Distgen

John founded Distgen in 2005. He is both a professional entrepreneur and a renewable energy ’true believer.’ John’s primary responsibilities have encompassed all aspects of the business but with direct involvement mostly in business development, finance (John has been CFO for Distgen’s life to-date), procurement, refurbishment, installations and project management.   John’s current role is still CEO with broad overall responsibility for all aspects of the business. Over the past two years, John has been executing a succession plan with the intention of handing day-to-day responsibility to Sean and Ali. This has been initiated in the business development function but has grown to include project development (resource consent), raising finance and project management. John’s intention is to stay involved in order to provide guidance where it can assist and also because it is an important part of his life.   Prior to joining Distgen, John and Bob worked together in the computer industry. They met in 1986, whilst both working at Unisys in business development capacities. After Unisys, John led a number of computer and sustainable technology start-ups, culminating in the sale of one of his businesses to Cisco Systems Inc in 1997. This provided most of the funds for Distgen and was sufficient to get the first three turbines installed without the need to raise external finance.   John has worked with in both start-ups and large corporates, although his preference is small companies where it is possible to stay close enough to the customers and add strategic value on a daily basis.

Bob joined Distgen in January 2014, and has been instrumental in helping John, the Founder and CEO, to develop his businesses. To date Bob’s responsibilities have included business development, procurement, installations and project management, as well as raising new finance in two instances.   Bob’s current role focuses on supporting Sean and Ali as they take over the responsibilities for business development, and he continues to focus on project management, contracts and management support.   Prior to joining Distgen, Bob worked at Unisys, where he had a focus on business development. Latterly at Unisys, Bob was responsible for developing the business to 300 major client accounts across Europe. Following Unisys, Bob and John also worked together in business development for Meiko, a British supercomputer supplier, for 7 years. After his time at Meiko, Bob was tasked with managing major projects at the BBC for ICL, including an investment of £1million per month for three years which designed and built BBC Online. He also oversaw the development of management systems that enabled the BBC to deploy a major transformation of BBC Broadcasting and BBC News.

Scott officially joined DistGen as Technical Director in June 2026, having worked with the company for more than a decade through his business, Spectrum Wind. During that time, he played a key role in maintaining DistGen’s turbine fleet and keeping its assets operational, giving him detailed knowledge of the turbines, sites and their operational history. As Technical Director, he is now responsible for technical delivery across the company’s operating and repowering portfolio, including civil and electrical specifications, grid compliance, turbine installation and ongoing operations. His current work includes the technical coordination and construction of the Faccombe repowering project. Scott began his career through a formal electrical apprenticeship and progressed through Electrical Engineer and Senior Electrical Engineer roles before spending more than a decade as a Technical Director in the wind industry. His experience includes wind turbine operation, maintenance, installation, including grid-connection applications, commissioning and sign-off. He has detailed working knowledge of Vestas wind turbines, DEIF control systems and UK grid-connection and compliance requirements.

Sean joined Distgen in 2023 to build out the Company’s business development function and drive onshore growth in wind energy projects. His role focuses on identifying new project opportunities, expanding strategic partnerships, and increasing Distgen’s presence in the UK renewable energy market.   Sean holds an MSc in Finance from University College London’s School of Management and a BEng in Mechanical Engineering. He began his professional journey at YASA, a UK-based start-up in the automotive sector specialising in electric motors and hybrid-electrification projects. As a Development Engineer and Project Manager at YASA, Sean worked with Ferrari, McLaren, and Koenigsegg, in project management, reporting, risk analysis, and client relationship management. Following his time in the automotive sector, Sean worked at an Index Rebalancing Fintech and a Fixed-Income Hedge Fund.   Since joining Distgen, Sean has supported the repowering of the Company’s existing fleet and helped generate a pipeline of new onshore wind projects, contributing to the company’s continued expansion in the UK renewable energy sector.