 Brian Davidson
CEO
Brian has over 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Trained as an Electrical Engineer, Brian rose to Managing Director of East Midlands Electricity before establishing his own successful group of construction oriented companies. Geothermal International has rapidly grown from an addition to the portfolio to become the largest part of the group. |
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 Graeme Godfrey
Commercial Manager
Graeme began his career as an electrical engineer, then switched to work with a tier 1 supplier to UK and European automotive car plants. He joined Geothermal International in 2006 and is currently responsible for commercial estimating. |
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 Chris Barton
Personal Assistant to Brian Davidson
Chris has been with the company since it started, working for Brian Davidson as his PA, which initially involved carrying out most administrative functions. She has worked with Brian for approximately 15 years at East Midlands Electricity and Speymill before joining Geothermal. Chris is a fully qualified professional secretary having worked at “Board Level” for over 20 years. |
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 Mervyn Street
Operations Manager
Having spent 35 years in Engineering Mervyn joined the company in 2003. During the early years his duties spread over Operations and Installations. Currently he is responsible for all external ground loop installations. |
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 Chris Davidson
Technical Director
Chris graduated from Imperial College, London in Theoretical Physics before embarking on a career with Ford Motor Company in Marketing and Systems roles. Now an IGSHPA Certified Geoexchange Designer, Chris has established a reputation as the leading geoexchange designer, trainer and speaker in the UK. His design team has undertaken designs for systems over 10MW and is responsible for many Mega Watts of installed projects. |
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 Tony Cooper
Buyer
Tony joined the company in January 2007 as a buyer responsible for all group purchases. Over 30 years experience in purchasing, logistics and inventory control both in the UK, Europe and former Soviet bloc. Previous experience in construction, agricultural equipment and the automotive industry. |
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 Karl Drage
Operations Director
Karl graduated with a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, and a business diploma from Henley Management School. He has considerable experience in manufacturing and operations processes at a senior level with Unilever PLC and with his own company. Since joining Geothermal International, Karl has taken responsibility for all of the Company’s operations and his team continue to refine, develop and strengthen the activities of the company. He is Chairman of the Ground Source Heat Pump Association. |
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 Patrick Sherriff
Sales & Marketing Director
Patrick has over 15 years marketing experience having worked at a senior level for companies such as News International and Abbey National. Patrick joined Geothermal International as a Board Director and has been with the company for 2 years. He is responsible for heading up the residential sales and installer network division of the company, as well as having responsibility for the marketing function for the group. |
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 Zbynek Panovsky
Technical Estimator
Born in 1979 in Pardubice, Czech Republic, Zbynek did A-level in Mechanical Engineering, studied at Technical University in Prague for 3 years; he worked in the Civil Service with wheel chair users for 1 ½ years. He moved to England to study English in 2002 and joined Geothermal International in December 2003 as a Technical Advisor and now works in the Estimating Department as Technical Estimator. |
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 Hazel Davidson
Finance Manager
Joined the company in September 2003 as Financial Controller, responsible for all accounting functions and accounting staff. Thirty years previous experience in similar positions within both construction and retail sectors. Position immediately prior to joining Geothermal - 17 years in the same company within the Automotive Retail sector, latterly responsible for £240M turnover and 23 staff. |
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 Andrew Corner
Director of Residential Projects
Andrew has over 30 years experience in engineering having started his career in the automotive industry. He was one of the original team of Geothermal International and has experienced the tremendous growth of this technology in the UK.
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 Suzanne Raybould
Trainee Management Accountant
Suzanne joined the Accounts Department of Geothermal International Limited in January 2005 and has recently taken on a new role as Trainee Management Accountant. |
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 Alastair Hotchkiss
Technical Sales Manager
Alastair joined Geothermal International in October 2006 as Technical Sales Manager, having worked in IT Project Management for nearly 10 years. Having studied mathematics and engineering at Exeter, Alastair worked initially for Snap On Tools for 2 years in automotive diagnostics before getting diverted into IT, and so is now enjoying the return to his practical engineering roots. |
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Dr.ssa Giuliana Famiglietti-Pipola
Director of International Business
Giuliana was born in Tricarico (Matera) Italy, in 1977 and is married. She joined Geothermal International in February 2004. Doctor in Economics with Politics, Law and Business Studies from Bari University (Italy) and Coventry University (UK). First with honours. Background in Finance, Accounts, Sales and Exports. |
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 Stephanie Lindsay
Sales Coordinator
Steph joined the company in November 2003 after 22 years in the Customer Services Industry. She works in the residential team coordinating enquiries and providing customer care. |
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 Kelly Kaur
Telephonist / Receptionist
Kelly joined Geothermal International in July 2006 as a Telephonist/Receptionist working part time. Her role also includes some office administration duties. |
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 Alan Hobday
Company Secretary
Alan is a Chartered Accountant and has been with the Company since the beginning in 2001. |
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 Jean Twaites
Telephonist / Receptionist
Jean joined Geothermal International in July 2006 as a Telephonist/Receptionist working part time. Her role also includes some office administration duties. |
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 Nigel Peabody
Technical Advisor
Nigel joined Geothermal International in January 2006. He is an estimator for ground source heat pump systems and has a BA (Hons). |
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 David Brooks
Assistant Project Engineer
David graduated with an MSc in Renewable Energy and the Environment from Reading University in 2004. He previously worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language in Japan and Spain. |
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 Laura Boneham
Credit Control
Laura joined Geothermal International in September 2006 assisting the Residential department with administrative duties. Her previous employment is mainly within an accounts based environment, predominately Credit Control. |
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 Alan Wells
Assistant Engineer
Alan joined Geothermal International in November 2006 as a recent graduate from Staffordshire University after studying for his degree in mechanical systems design. He works in the technical team designing the ground loops and surrounding systems for both commercial and residential projects. |
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 Lee Marshall
Engineering Manager
Lee graduated from the University of Ulster with an honours degree in Environmental Engineering, which included a placement year in a renowned Building Services consulting practice in Dublin. He joined Halcrow Group in Bristol to form part of their Sustainability Group to provide Environmental Building Services engineering solutions to clients. During this employment Lee designed and specified ground source heat pump installations. Lee joined Geothermal International in 2005 and continues to develop, refine and standardise the engineering processes for the company. |
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 Ian Robins
General Manager, Scotland
A fully qualified Marine Engineer with over 24 years experience onboard nuclear submarines. Ian is registered with the Engineering Council as an Incorporate Engineer and an associate member of the Institute of Marine Engineers Science and Technology. |
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 Roger Macklin
Project Manager
Roger has a Masters in General Engineering and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He has 8 years experience of managing technically complex construction projects including test facilities for Ground Source Heat Pumps and project manages the larger Commercial Projects for Geothermal International. |
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 Andy Tate
Project Manager, Scotland
A fully qualified Marine Engineer with over 23 years experience onboard nuclear submarines. Andy is registered with the Engineering Council as an Incorporate Engineer and an associate member of the Institute of Marine Engineers Science and Technology. |
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