Managing Director DSO
Cathy has 25 years’ experience in the electricity industry. She joined National Grid System Operator as Head of Commercial where she was responsible for opening up the ancillary service markets to new sources of flexibility, such as demand side response and batteries.
Most recently, Cathy has been Director of Flexibility at ENOWA, the energy company of NEOM. NEOM is focused on developing sustainable living in the desert in the North West of Saudi Arabia, powered by a fully-renewable energy system. She led the teams developing the physical flexible assets needed to balance the system, including a 2.1GW, 23 GWh pumped storage station in the desert.
Cathy is an electrical engineer and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Director DSO
Head of System Models and Data
Head of DSO Operations
Head of T/D Interface
Head of Stakeholder and Strategy
Head of Regulation and Governance
Head of Flexibility Markets
Head of System Planning
