enfinium, a leading UK energy from waste operator, today announces the appointment of Peter Emery as Chair of the Board, effective 1 October 2025. He succeeds Sir Peter Gershon, who steps down having served as Chair of enfinium since it was established in 2021.
Mr Emery, who has been a Non-Executive Director of enfinium since June 2023, brings three decades of senior leadership from across the UK energy system. He previously served as Chief Executive of Electricity North West, following several executive roles at Drax Group plc and a 20-year career with Esso and ExxonMobil. Whilst at Drax Group he acted as Chair of the White Rose Carbon Capture and Storage project, a joint venture with Alstom and Linde. He is currently Chair of the Greater Manchester Energy Innovation Agency and holds non-executive roles at Adven and Network Plus.
The appointment follows the recent start of operations at enfinium’s fifth facility in the UK at Skelton Grange in Leeds, increasing the company’s capacity to over 2.7 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste diverted from climate-damaging landfill each year. Together the five facilities generate enough reliable homegrown energy to power the equivalent of 600,000 British homes.
Hamish Lea-Wilson, Head of Europe, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, 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. We are confident he will expertly guide enfinium through its next phase of growth.”
Mike Maudsley, Chief Executive Officer, enfinium, said: “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.”
Peter Emery, incoming Chair, enfinium, said: “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.”
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About enfinium
enfinium is a leading UK energy from waste operator with five operational sites in the UK, in West Yorkshire, Kent and Flintshire, and one in construction. enfinium diverts 2.7 million tonnes of unrecyclable waste from climate-damaging landfill, putting it to good use by turning it into home grown energy, enough to power 600,000 UK homes. enfinium’s ambition is to transform its facilities into local ‘decarbonisation hubs’ powered by the millions of tonnes of unrecyclable waste the UK will produce for decades to come. Using existing energy from waste infrastructure, enfinium could contribute to heat networks, produce electrolytic hydrogen, or use carbon capture technology to provide durable, high quality carbon removals which will be critical for the UK to achieve net zero by 2050. For more on enfinium, please visit www.enfinium.co.uk.
