Meet Our BNRG Team

David, a 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist in the International category, is a scientist by profession with Master’s degrees from NUI Maynooth and the University of Wales. He has over 30 years of experience in the environmental and renewable energy sectors, including roles with the Environmental Protection Agency, where he led R&D initiatives. David is a founding member of several national trade bodies, including the European trade body AFASE, and the Irish trade body ISEA, where he served as Chair from 2013 to 2021.

Nick is a partner at Dublin-based BNRG Renewables Limited and currently serves as Chief Development Officer, overseeing BNRG’s 4 GW development portfolios across Ireland, the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. He has a background in finance, with 17 years of experience at HSBC in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Nick holds Master’s degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School and the London School of Economics, as well as a BA in Economics and Mathematics from Trinity College Dublin.

Gareth is a Chartered Accountant and a business graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He has 17 years of banking experience in London and Dublin and was most recently Head of Global Banking Ireland for HSBC. He joined BNRG as CFO in November 2022, with responsibilities that include corporate strategy, funding activities, financial reporting, and tax.

Paul is a Chartered Accountant and a business graduate of Trinity College Dublin. He was a taxation partner in KPMG Dublin for 27 years, specialising in financial services and became the global leader for KPMG in that sector. Paul is a member of BNRG Audit & Risk and Remuneration Committees.

Currently the CEO at Doncasters Group, Mike was previously the Group Chief Executive Officer and Director at Ervia, the Irish State gas and water utility. Mike joined the BNRG Board in 2019. Prior to his Ervia role, he served as the CEO at Bord na Móna plc. Mike is a member of BNRG Remuneration Committee.

With a background in engineering and an MBA from London Business School, Nicola has over 12 years’ experience across multiple disciplines in renewable energy.  This includes leading the delivery of 250MW of solar, setting up a battery technology development team, creating and running an organisation that now operates and maintains over 1.5GW of solar in the UK, and overseeing the development of energy infrastructure to support data centres in Ireland.

Currently, Brendan is an active investor in start-ups and infrastructure funds focused on decarbonization. He holds an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid. Brendan has been actively involved in the development of renewable energy projects, starting with CSP technology in Iberia and North Africa, and later transitioning to solar PV across Europe. At Lightsource BP, Brendan led the development of the UK’s largest rooftop solar PV project at the time. He co-founded JBM Solar, a company dedicated to delivering gigawatts of sustainable energy.

Catherine joined BNRG in 2019. She has extensive expertise in financial reporting and technical accounting, with over 10 years’ experience working in Ireland in professional services and in Australia for a leading ASX listed integrated energy company. Catherine trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte and is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate of University College Dublin.

Niamh joined BNRG in 2023 bringing 20 years of HR experience in the Aviation Sector where she was most recently SVP & global head of HR for AMCK Aviation. Niamh is leading the BNRG People Agenda with responsibility for people strategy, covering business partnership, leadership development, talent management, employee engagement strategies and change programmes. Niamh is a Chartered member of CIPD, holds a BA (Hons) in HR Management from the University of Limerick, and an M.Sc. in Organisational Psychology and Behaviour from Dublin City University

Emma joined BNRG in 2024 and brings over 20 years of experience in law, having held prominent positions in both in-house legal departments and leading commercial law firms. Emma joined us from Bord Gáis Energy after 11 years, where she mostly recently served as Director of Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs, and was a member of the Executive Management Team.  Emma also has considerable experience in practice and spent a number of years in both Lavelle Coleman Solicitors  and A&L Goodbody specialising in corporate and commercial law.

Dermot joined BNRG in 2022, after eight years at ESB Group where he held a number of commercial and finance roles focussed on developing renewable energy projects across Ireland and the UK.  Dermot has a background in banking and held roles in corporate banking and infrastructure and renewables at AIB. Dermot is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a BSc in Economics and Finance from UCD.

Peter has a background in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Cornell University.  Over the past eleven years, and over 6GWs of solar projects, he has had Product Management, Engineering and Procurement roles at First Solar, M&W Energy and Signal Energy.  Peter oversees BNRGs Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Asset Management in the US.

Arthur joined BNRG in 2024, bringing over twelve years of experience in developing renewable energy projects across the U.S. and Canada with Enel North America, Inc. and PNE AG. He has a strong track record of managing full project life cycles, from initial development through to operational stages, across various renewable technologies and regulatory environments. Arthur holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree with concentrations in finance and accounting from DePaul University in Chicago.