Board changes

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eEnergy Group plc announced board changes with the immediate appointment of John Samuel as an independent non-executive director, who will also chair the Audit Committee, and the departure of Dr Nigel Burton after six years of service. Samuel brings over 30 years of plc financial experience, including significant M&A expertise from roles at Renew Holdings plc and Hargreaves Services plc, and was previously involved with Filtronic plc. While Samuel has current directorships at Eneraqua Technologies Plc and Ilkley Toy Museum Limited, his prior directorship at Cenergist Limited, which entered administration with £15.2m in creditor claims, and Eneraqua Technologies Plc, which entered liquidation with an £8.8m deficiency, are noted regulatory disclosures.

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eEnergy Group PLC
13 May 2026
 

13 May 2026

eEnergy Group plc

("eEnergy", "the Company" or "the Group")

 

Board changes

 

eEnergy (AIM: EAAS), an Energy-as-a-Service provider delivering funded energy infrastructure upgrades across multi-site portfolios, announces the appointment of John Samuel to the Board as an independent non-executive director, with immediate effect, and that Dr Nigel Burton will not be seeking re-election at the forthcoming AGM.

 

Nigel has served as a non-executive director for the last six years, having joined the board of Alexander Mining plc prior to the RTO of eEnergy in January 2020, and has indicated that he will not be seeking re-election at the forthcoming AGM. The Company's Board and management wish to thank Nigel for his long service to the Company.

 

John Samuel is a senior finance director with over 30 years' plc experience across the technology, engineering services and construction sectors, bringing significant strategic and M&A expertise to the Company. He has held senior executive roles including 12 years as Group Finance Director at Renew Holdings plc where he led an acquisition-led growth strategy. Subsequently he was Group Finance Director at Hargreaves Services plc for over five years. His first plc appointment was at Filtronic plc where he led the flotation to the LSE in 1994 and served as Group Finance Director for 12 years. Having qualified as a chartered accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, he was subsequently appointed Managing Partner (Leeds) at Baker Tilly before developing extensive experience with fully listed and AIM-quoted companies. John currently acts as a consultant and adviser to corporate finance organisations and private equity firms.

 

John will become Chair of the Audit Committee upon appointment.

 

Harvey Sinclair, CEO of eEnergy, commented: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Nigel for his service to the Company over the last six years. His valuable contributions, insights and guidance have had a significant impact and we wish him well for his future endeavours.

 

We are delighted that John has agreed to join the Board. His extensive experience from senior finance roles in listed companies, alongside a strong track record of supporting strategic growth and driving operational performance, will be a valuable asset to eEnergy."

 

Regulatory disclosures

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, John William Young Strachan Samuel (aged 69) is, or has been within the previous five years, a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships:


Current directorship/partnership

Previous directorship/partnership (last five years)

Eneraqua Technologies Plc

C.A. Blackwell (Plant) Limited

Ilkley Toy Museum Limited

Cenergist Limited 


D W L Engineering Services Ltd


Eastgate Materials Handling Limited


Exbirco 1 Limited


H Technical Resources Limited 


Har Transport Limited


Hargreaves (UK) Limited


Hargreaves Carbon Products Europe Limited


Hargreaves Corporate Director Limited


Hargreaves Industrial Services Limited


Hargreaves Pension Company Limited


Hargreaves Services Plc


HBR Limited


HS Australia Limited


Hs Transport Services Limited


Industry-Wide Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Co-ordinator Ltd


Industry-Wide Mineworkers' Pension Scheme Co-Ordinator Ltd


Maltby Colliery Limited


Premier Lime & Stone Company Limited


R & A Fuels Limited


R. Hanson & Son Limited


Rocfuel Limited


S & B Utilities Limited


SBU Limited


Squire Distribution Services Limited


Yorkshire Air Ambulance (Trading) Limited


Yorkshire Air Ambulance Limited


Yorkshire Air Ambulance Services Ltd

 

John was a director of Cenergist Limited, having been appointed to the board on 4 November 2024, which entered administration on 25 July 2025 with current total creditor claims of c. £15.2m, and is a director of Eneraqua Technologies plc, Cenergist Limited's parent company, which entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 16 March 2026 with an estimated deficiency to creditors of c.£8.8m.  

 

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 

For further information, please visit www.eenergy.com or contact:

 

eEnergy Group plc

Tel: +44 20 3813 1550

Harvey Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer

John Gahan, Chief Financial Officer

info@eenergy.com

 


Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)

Tel: +44 20 7409 3494

Richard Johnson, James Harris, Harry Marshall




Canaccord Genuity Limited (Broker)

Tel: +44 20 7523 8000

Max Hartley, Harry Pardoe (Corporate Broking)




Tavistock

Tel: +44 20 7920 3150

Jos Simson, Nick Dibden, Katie Hopkins

eEnergy@tavistock.co.uk

 

About eEnergy Group plc

eEnergy (AIM: EAAS) is a UK-based Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider, funding and delivering energy-saving and energy-generating solutions across multi-site public sector and commercial portfolios-helping customers cut energy waste, reduce operating costs, and improve building resilience with zero upfront cost.

 

eEnergy delivers four core solutions:

·      Reduce: LED lighting and controls

·      Generate: Solar PV (rooftop, ground mount, and carport)

·      Store: Battery storage (store onsite generation and reduce peak-time import costs)

·      Charge: EV charging infrastructure and management

 

Projects are funded through dedicated third party debt facilities, including up to £100m of project funding via eEnergy's partnership with Redaptive.

 

eEnergy's routes to market include direct sales, public sector frameworks, tenders, and strategic partnerships. The Group holds positions on five major procurement frameworks; CCS (Crown Commercial Service), LASER, Lexica/NHS London, NHS Commercial Solutions Framework, and Proactis (YPO) and is an Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) approved EV charge point installer.

 

The Group has delivered over 1,200 projects and has installed c.590,000 LEDs, improving learning environments for c.520,000 students.

 

eEnergy is a market leader in the education sector and has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark. The Company is also recognised in the 2025 UK Fast Growth 50 Index within the Fastest Growing Green Firms 2025 list, and holds an EcoVadis Bronze Medal with a score of 61/100, placing it in the top third of more than 130,000 organisations assessed globally.

 

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