Management Team

Chief Executive Officer

Peter Jones

Peter Jones is an energy industry executive with more than 25 years of experience leading operational, commercial and strategic businesses across the UK, Europe, the United States and Africa. Before joining Highview, he most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Neptune Energy, where he was responsible for the company’s strategy, performance and organisational culture.Prior to becoming CEO, Peter held senior leadership roles at Neptune Energy, TAQA and Marathon Oil, managing large offshore portfolios and overseeing operations, business transformation and growth initiatives. His experience includes improving operational performance, integrating businesses, leading safety and reliability programmes and managing multi-billion-dollar asset portfolios.

Peter has also been involved in a range of industry and academic initiatives, including advisory and teaching roles with Aberdeen University and participation in industry taskforces and policy groups. His work has focused on balancing operational performance, energy security and the industry’s evolving role in lower-carbon energy development.

Chief Operating Officer

David Gibson

David Gibson, Chief Operating OfficerDavid Gibson is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers with more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. His career has covered operations, engineering, projects and executive leadership roles across the UK, Europe and North Africa.

David has held senior positions with Neptune Energy, IOG, Ithaca Energy, TAQA and Marathon Oil, leading large operational teams and overseeing complex offshore and international assets. His experience includes capital project delivery, engineering and integrity management, decommissioning, business integration and operational improvement.Throughout his career, David has focused on safe and reliable operations, organisational development and improving business performance during periods of industry change.

Chief Commercial Officer

David Hemmings

David Hemmings, Chief Commercial OfficerDavid Hemmings is an energy executive and corporate finance adviser with more than 25 years of international experience across Europe, Africa and Asia. His background spans mergers and acquisitions, commercial strategy, capital markets and new energy development within the global energy sector.

Before joining Highview, David served on the Executive Committee at Neptune Energy and led the Business Development, Commercial and New Energy functions. During his time there, he helped guide the company’s growth following the acquisition of ENGIE E&P and played a key role in Neptune’s eventual $5 billion sale to ENI and Var Energi. He also oversaw the development of projects in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, geothermal energy and lithium extraction.Before joining Neptune, David held senior roles at Rothschild, Bank of America and Dresdner Kleinwort, advising on major international energy transactions and strategic projects. He combines technical knowledge with commercial and operational experience gained across a broad range of global markets.

Chief Market Development Officer

Gary Preece

Gary Preece MSc CEng FIET is an experienced Chartered Electrical Engineer with over 30 years of experience in the power industry and a Fellow of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology. Completing numerous power system designs Gary is a well-respected consulting engineer and led the design team for the power system on the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy that is now in production with BAE Systems.

Prior to joining Highview Power, he was the Group Power System Lead at Drax Power Ltd, where he managed the power system development across numerous projects. In addition, Gary led the power system development of new CCGT’s and Drax on-site stability systems. Gary’s division is responsible for the techno commercial analysis that identifies the system needs and creates the revenue assumptions that underpin the deployment of Highview’s LAES System.

Chief Financial Officer

Clare Pierson

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Clare has over 25 years’ industry experience in senior finance roles with large complex businesses across a broad range of industry sectors. Operating in interim leadership roles, Clare has a record of delivering results and building teams in rapidly changing environments with companies such as BT, FirstGroup, Interserve, General Mills, LEK Consulting and Sanofi.

General Counsel

Matthias Schweinfest

Matthias has 25+ years of experience in the world of power generation and large infrastructure projects.  After starting his career as a lawyer with German petrochemical engineering company ThyssenKrupp Uhde, Matthias moved on to lead the contracting department of Lurgi AG, where he was quickly promoted to Vice President.  He joined Alstom Plant Business, the EPC Contractor of French Power OEM Alstom, as General Counsel in 2006 and was promoted to General Counsel of Alstom Power in 2011. Following the acquisition of Alstom Power by General Electric, he became General Manager for Project Execution at GE Steam Power and then GE Gas Power. He joined Fortescue Energy in 2023 to support their hydrogen ambitions.

