Leadership Team

Our Leadership Team brings almost 200 years of dedicated service within C&C Group, providing the stability and experience necessary to deliver excellence.

Executive Team

Chief Executive Officer

Dave Young

Dave joined C&C Group in 2005 as an energy industry specialist. He started his career as an apprentice electrician and spent 19 years with Northern Powergrid, where he was responsible for multiple operational services supporting the competitive energy supply market.

Dave became an Executive Director in September 2019 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of C&C Group in November 2022.

Since joining C&C Group, he has introduced multiple innovative new services that are benefiting a broad and expanding customer base.

Dave holds an Honours Degree in Information Technology.

Chief Customer Officer

Neil Mc Keown

Neil joined C&C Group in August 2013 and is Chief Customer Officer, where he leads the company’s commercial strategy, customer relationships, and product growth across electricity, gas, water, and other regulated sectors. With over 28 years’ experience in the energy and utilities industry, Neil has built a strong reputation for developing trusted partnerships and guiding customers through major regulatory and market transformation.

He has led the commercial delivery of several critical industry programmes, including Smart Metering, Faster Switching, and Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS). As part of MHHS, Neil led the commercial deployment of SWIM-SOAK, C&C Group’s middleware adaptor and managed service, which now supports approximately 99% of all DNO and IDNO MPAN integrations with the central Data Integration Platform.

Neil is focused on driving the company’s next phase of growth through new products, data services, and the UNITY cloud-native platform.

Neil holds a BA (Hons) in Business with Computing from the University of Ulster and an MBA from Bayes Business School.

Chief Operating Officer

Simon Scott

Simon joined C&C Group in 2016 and ascended to Chief Operating Officer in 2023. With a background rooted in the finance sector and government agencies, he transitioned from Business Analysis into Project Management in 2007, developing a reputation for delivering complex change through disciplined methodology.

A specialist in PRINCE2 and Agile frameworks, Simon previously led our project delivery team as Head of Projects. Today, he oversees the group’s daily operations, ensuring that our internal processes remain as agile and robust as the solutions we provide to our clients.

Chief Technology Officer

Jon Edwards

Jon has worked for C&C Group since 2004 and is responsible for leading C&C Group’s technical and information security strategies.

He has extensive experience in a broad range of technological disciplines, ranging from Microsoft focussed software development, through to operational service and hosting provisions. His aim is to lead the company forwards, and ensure our technology offerings are modern, robust, and meet our customers’ needs.

Jon is a certified ISACA Information Security Manager (CISM) and plays an active role in the CISO community.

Jon has an Honours Degree (BSc) in Software Design & Engineering.

Head of Development & Innovation

Tony Hodgson

Tony leads all development across the company, setting the technical direction and driving innovation across our products and services. He is responsible for shaping technology strategy, overseeing delivery, and ensuring our platforms evolve to meet both market demands and long-term business objectives.

With more than 25 years’ experience in systems development, Tony brings deep expertise across complex, enterprise-scale environments. He has spent much of his career in the utilities sector, alongside experience in telecommunications. A recognised specialist in the gas industry, he played a key role in the transition to the competitive gas market during his nine years at npower (formerly Northern Electric).

Tony holds an MSc in Computer Modelling and Simulation and a BSc in Pure and Applied Physics

Head of Finance & Business Operations

Justine Hill

Justine leads the Financial and Business Operational functions of C&C Group. Since joining in 2006, she has broadened her already wide-ranging skill set, while continuing to meticulously manage the Group’s accounts, to encompass HR, Payroll, PA support, Health & Safety, and Business Operations across its UK sites, ensuring strong governance and efficient day-to-day operations.

Before joining C&C Group, Justine spent 13 years within the Finance Division of Toyota GB Plc. She began her career working within cottage and boutique entrepreneurial businesses, where she managed corporate finance and developed practical, hands-on insight into the realities of establishing, building, and growing successful enterprises.

Management Team

Our Expert Team Members

Stuart Jackson

Head of Operational Resilience

Stuart joined C&C Group in 2007, bringing 17 years of expertise in the electricity industry to drive operational excellence. An ITIL v4 Practitioner, Stuart has helped shape several of the C&C Group’s core functions, including the establishment of the testing and ongoing enhancement of service delivery frameworks.

As Head of Operational Resilience, Stuart now leads the strategic development of business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) for all key services. His remit extends to managing C&C Group’s proactive monitoring and alerting functions, ensuring the robustness of day-to-day operations. Furthermore, Stuart continues to head the Electricity Market Entry offering, where he provides expert navigation for new entrants facing the complex qualification processes of key electricity code managers.

Craig Isted

Head of Data Services & Account Manager

Craig joined C&C Group in 2010 as Helpdesk Manager, bringing together a strong passion for technology and a talent for problem solving. His role soon progressed to Service Delivery Manager, where he focused on driving operational efficiency, exceeding customer expectations and aligning service performance with wider business objectives.

In 2020, Craig was appointed Head of the company’s newly established Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) function. Over the following five years, he expanded the service from a two person team supporting a single customer to a ten strong team delivering solutions to fourteen customers. During this period, he also adopted a dual role as Account Manager for a number of clients across the Energy and Pharmaceutical sectors.

