European Leadership Team

Robert Bell – Director – AEA Europe

Robert Bell has leadership responsibility for AEA Europe and draws upon extensive experience of working with the UK Government, and of US Federal Departments.  Robert has held several senior posts in AEA, most recently as Chief Technical Officer which spanned both the UK and US operations. He has worked in the energy and environmental field for over ten years. His technical focus earlier in his career was within the nuclear and oil and gas sectors.

Robert has led and been involved in a large number of projects in the areas of energy supply and demand, climate change, energy security, environmental management,  and sustainability. These have included multi-£m Government funded R&D and best practice programmes, which have operated between Government and businesses, high profile policy support projects, and major private sector assignments.

Since AEA acquired Project Performance Corporation (PPC) in 2008, and Eastern Research Group (ERG) in 2010, Robert has spent half of his time in the US.  He has gained a significant understanding of the state of development of the US approach to climate change and emissions control, and specific  ways in which AEA’s European technical and policy experience can add value for US customers.  Similarly he has worked on the opportunities for PPC and ERG’s capabilities to enhance AEA’s solutions for UK and European customers.

Tim Curtis - Group Operational Director

Tim's role, since the start of 2011, has focussed on integration priorities with AEA's two US based companies, ERG and PPC, working to ensure that the Group companies can deliver additional value and synergy from collaborative activity.  He also continues to oversee delivery activity in Chemical Risk and Innovation, as well as providing leadership of the IT and Marketing Teams in the UK.  Previously, in his role as Director of Delivery (2007 - 2010), Tim was responsible for the delivery of all AEA's projects and programmes in Europe, across all Practice Areas.

Tim joined AEA in February 2007 from the Energy Saving Trust (EST) to lead the delivery of AEA's Energy business, incorporating major programmes funded by Defra, DTI and the Carbon Trust, as well as a range of smaller consultancy activity. For the past 14 years he has held senior management roles in the energy and environment field and his experience spans the public, private and "not for profit" sectors.

Tim's roles have incorporated responsibility for strategy and organisational development, as well as major project implementation and operational delivery. During Tim's time at the EST (1994 - 2007), he was responsible for co-ordinating over 30 major Government funded programmes, with a combined budget of up to £70m. These included marketing and behaviour change programmes, consumer advice, grant programmes as well as local authority and business support activities.

Tim's positions at both AEA and EST have included significant operational, strategic and corporate elements, playing a central role in taking forward and implementing the business plans of the respective organisations, as well as ensuring delivery of key objectives and targets. In addition, Tim has chaired a number of bodies, including the London Green Homes Steering Group and the Energy Efficiency Partnership Insulation Strategy Group. Tim gained his bachelor's degree in Geography from University College London.

Georgina Griffiths - Director - Human Resources

Georgina joined AEA in April 2008 with a wealth of experience across all aspects of human resource management. She has worked within medium to large organisations on an international platform across a wide range of business sectors and is a CIPD qualified professional.

During Georgina's career in human resources she has played a key part in several change management programmes which have been successfully delivered against specific business objectives. These challenges have been within the context of ongoing organisational developments derived from acquisitions, divestments, or other strategic business agendas.

Her primary focus is the development and delivery of HR initiatives with the aim of continuously maximising individual motivation, engagement and contribution which adds value to the business and benefits the development and retention of individuals. Being flexible and pragmatic in the design of HR solutions has also been important to ensure that they are fit for purpose, consistent with the business vision and values and within the financial objectives.

Geoff Dollard - Air and Environmental Quality

Geoff Dollard is a world-renowned expert in the field of air quality, with over 20 years experience in directing ground-breaking scientific research projects and managing major research programmes. Geoff is particularly respected for his unrivalled technical knowledge in the area of the behaviour and transport of air pollutants and their deposition and impacts.

The programmes Geoff has directed and managed during his distinguished career with AEA have included the development of the national pollution monitoring networks, national pollution emissions inventories, the national air quality archive and the provision of critical technical policy support to Defra in its development of the UK Air Quality Strategy. Geoff's reputation has earned him a key role as an assessor for the nationally renowned BCE Environmental Awards scheme

Sujith Kollamthodi - Sustainable Transport

Sujith Kollamthodi has 14 years experience of working on transport-related issues and leading high profile transport studies, with particular expertise on transport emissions, low carbon vehicle technologies and fuels, environmental economics and policy analysis. Sujith has an extensive track record in carrying out work for the UK Government and the European Commission on transport-related sustainability issues, with expertise in road transport, railways, shipping, and aviation.

