Lee
Position: Trustee
Laurie is the Interim Chief Executive of the Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, which works to reduce health inequalities in south London and to support the patients and staff of the Guy's and St Thomas' NHS hospitals.
Read moreSheila Wheeler
Position: Trustee
Sheila has spent much of her career to date in the public and not for profit sectors. She is a qualified CIPFA accountant and has worked in local government.
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Jessica Taplin
Position: Chief Executive Officer
As British Gas Energy Trust’s first full time CEO, Jessica brings with her significant sector leadership and grant making experience.
Read moreJuliah Mackenzie-Luck
Position: Head of Finance
Juliah trained as an accountant and has been in finance for all of her working career.
Read moreRos Halley
Position: Head of Programmes
Ros leads on the development of the Trust’s funding programmes and is passionate about empowering communities through innovative and accessible initiatives.
Read moreJenny Wilcox
Position: Head of Services - Direct Grants
Jenny acts as the managerial point of contact between the Trust and our remote grant assessment team.
Read moreCatherine Cook
Position: Communications Manager
Catherine leads on communications for the Trust. With over ten years’ working in media and communications, she brings multi-sector communications experience.
Read moreHannya Hunter
Position: Programmes Manager
Hannya is responsible for the Trust's funding programme for organisations. She ensures projects, delivering services funded through BGET across England, Scotland and Wales are effectively supporting the most vulnerable within local communities.
Read moreKim Greenfield
Position: Programmes Manager
Kim has worked in the charity sector for over seven years, working within operations management and individual grant funding.
Read morePaula Crymble
Position: Administration Manager
Paula is responsible for the day-to-day running of the virtual office.
Read moreAmy Wright
Position: Outreach Programme Manager
Amy is British Gas Energy Trusts Outreach Programme Manager with several years' experience managing anti-poverty projects and initiatives.
Read moreRkia Sayar
Position: Programmes Assistant
Rkia assists the operational management with the development and maintenance of efficient operating and reporting procedures, ensuring a smooth delivery of Programmes.
Read moreBeatrice Morris
Position: Communications and Administration Assistant
Beatrice assists in the implementation and delivery of communications. She also supports the administration manager with office based tasks.
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