Mark Coyle

Current

Corporate Development Director (UK & Australia) at Utilisoft

Past

Strategy Manager / Strategic Consultant at Logica
Advisory Consultant to Energy Trading & Retail Companies at Logica
Business Consultant / Senior Client Manager at National Grid

R&D Estimator at British Aerospace

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Education

The Nottingham Trent University

Recommended

13 people have recommended Mark

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Oil & Energy

Websites

Mark Coyle’s Summary

Focussed on enabling the strategic aims of clients in the energy & utilities sector using a broad range of experience in the industry. Experienced in enabling strategic choice and resulting practical delivery across the value chain (production, trading, risk, supply, metering, market infrastructure). Work collaboratively through the world with energy companies, utility infrastructure companies, regulators, market agencies & solution partners.

Responsible across the corporate development lifecycle including definition of strategy, strategic roadmap planning, business development, partner management, market leadership, opportunity steerage, consortia development and solution frameworks.

Interested in developing partner networks to add value for clients and generating thought leadership for the energy sector to meet global and country based needs.

Mark Coyle’s Specialties:

The value chain of energy & utility operations.
Energy Trading evolution & capability development
Energy Market development
Next Generation Energy Retail & Self-Service
Smart Metering & demand side management
Development of solution partnerships
Formation of strategic solution sets
Optimisation of operational delivery
Use of IT to improve efficiency, effectiveness and competitiveness.
Practical adoption of web services and STP.
The impact of change to meet sustainability needs

Mark Coyle’s Experience

Corporate Development Director (UK & Australia)

Utilisoft

(Privately Held; Utilities industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Corporate Development Director at UtiliSoft (formerly known as Formfill Ltd). Responsible for business planning, strategy definition & implementation, business development, partner establishment, solution strategy, alliances & consortia, client value shaping & market leadership.

UtiliSoft is a leading provider of client centred, practical solutions (software, services & expertise) dedicated to the energy and utilities sector with clients in UK, USA, Europe, Far East and Australia working in energy trading, retail, metering, production, distribution, water, central markets and Smart Energy.

Keen to meet new and existing colleagues at industry events, conferences and working groups. Always interested in opportunities to develop collaborative initiatives to benefit the energy and utilities industry.
Strategy Manager / Strategic Consultant

Logica

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LOG; Management Consulting industry)

January 2001 — September 2007 (6 years 9 months)

1. Responsible for strategy in energy & utilities sector (Retail, Production, Trading, Markets, Distribution, Water) and application in business development and thought leadership.

2. Strategic consultancy for leading energy companies including Gasunie, Gazprom, EdF, RWE, E.on, British Energy, Scottish Power, GdF, Rhurgas, Elexon, European Commission and key market services providers.

3. Lead Manager for Energy Trading & Risk Management Practice

4. Manager of consultancy group within Consultancy Practice

5. Author of thought leadership papers on energy markets (such as to ISIS initiative led by Elexon on future energy & sustainability)
Advisory Consultant to Energy Trading & Retail Companies

Logica

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LOG; Management Consulting industry)

2002 — 2006 (4 years)

1. Advisory Consultant to such as RWE, EdF, E,on, ScottishPower, British Energy, E.on, Ruhrgas, Gasunie, IPE (now ICE), & Centrica.

2. Creator and lecturer on Gas Industry course for International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) delivered across UK and to such as Gazprom (delivered in Moscow.).

3. Presenter on industry change and solution concepts to such as EASEE-gas, Flame conference, eMart, European gas conference, GTE and European Commission (Competition Directorate).

4. Developer of industry partnerships and solution concepts to meet industry change requirements and participant competitive aspirations.

5. Shaping of trading programmes for application choice and implementation, integration, process/data optimisation and business blueprinting.
Business Consultant / Senior Client Manager

National Grid

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NGG; Utilities industry)

August 1991 — January 2001 (9 years 6 months)

Responsible for energy industry consulting, provision of client management and service development on key energy central market services.

Senior Client Manager shaping and delivering development & consultancy services to energy sector including NETA, 1998 Programme, Electricity Pool, National Grid, Transco, OFGEM, SuperGOAL project and various industry committees.

Developer of market entry and outsource service concept successfully deployed for 10 new energy companies.

Part of key team who established two energy exchanges. Providing Client Engagement and Marketing Manager role. Working in collaboration with companies such as Altra Technologies, Burntsand, Questar, IPE (now ICE), PWC, Nord Pool and ABB.

Seccondment to PWC for six months for design of NETA market.

Worked within National Grid for:
1. EnMO (Energy Market Operator company established for new OCM Gas Balancing Market)
2. ESIS (aka Energy Settlements & Information Services)
3. NGC Settlements
R&D Estimator

British Aerospace

(Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

July 1987 — August 1991 (4 years 2 months)

Estimation of manufacturing costs for defence systems during the research & development lifecycle. Building up on detailed bill of materials, component materials, specifications, production estimations, learning curves and financial cost information to produce master cost schedules.

Mark Coyle’s Education

The Nottingham Trent University

B.A. Hons , Business Studies with Management , 1989 — 1995

Degree completed part time at own cost alongside full time working position.

Additional Information

Mark Coyle’s Websites:

Mark Coyle’s Interests:

new technology, blues & soul music, classic comedy, socialising, gardening

Mark Coyle’s Groups:

Member of the UK Energy Industries Club

Member of 'Well Connected' Energy Networks Association group

Founder and manager of the LinkedIn 'Energy & Utilities Network' (one of only ten groups at LinkedIn with more than 15 000 members).

Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Member of various Smart Metering thought leadership exploration groups.

Executive Suite
Energy Priorities "Thought Leaders"
Energy Trading - Power, Gas, Carbon, Oil and everything else
Utilities Center for Excellence
E&U@Power Reply
Linked:Energy (Energy industry expertise)
LogiBod - The Logica Alumni
Energy & Utilities Network
The Nottingham Trent University Alumni Association
Gridwise
Smart Metering Energy
The Metering Club
Big Group Administrators
- For All UK Energy & Utilities Professionals
Energy Trading and Risk Management Systems
Utilisoft
Energy & Utilities Network - Retail, Supply & Marketing
Energy & Utilities Network - Production, Generation & Fuels
Energy & Utilities Network - Smart Metering & Smart Grid
Energy & Utilities Network - Sustainability. renewables, conservation, energy efficiency, demand mgt
Energy & Utilities Network - Technology & Software
Energy & Utilities Network - Transportation, Distribution & Asset Management
Energy & Utilities Network - Vendors & Partners
Energy & Utilities Network - Central Markets, Exchanges & Market Services
Energy & Utilities Network - Government Law, Policy & Regulation
Energy & Utilities Network - Trading, Risk Management & Logistics