In 2026, Craig was appointed Head of Data Services, where he is now responsible for evolving the company’s data services and developing innovative offerings to expand the service portfolio and customer base. Alongside this role, Craig continues to act as Account Manager for customers across the Energy and Pharmaceutical sectors.

Craig is a certified ITIL advocate and is committed to consistently delivering a high quality service. Outside of work, Craig has two daughters and when he’s not working can be found hiding from them in his shed.

Colin Denny

Head of Quality Assurance

Colin joined C&C Group in 2013 and has been instrumental in developing and strengthening the company’s quality capability. Over the years, he has led the testing of many of C&C Group’s blue-chip products while continuously enhancing standards, governance, and delivery practices across the organisation.

In early 2020, Colin was appointed Head of Testing. In October 2024, he was promoted to Head of Quality Assurance, a strategic leadership role responsible for quality across the business. In addition to overseeing all testing activities, Colin now leads the Business Analysis function and is accountable for the ongoing development and implementation of C&C Group’s Quality Management System (QMS) in alignment with ISO 9001 standards.

His role focuses on driving continuous improvement, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, standardising processes, and ensuring that C&C Group’s products and services consistently meet the highest levels of quality and customer expectation.

Prior to joining C&C Group, Colin began his career at Accenture, working on large, secure government systems. He holds an Honours Degree (BSc) in Computing and the ISTQB Intermediate Certificate in Software Testing.

Hazel Cotman

Head of BPO and Regulatory Affairs

Hazel joined C&C Group in July 2022 and is the Head of BPO and Regulatory Affairs. Since joining, she has spearheaded C&C Group’s strategic engagement with DNOs and IDNOs, ensuring the successful completion of System Integration Testing (SIT) and Qualification Testing for the Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) Programme.

Hazel brings over 25 years of industry experience, having previously held senior regulatory and registration roles across both the DNO and Supplier sectors. Her extensive track record includes delivering major regulatory programmes such as Faster Switching and the Smart Metering rollout.

Jason Scott

Head of Infrastructure

Jason joined C&C Group in September 2019, as the Infrastructure Manager with responsibility over our Internal technology and private cloud.

Jason has over 20 years’ experience within the IT industry, commencing in Desktop Support and progressing to IT Operations, Infrastructure technical support, and through to overall infrastructure management. Jason has spent a large portion of his career within NHS where the goal was to provide an IT service which was critical to patient safety and improving lives.

Jason’s primary responsibility is to maintain the C&C Group’s underlying private and public cloud platform, to sustain the ongoing availability of C&C Group’s core IT services. This is coupled with the onboarding of new services in support of the ongoing growth of C&C Group.

Jason has an Honours Degree (BA) within Product Design and graduated from Central Saint Martin’s School of Art and Design

Danni Isted

Head of HR

Danni began her HR career within the Facilities Management sector, before gaining the majority of her HR knowledge within the Nursing and Care industry. Working in the Nursing and Care sector provided exposure to many complex and diverse situations, which allowed Danni to gain a valuable and varied HR skill set.

Danni specialises in Employee Relations, Employment Law, Mental Health and Change Management.

Danni is fully CIPD qualified, obtaining her Advanced Level 7 Diploma in Human Resources Management in 2015.

Sarah Mower

Senior Relationship Manager

Sarah Mower joined C&C Group in July 2022, bringing a wealth of experience now spanning over 25 years in the energy industry. Before joining C&C Group, Sarah has worked in energy code management developing and implementing industry codes into business processes. Her diverse roles have included Operations Management in energy retail supply operations, Contract Management of third-party contracts, ensuring adherence to SLAs and fostering strong relationships and Project Management, delivering energy regulation and IT projects within energy supply businesses. 

As the Senior Relationship Manager at C&C Group, Sarah serves as a primary point of contact for clients, overseeing contract management and ensuring seamless service delivery. Sarah is passionate about applying her knowledge and skills to support clients’ strategies.

Nick Double

Head of Information Security

Nick joined C&C Group in 2023 and is responsible managing the Information Security Team at C&C Group. As our Head of Information Security, he is responsible for leading the organisation’s security strategy, governance, and risk management.

He partners with engineering and business stakeholders to embed security into product development and day-to-day operations, strengthening our resilience across people, process, and technology. With a focus on pragmatic, risk-based security, Nick oversees security policy and controls, incident response readiness, security assurance, and ongoing compliance. He is also dedicated to building a strong security culture, helping teams make informed decisions and ensuring security supports, rather than slows, delivery.

Nick is certified as an ISACA CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), reflecting his expertise in security leadership, programme management, and aligning security outcomes to business priorities.

Tony Golder

Head of Product Management

Tony has spent the last 25 years delivering compelling technology solutions across a variety of business sectors. A technologist with experience of working at the highest levels within organisations he sees the great potential that exists within organisations to maximise their knowledge assets and people to combine within great solutions that can simplify complex problems.

Tony has worked around the globe and understands how differing cultures influence the expectations placed on solutions and adopts a flexible and inclusive approach to stakeholder engagement.

Tony’s focus now is on C&C Group’s Energy and Water product portfolio and ensuring that we deliver quality and develop exciting new solutions for our customers.