About us

As Chief Operations Officer, Chris is responsible for the commercial development of Dolphyn Hydrogen. He has worked closely with both the commercial and technical teams of ERM Dolphyn for the for the last 4 years, and has played a key role in the commercialization and development of the business. He has a key role in formalising and structuring partnerships with potential co-developers, and strengthening supply chain management.

Chris is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist with over 40 years of experience in business management and environmental and sustainability consulting. He joined ERM in 2011 and has held a number of leadership roles in ERM including Regional Commercial Director for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, where he led ERM’s key client programme, and ERM’s commercial and contractual risk management initiatives. Most recently he held a global commercial role, reporting directly to ERM’s Executive Committee, and leading on ERM’s approach to balancing commercial risk control with enhanced revenue generation.

Prior to joining ERM, Chris has held senior managerial positions for over 30 years and managed businesses across many geographies. Throughout his career he has demonstrated an acute ability to balance business risk and commercial excellence, building effective teams and business partnerships in the process. Chris has a reputation for delivering positive outcomes from complex and pressured situations, often in a new ventures environment - an example being a £130m project JV with Suez Environmental which Chris managed.

As Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Dave is responsible for the technical development of projects in Dolphyn Hydrogen’s portfolio. He has worked on the Dolphyn concept since its inception in a variety of technical and managerial roles. Dave has a key role in managing the short and long term development of Dolphyn technology through internal innovation, collaborating with leading equipment manufacturers, and deploying successful projects.

Dave is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, after joining ERM in 2009 he focused on project safety engineering for the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors primarily based out of the UK and Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining the Dolphyn team he helped to build ERM’s in-house hydrogen team, supporting Gas Network Operators, Energy Producers, End Users, Regulators, and Governments to build the case for safe hydrogen operations in the UK and abroad.

As Head of Engagement, Zoe is responsible for the free and clear flow of objectives, challenges, benefits, and opportunities between stakeholders. She has worked on the Dolphyn concept since its inception in a variety of stakeholder and supplier engagement roles.  Zoe has a key role in promoting collaboration and maximizing the benefit to all from Dolpyn’s activities including suppliers, partners, local organisations, and communities.

Zoe's is experienced in designing, executing and evaluating meaningful programmes of engagement and communication to support regulatory consenting and permitting of projects as well as challenging teams to take a 'beyond compliance' approach. She is a project manager, faciltator and team lead, experienced in community and social investment strategy development and strives to build and maintain healthy relationships with stakeholders.