Matthias believes that Highview is uniquely positioned to accelerate the energy transformation to a net zero environment and provide reliable energy for decades to come.

General Manager, Highview Power Australia

Neil Roberts

Neil Roberts joined Highview Power in 2020 as General Manager of the company’s Australian office in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He brings more than 30 years of expertise in managing all aspects of international infrastructure and energy projects in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, the Pacific, and South America.

Before joining Highview Power, Roberts founded ARC Developments and managed the company’s role in major worldwide infrastructure, energy, and public-private partnership (PPP) projects, including two of the largest PPP projects in Asia. He was the lead commercial and technical advisor for the USD 1.4 billion CHP5 concession with ADB and the Mongolian Government and managed the bidding process for the USD 4 billion Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike project with the Government of the Philippines. His work with renewable energy includes serving as an advisor for the purchasing and financing of hydro plants and solar projects in Vietnam. Roberts successfully expanded his single office in Brisbane into an international organization with representative offices in Australia, Hong Kong, Manila, Ho Chi Minh, Kuala Lumpur, Ulaanbaatar, Dehli, Jakarta, and Singapore.

During his work with Private Energy Partners, Roberts served as the lead technical and commercial advisor on the first energy public-private partnership in Queensland. He was also a founding board member of Novera Energy, which was the second-largest renewable energy company in the UK when it established a joint venture with Macquarie Bank to acquire and operate renewable energy assets.

Roberts earned his MBA from Bath University in Bath, England, and earned his Bachelor’s of Engineering (BEng) from Sunderland Polytechnic, currently known as the University of Sunderland, in Sunderland, England.

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

Dominic Walters

Dominic Walters has been working in the world of marketing communications for over 25 years. Passionate about the power of integrated marketing communications, Dominic’s experience and career have taken him from boutique public affairs agencies to global multinationals. He has tackled a vast range of marketing communications challenges in most sectors and regions across a diverse range of businesses that have included BP, Shell, Pizza Express, BAE Systems and Inmarsat Aviation. His extensive experience in the industry has led to an in-depth understanding of all aspects of marketing communications resulting in the publication of a book and many articles on the subject.

Business Development Director

Mark Vyvyan-Robinson

Mark Vyvyan-Robinson joined Highview Power in April 2022. Mark previously worked for EDF Renewables where he was responsible for the development and business growth of renewable energy projects in the UK and Ireland. With EDF, Mark’s responsibility covered offshore wind, onshore wind, solar and battery storage and he led projects from concept through development to financial close. Mark brings considerable project development and power market experience to Highview Power. As Business Development Director, Mark is responsible for Highview’s project development pipeline in the UK and abroad. Mark studied Engineering at Cambridge University and completed an MBA at London Business School.

Program Director

John Goldie

John is an experienced Project and Engineering Professional who enjoys leading, managing, and developing multicultural teams to deliver on challenging tasks. He has over 30 years of international experience in project development & execution positions in the Oil & Gas businesses.

Contracts and Procurement Commercial Director

Liam Callery

Liam is a chartered commercial executive with extensive experience leading global departments across the energy, construction, and civil engineering sectors.

After beginning his career in UK civil engineering, Liam moved to the Middle East, where he spent over 14 years working with major energy services companies such as Petrofac and SNC-Lavalin. Following the acquisition of SNC-Lavalin’s resources group in 2021, Liam was appointed Group SVP of Pre-Contracts within the newly created global integrated energy services company, Kent.

Liam relocated to the UK with his family in 2024 to join Highview Power as Contracts and Procurement Commercial Director, where he leads the commercial strategy and execution for the group. He is delighted to have joined Highview Power at this exciting point in the organization’s journey and believes that Highview is uniquely positioned to drive the global decarbonization of the energy grid, transition to renewable energy, and combat climate change.

Head of Trading and Analytics

Denis Albert

Denis brings 25 years of experience in developing trading and analytical systems and managing trading operations in a variety of markets. Prior to joining Highview Power Denis worked for CSFB, Nomura, proprietary trading firms and managed trading technology ventures.