C-Zero Team

Mike has 20 years’ experience working in international commodity markets and shipping, with the last 15 years in commercial roles in the Carbon, Gas and Freight markets.

Mike joined C-Zero as CEO in early 2021 and has been critical in setting the strategy that transformed the company’s involvement in new markets and client offerings.

As CEO, Mike oversees a client-focused team managing Renewable Energy Certificates of Origin (REGO and RGGO) and Carbon Offset markets.

His long-term aim is to position C-Zero at the forefront of global change and help facilitate a move to lower carbon emissions around the globe.

Bruce is passionate about carbon reduction and creating solutions to help businesses meet their climate goals. In 2021 he co-founded C-Zero to deliver on these objectives.

Over the past 20 years, he has been involved in developing a broad spectrum of energy projects emphasising renewable technologies. He was initially involved in developing a waste biogas plant in the early 2000s, and then set up Bygen Power in 2010, focusing on solar panel wholesale investment through the critical UK market development period.

Bruce has held various senior management and board positions, including at an AIM-listed offshore oil and gas seismic survey contractor, responsible for growing offshore wind farm sub-seabed imaging capability.

At C-Zero, Bruce focuses on developing partnerships through the value chain. From the bottom up, he has in-depth knowledge of carbon emissions calculation and compliance markets. He has extensive relationships with offset providers from the top-down to enable carbon mitigation and reduction for C-Zero clients.

Bruce works with C-Zero’s clients and partners to originate and trade their necessary market implements.

Charlie has worked in the energy and green markets since 1997. From 2004 he was a fund manager for a London-based multi-family office, focusing on physical and financial energy commodity markets.

Charlie has a strong background and track record in renewable PPAs (power purchase agreements) and leads on C-Zero offset certificate markets. More recently, Charlie has been working with clients to reduce carbon emissions through biodiversity and sustainability projects.

Clare has been in the Energy industry since 2009. She has spent the last ten years at Good Energy, developing and managing their renewable PPA portfolio and ensuring their green certificate compliance.

She joined C-Zero in 2023 with a focus on green power and gas certificate origination whilst ensuring power and green gas generator clients maximise the value of their renewable assets.

Clare also supports some of C-Zero’s corporate clients looking to match their climate solutions directly with renewable assets and specific carbon offset projects.

She has been fundamental in building this “bespoke” approach, enabling corporates to demonstrate any required compliance and certified proof of their contributions to environmental progress, backed by a fully transparent process.

Susanne has over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry. She initially worked in modelling and analysis for the Commercial Shipping team of one of the oil majors, before setting up her own consultancy to deliver commercial shipping advice to a range of industry players.

Whilst working on low-carbon shipping solutions and economics, she explored how environmental certificates could be used to meet emission reduction strategies. She joined the C-Zero team in 2022 to further this interest through managing C-Zero’s certificate trading activities.

Susanne has significant experience in certificate registrations and claims and can assist in navigating this often-confusing landscape.  She is also a proficient economic modeller and can analyse and interpret a range of data to bring new insights and clarity to the green energy marketplace.

Nicola joined C-Zero in 2023 and has a background in financial analytics with two decades of experience working in a global corporation.

Nicola’s primary focus is working on the day-to-day trading activities of renewable energy certificates. In particular, she is involved in tracking trades and positions, transferring certificates, client contracts and managing the accounts.

Nicola is keen to learn and develop her knowledge of the green gas and power space.