If a company is founded on ethical grounds, and continues to run – and generate business – in accordance with the promotion of those ethical grounds, then a closer look at the history of the people who run it can sometimes give a good indication of how important ethics really are.

With that in mind, what follows is a quick look at the big players at Green Energy.

First up, Peter Thompson, the Green Energy chairman, whose work has included a post as chairman of Community Hospitals PLC:

“One time chairman of NFC Plc, F.I. Group Plc, Community Hospitals Plc and Proshare…He led the successful employee buy-out of NFC from the Government and as a result of its success, many of the drivers and fitters who invested in the company saw their share values rise 120 times over a 9 year period…A similar pattern followed when the F.I.GROUP employee buy-out was achieved in 1991″.

A strong history in worker rights implies a certain community attitude, and a sense of corporate responsibility for the ‘ordinary’ person; by extension, it shows a certain corporate responsibility for the products being produced at Green Energy.

Chief Executive Douglas Stewart brings a certain business ruthlessness to that community outlook, making sure that Green Energy houses an important ability to market, deliver and sell its product. Of Doug Stewart, the Green Energy website reads as follows:

“Doug is a graduate of Southampton University (Economics & Law) and spent his formative career at Ford Motor Company in a number of sales and service roles including some interesting years in Northern Ireland. From Ford he joined a start-up recruitment exhibition company specialising in Information Technology markets which became the largest of its kind, before setting up his own business retailing Volkswagen and Audis as a Franchised dealer. Having sold the motor business at the turn of the millennium, he found himself in the fortunate position of being able to choose and decide what to do next. The blueprint was an ethically sound business that made a contribution to the wider issues of life through commerce.

Deciding the newly deregulated electricity markets offered just such an opportunity, he formed Green Energy (UK) plc, with the express intent, shared by the rest of the Board, of offering a product that rewarded consumers who took active steps to do something about the wider environmental issues we face”.

Stewart’s interest in creating an ethical framework for his experience in the business world has sparked a good synthesis of business smarts and ethical fundamentals in the Green Energy team.

And last but not least, Director Tim Smith:

“Tim started his career in insurance with the Prudential and moved through a diverse route of Honeywell Control Systems, followed by a more traditional development route through Grand Met. This was followed by a move to Milton Keynes Pressings as Financial Director growing into a wider role as Commercial Director. At the same time he managed to find time for an MBA to keep him challenged. He went on to spend an extended period working around the globe with Gildemeister AG starting as CFO with European responsibilities, then moving on to work and live in the US moving from CFO to President of the sales and service business this quickly followed with a move to Asia as CEO“.

Another business brain guided by the ethics of Thompson and the ethics of Green Energy as a firm, Tim Smith brings substantial business experience to the team.

With that information in mind, take a look at the Ecoswitch Green Energy section for information on switching to a tariff from Green Energy.