Senior Principal Consultant
Dermot has extensive commercial, planning and regulatory experience in the renewables sector.
He was Chief Corporate Affairs officer at TiGRE Group, a start-up seeking to promote and develop gas to wire projects in UK waters.
Prior to that he was the Head of Strategy & Policy at The Crown Estate until December 2015, where he worked on UK offshore wind projects and the strategy to expand the offshore wind industry on the UK Continental Shelf. This involved marine planning, stakeholder relations and regulatory activities.
Previously he had a number of roles in Shell E&P Europe and at the corporate centre for Royal Dutch Shell in the UK where he was head of external affairs. Dermot originally qualified in urban planning and had roles in local authorities and the not-for-profit sector.