Mark Fitch is a leading energy industry expert working at CxO level for clients, developing winning strategies and delivering step changes in performance. Focusing on regulated industries with over 15 years’ in experience utilities and infrastructure undertaking strategic analysis and critical evaluation of regulatory arrangements, infrastructure opportunities and developing performance incentive mechanisms for operational functions.

Managing Consultant @ I am a leading energy and utilities expert with more than 15 years’ in infrastructure with experience of strategic analysis and critical evaluation of regulatory arrangements and industry frameworks. I deliver performance improvement by solving the most difficult problems simply. I have experience in developing corporate growth strategies and in M&A across a range of regulatory and commercial regimes for infrastructure businesses. I advise clients on a strategic and regulatory issues for utility and infrastructure companies and for regulators and government including access arrangements, price controls, governance and performance frameworks. I have a depth of experience across industries built from comprehensive understanding of strategic, technical/operational and regulatory/policy perspectives. From December 2010 to Present (5 years 1 month) London, United KingdomPrincipal Consultant @ From September 2007 to November 2010 (3 years 3 months) Delivery Manager @ Led a team of 25 people, responsible for day to day management of the maintenance delivery teams that provide routine maintenance, fault response and capital projects on the high-voltage electricity network in north London in a safe, efficient and reliable delivery of work with a budget of c£1.5m From February 2006 to August 2007 (1 year 7 months) London, United KingdomRegulatory strategy @ Developed regulatory strategy materials in defence of price control proposals. Undertook a detailed review of capital project costs and initiated a cost indicator tracking tool to aid in challenging costs and providing additional regulatory defence Responsible for developing the response to the price control settlement across the gas transmission capital plan and incentives regime, reporting to a project board headed by CEO on a monthly basis Challenged and reviewed the capital plans for the gas transmission business with the senior management, securing an additional reductions in forecast capital expenditure Reviewed the risk and reward profile for long term auctions, covering operational buy back, drivers of constraints the network. Made recommendations to the board to secure future revenue From January 2007 to July 2007 (7 months) Performance, Assurance and Communications Manager @ Responsible for business unit performance measurement, assurance, risk management and audit of process (including ISO9001) and internal communications From October 2004 to February 2006 (1 year 5 months) Business Development @ Produced an investment strategy highlighting potential opportunities, presenting to the board directors and working with financial advisor in developing value assessments and acquisition strategies From February 2005 to April 2005 (3 months) Assistant to the Executive @ Assistant to Nick Winser (Transmission CEO) and his senior team. From June 2003 to October 2004 (1 year 5 months) Business Development @ Project development and acquisitions, covering gas pipelines, electricity transmission and other related areas, assessing regulatory regimes, access regimes, congestion management arrangements, governance arrangements, operational ability and potential efficiency. From February 2001 to June 2003 (2 years 5 months) Coventry, United KingdomRegulatory strategy @ Reporting to the Director of Regulation, analysing the regulatory environment and governance arrangements across all industries following important developments particularly in electricity, gas and telecommunications in the UK, US and EU Leading the telecommunications regulatory focus for National Grid, being responsible for updating the Group on regulatory issues on National Grid Group’s Latin American telecommunication and electricity interests, with regular visits to Brazil, Argentina and Chile Working with Business Development on prospective overseas opportunities, advising on managing the regulatory and governance environment and likely developments, providing commercial analysis and developing financial models. From September 1999 to October 2001 (2 years 2 months)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Hons, Physics, First @ The University of Manchester From 1995 to 1998 Mark Fitch is skilled in: Strategy, Energy, Project Management, Business Development, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Management, Analysis, Performance Improvement, Key Performance Indicators