Paul Donovan brings over ten years of experience as a CEO and chair in high-growth sectors, including roles at Vodafone and Arqiva.
He is expected to play a pivotal role as Kensa moves into its next phase of expansion, leveraging his experience to drive further adoption of ground source heat pumps. Paul will continue his role as a non-executive director at Arqiva and Nordic Aviation Capital.
Reflections and ambitions
Kensa CEO Tamsin Lishman expressed gratitude to Lord Taylor for his dedicated leadership, stating: “On behalf of everyone at Kensa, I’d like to thank Lord Taylor for the commitment, belief and guidance he’s provided during his ten years as Kensa chair.
“We are delighted to welcome Paul to Kensa. His business experience, leadership and guidance will be invaluable as we continue to lead the future of renewable heating.”
Paul Donovan said of his new role: “Kensa has established itself as the UK leader in ground source heat pumps and has a clear goal of delivering affordable heat decarbonisation.
“I am excited to be joining the passionate and dedicated Kensa team and to help the business realise its role in enabling the green energy transition.”
Reflecting on his tenure, Lord Taylor commented, “It has been such a pleasure chairing Kensa and being part of the fantastic team that cares so much about ground sourced heat pumps and how they can give people zero-carbon heat for the lowest cost.
“I am sure with Paul as chair, and with the fantastic and committed team around him, the next 10 years will see Kensa go from strength to strength.”
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