Enfinium appoints Peter Emery as Chair of Board

Emery succeeds Peter Gershon, who has chaired Enfinium since its establishment in 2021, following a merger between Wheelabrator and Multifuel.

Hamish Lea-Wilson, Head of Europe at Igneo Infrastructure Partners, the parent company of Enfinium, said: “On behalf of Igneo I want to express our immense thanks to Sir Peter Gershon for his service and leadership of Enfinium’s Board.

“Under his stewardship, Enfinium has firmly established itself as a leader in the energy from waste sector.

“We are delighted to welcome Peter Emery as Chair. His combination of engineering expertise, power and networks experience, and leadership experience at executive and board level, made him an outstanding candidate.”

Peter Emery to chair board

Peter Emery has been a Non-Executive Director of Enfinium since June 2023.

He previously served as Chief Executive of Electricity North West, following senior executive roles at Drax Group and a 20-year career with Esso and ExxonMobil. While at Drax, he also chaired the White Rose Carbon Capture and Storage project.

Currently, Emery is Chair of the Greater Manchester Energy Innovation Agency and holds non-executive roles at Adven and Network Plus.

Emmery commented on his appointment: “Enfinium is a first-rate business with exceptionally skilled engineers, technicians and operators, with strong operations across the UK.

“Having served on the Board since 2023, I am honoured to be asked to serve as Chair and support the management team as we scale our contribution to the UK’s circular economy and deliver on our net zero goals.”

Skelton Grange EfW opens

The appointment comes shortly after the company marked the opening of its fifth UK facility, the £500 million Skelton Grange Energy-from-Waste plant in Leeds.

Built by Kanadevia Inova, the site is expected to process 410,000 tonnes of unrecyclable waste each year, generating up to 49MW of electricity.

With Skelton Grange now online, Enfinium’s capacity has risen to more than 2.7 million tonnes of waste annually.

Mike Maudsley, Chief Executive Officer at Enfinium, added: “Peter has extensive senior executive experience and is a world class engineer who knows energy and infrastructure inside-out.

“He is the ideal person to lead our Board as we continue to decarbonise unrecyclable waste – from delivering reliable homegrown power and heat to advancing our carbon capture programme and wider net zero transition.”