Meet our team

Over 140 specialists. 21 nationalities.
All dedicated to renewables.

Our Board

CEO at Taylor Hopkinson

COO at Taylor Hopkinson

Jilko Andringa

CEO at Brunel

Peter de Laat

CFO at Brunel

Graeme Maude

COO at Brunel

Our Senior Management Team

CEO at Taylor Hopkinson

Managing Director, Offshore Renewables

Managing Director, Offshore Wind Contract

Managing Director, Onshore Renewables

APAC Managing Director

Director, Business Development

Director, Offshore Wind Contract

Director, Onshore Renewables

Marketing Director

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Tom Hopkinson

CEO
Strategy & Leadership

Tom is the Founder and CEO of Taylor Hopkinson and he focuses on growing the TH business and teams across all regions. Supported by our team of researchers and consultants in international locations he also advises our clients on building world class management teams at C-Suite and Director levels. His personal experience is heavily focused on the onshore and offshore wind sectors internationally. 

“Tom and his team have performed an outstanding job for us, making a relevant contribution to the success of our firm.”

-Adrian Katzew Corenstein, CEO at Zuma Energia

Fiona McRae

COO
Operations

Fiona is our COO, and manages our international commercial and compliance functions, covering research, administration, audit and compliance support for individual and business-wide projects. A certified Associate Member of CIPD, Fiona advises on employment law, contracts and training. She is also a qualified Thomas International (TI) Practitioner and can administer all TI profiling tools for clients. Fiona is currently completing a post-graduate Master’s in strategic project management with Barcelona Business School.

Amanda

Amanda Reilly

Senior Finance Administrator
Finance

Amanda has an extensive background in financial administration. She works to administer all of the financial payments to our contractors at Taylor Hopkinson. She is the main point of contact for all financial enquiries from contractors and clients and has established long-term trusted relationships with the majority of our contractors and clients. Amanda has Bachelor’s Degree and is a member of the supervisory Board at Penilee Credit Union.

Clint Harrison, Managing Director, Offshore Renewables at leading renewable energy recruiters Taylor Hopkinson

Clint Harrison

Director
Offshore Renewables

Clint leads our dedicated Offshore Renewables team, which specialises in permanent and executive search for key talent within the investment fund, IPP, utility, EPC and OEM sectors. Clint works across the full project and asset lifecycle, partnering with clients on a retained basis to successfully recruit and build out their development, construction and operational teams across the UK, European and North American markets.

Donna Ellcock

Managing Director
Offshore Wind Contract

Donna leads our Offshore Wind Contract team, which specialises in the provision of contract professionals to the offshore wind industries worldwide. As well as managing, supporting and growing the team, she focuses on strategic business development and client account management to ensure yearonyear growth.  Donna has worked in the renewables industry since 2009 and joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2013. 

Jamie Taylor

Managing Director
Onshore Renewables

Since joining Taylor Hopkinson in 2013, Jamie has developed and globalised our onshore wind, solar and storage team. As Managing Director, he manages a multi-lingual team to deliver a best-in-class service to many of the leading names in the sector. He and his team have an enviable track record within the solar and energy storage sectors and have built teams in over 40 countries across EMEA, the Americas and APAC regions. He works collaboratively with our offices in Boston, Iberia, Mexico and Singapore to ensure a truly global presence within the sector.

Carl Blundon, APAC Managing Director at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson

Carl Blundon

APAC Managing Director

Based in Taipei, Carl has almost twenty years’ experience in the region and works with clients across APAC to customise solutions including contingent search, retained search and contract projects. He serves as Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce, having served on the Board in Taipei since 2017. He is fluent in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese, having attended the National Taiwan University. With his deep understanding of the region and solid industry experience, Carl ensures our clients receive the highest quality of service.

Jeff Anderson, Director, Business Development in the Offshore Renewables team at world-leading renewables recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Jeff Anderson

Director, Business Development
Offshore Renewables

Taylor Hopkinson’s first employee, Jeff joined the business in 2009, playing an integral role in our growth and building a wide-ranging network within the offshore and onshore wind industry across Europe and North America. Based in Boston, MA, Jeff is responsible for origination, engagement and management of client relationships throughout the EMEA region and North America.

Neil Brown

Director
Offshore Wind Contract

Neil has specialised in renewable energy recruitment since 2011, specifically within the offshore wind sector. Neil has delivered retained, permanent and contract assignments for global market leaders in offshore wind across the entire lifecycle of projects for a range of engineering, construction, commercial and financial disciplines (office based, on-site, fabrication yards and offshore). He has built out entire professional offshore wind project teams for clients across Europe, Asia (Including Taiwan, China, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea) and the US.

Lucas Hofmann, Director of the Onshore Renewables Iberia & LATAM team at leading renewable energy recruitment specialists Taylor Hopkinson.

Lucas Hofmann

Director
Iberia & LATAM

Lucas leads on our engagement with Spanish-speaking markets and manages the Iberia and LATAM team, based in Spain. Following several years working as a Business Lawyer, Lucas moved into the recruitment and executive search markets, successfully completing multiple international assignments during the last eight years, with a special focus in working for IPPs and Investment Funds within the solar PV and onshore wind space. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in Business Law from ESADE University. Lucas speaks fluent German, Spanish and English. 

Vicki Moore, Marketing Director at leading renewable energy recruitment consultants Taylor Hopkinson.

Vicki Moore

Director
Marketing & Design

Vicki joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2019 as Marketing Manager, continuing her career in renewables after five and a half years with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. Vicki holds a BA (Hons) degree in Marketing and French, has a CMI Leadership Certification and Mini MBA in Marketing, and has previously worked in the legal sector in marketing roles for global corporate firms. 

She now heads up our Marketing & Design team, driving our strategy, managing all activity including events, design and communications, and working closely with our senior team to support their business plans through targeted activity. A member of the Renewable UK Shadow Board, Vicki is also a skilled artist and spends her free time producing urban landscape oil paintings.

Lesley Murray

Director
Finance

Lesley is our Finance Director, having joined Taylor Hopkinson in 2017 as Head of Finance. She is a certified member of CIMA with overall responsibility for financial and taxation matters across the business. Lesley has over 20 years’ finance experience working for a number of companies across a variety of industries. She has been working in the renewables industry for the last 10 years, having previously worked with a leading international consultancy.

Raf Khan

Finance Manager
Finance

Raf is Finance Manager at Taylor Hopkinson, having joined in 2020 from Scotland’s largest independent firm of chartered accountants and he is a qualified ACCA member. Raf’s role is to effectively manage all aspects of the finance function by working closely with the rest of the Finance team. Key areas of responsibility are ensuring monthly KPI’s and reporting deadlines are consistently met across the team, assisting with streamlining and improving internal financial processes and to also provide support to the Finance Director.

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