tem hires chief of staff

London-based energy technology company tem has appointed Claire Addison as chief of staff as it continues its rapid growth and international expansion.

Claire joins from Flexitricity, where she spent seven years leading policy, regulation and market change, advising the UK Government, Ofgem, Elexon and NESO.

She previously held roles at the AES Corporation, working across global energy markets and early battery storage projects in Europe and the US.

In her new role, Claire will lead tem’s relationships with governments, regulators and industry bodies, while overseeing regulatory compliance and supporting the company’s expansion into new markets, including Texas.

Claire said: “Since I first started my career in the energy sector, I’ve always been deeply frustrated that electricity is so complex and unnecessarily expensive. 

“No matter what improvements are made, money always seems to flow to the same industry players. 

“It’s not fair, and it’s a tax on ambition that undermines businesses and productivity.

“When I met the team at tem, it clicked instantly – here was a company building a fair and transparent replacement instead of benefiting from the status quo. 

“I couldn't be more excited to join at this moment in tem’s journey: the infrastructure is proven, and my job now will be to work with the people who write the market rules as the market catches up with what's already possible.”

Claire’s appointment follows tem’s $75 million Series B funding round and comes as the business continues to scale its energy trading platform, Rosso.

Joe McDonald, chief executive and co-founder at tem, added: “Only a handful of people in this country can say they’ve driven difficult, structural policy change through successive changes of government – and Claire is one of them. 

“She joins at a point when it’s become clear that the electron, not the chip, is the constraint on the future. 

“tem removes that constraint, pricing the energy that’s fundamental to securing our future prosperity, in the open. 

“Claire will help put us in the right rooms as we scale, collaborating with policymakers and regulators to ensure that our infrastructure is understood by the market.”

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