On behalf of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), in 2008 Sujith led the development of a CO2 marginal abatement cost curve model covering the UK road transport sector. This model was used to inform the development of the emissions reduction targets set out in the UK’s Climate Change Act, and has been subsequently used by the CCC to inform their annual progress reports. More recently, Sujith directed a major, high-profile study for the European Commission that focused on developing a long-term policy framework for reducing GHG emissions from the transport sector between now and 2050.

Heather Haydock - Energy and Climate Change

Heather Haydock is one of the founders of our approaches to climate change consultancy within AEA. With over 20 years’ experience in climate change policy support, she has spearheaded methodologies and managed projects that are critical to the development of both UK and European environmental policy.  

She is responsible for directing, managing and contributing to a range of consultancy projects in the areas of climate change policy analysis, energy technology forecasting and policy/programme evaluation for UK Government, the European Commission (EC), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other national and international clients.

Her recent consultancy work includes being Lead Advisor to the IEA’s Energy Technology Perspectives project, representing the UK on the EC’s Expert Working Groups on Top-Down and Bottom-Up Methods for determining energy savings under the Energy Services Directive, helping the UK Committee on Climate Change to set carbon budgets based on best available information on marginal abatement costs and advising public and private sector clients on carbon reduction and energy security issues.

Earlier in her career she spent six years managing energy technology and marketing programmes for the UK Government. Heather has also undertaken a number of management roles within AEA and is currently Practice Leader for Energy & Climate Change. She has a degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA.

Adam Read - Resource Efficiency and Waste Management

Adam Read is a recognised authority on waste strategy management and has over 16 years of operational waste management experience. Adam's approach to his work has gained him a well-earned reputation as a knowledge leader and innovator in his field of expertise. He was recently awarded an honorary professorship for his pioneering work on waste communication and public engagement.  

He is responsible for directing, managing and contributing to a range of consultancy projects in the areas of waste management strategy, recycling service design and delivery, stakeholder engagement, product policy, life-cycle thinking and behaviour change. He has worked with the UK Government on a range of local waste strategy and service delivery projects, including leading the consultancy team that developed the Defra funded New Technologies Training Programme and the Welsh Assembly Government Community Engagement Training Guide.  

Adam's successes have made a huge impact in affecting behaviours relating to waste management. He has developed ground-breaking industry training materials on treatment technologies and sustainable waste management for local authorities and private sector companies (including Shanks and Veolia)- and specialises in large-scale infrastructure procurement – both PPP and PFI (including work with Essex, West Sussex and North London Authorities) and stakeholder consultation (North Wales Residual Waste Partnership, and the West of England Waste Partnership).

Adam is recognised as a leading waste management academic, with an extensive portfolio of research papers, PhD examinations, visiting fellowships, teaching posts, conference articles and collaborative investigations,. Adam has peer reviewed DEFRA funded waste management research proposals, and remains at the forefront of innovative thinking in the resources and waste management sectors, contributing regularly to RRF, CIWM and EIC working groups.

He is also leading on the development of 12 more professional waste management work forces in the UK and internationally through his academic collaborations, graduate mentoring and industry training programmes. Adam has worked in both environmental policy and engineering consultancies, was responsible for local authority recycling services in inner London and managed a research group at a Kingston University specialising in resource policy, behavioural change, and environmental economics.

Adam has contributed to BBC and Open University documentaries and is a regular panellist on BBC local radio – discussing the street scene, recycling service provision and producer responsibility. He has a BA in Geography and his PhD considered the need for statutory recycling targets In the UK.

Philip Smith – Business Development

Philip Smith leads Business Development operations across AEA Europe's Public Sector business. Philip heads a professional sales team that develops client relationships and new business and supports organic growth generated through AEA's long term client engagements. The team's principal role is to generate, seek and close growth opportunities driving mutual value to AEA and its clients. This is achieved through maintaining deep knowledge of our clients and their policies, strategies and challenges and identifying opportunities for creative thought-leadership while ensuring wider group growth is optimised through knowledge sharing.

After 6 years with HM Forces, Philip spent 9 years with IBM UK in their Global Services business in which he closed and led large scale international services and consulting engagements with responsibility for client satisfaction, P&L, strategy, growth and team recruitment and performance. During this time Philip also completed his MBA culminating in a dissertation that considered the means to generate sustainable growth in the UK renewable energy sector. Philip joined AEA in 2009 to develop our two largest Public Sector client engagements and was appointed to the European Management Team in 2011.

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