Executive leadership team

Owen has served as a Non-Executive Director for UK Coal, Ayrshire Power, Sheffield City Airport, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, the Community Forest Trust and the Tall Ships Youth Trust. He is a former Chair of the British Property Federation’s Regional Policy Committee and Resource Recovery UK. 

Owen is currently a Board Member of the Environmental Services Association, Resource Recovery UK, and a Non-Executive Director of Exeter Port Authority and the Godwin Group.  

Andrew has worked in the waste and resource sector for over 25 years including as commercial director for new build assets and technical director in consultancy.

He has worked on a number PFI procurement projects for private and public sector clients that delivered new build EfW infrastructure across the UK. 

Maria joined Encyclis from a leading global port developer, operator and logistics business where she worked as Counsel for the European region. ​

She began her career working in the corporate departments of Reed Smith LLP and later Sidley Austin LLP as a corporate M&A lawyer, with a focus on cross-border private M&A transactions. In 2015 she moved to a blue-chip technology and communications company.

Over the last 12 years, Mark has served as the CFO at privately-owned infrastructure businesses Tideway and enfinium. He also spent time as a senior industrial advisor to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, one of the predecessors of the new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Before joining Encyclis, Tony held leadership roles in large-scale asset delivery and project management, including Kanadevia Inova in Zurich (previously Hitachi Zosen Inova), where he was Vice President for Project Execution with responsibility for all construction and warranty projects.

Victoria’s involvement in the energy and infrastructure sector spans over 25 years, including as Director of Corporate Affairs at The Peel Group, covering the energy, real estate and built environment sectors in the UK. 

Victoria is a European Board Advisory Member for The Hawthorn Club and Vice Chair of The Community Forest Trust.

His role is to drive the decarbonisation strategy for the Encyclis fleet, and he has led negotiations with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero for Encyclis to build the first full-scale carbon capture plant on an Energy Recovery Facility at Protos in Cheshire. Encyclis has also become the first EfW business to replace diesel with HVO as a startup fuel at our Newhurst ERF facility, and we are progressing District Heating developments at our Newhurst, Rookery South and Walsall sites.

Before joining Encyclis, Lee worked at PwC, Mercedes-Benz UK, GE (UK and France) and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy), where the creation of the smart metering organisation doubled the size of the division and required significant changes to the HR function.

Lee has a Master's Degree in Change Management and is a trained business coach. Lee is a business mentor with the Princes Trust.

He is dedicated to safety, environmental compliance, and operational excellence.​

Andy has previously held senior positions as Vice President Global Operations for Babcock and Wilcox Volund and Head of Engineering with Viridor Waste Management.

As a Chartered Engineer, he has Chaired the International Energy Environmental & Sustainability Group (EESG) and appeared as a key speaker at international events including the Resources and Waste management Expo in Birmingham, B&W Ohio and IMechE in London 2025.

With over 15 years of experience across multiple industries, Ahad has primarily focused on the private equity space, where he has successfully led growth initiatives and implemented strategic plans.

He began his career at PwC, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, and holds a Master’s in Management with Finance from the University of Bath.