Cornwall Insight is the pre-eminent provider of research, analysis, consulting and training to businesses and stakeholders engaged in the Great British and Irish energy markets.
To support our customers, we leverage a powerful combination of analytical capability, a detailed appreciation of regulation codes and policy frameworks, and a practical understanding of how markets function.
We are widely recognised for our objectivity and commitment to facilitating positive market and policy change, whilst also advising customers. None of Cornwall Insight, its employees or Bowmark Capital engage in energy trading or energy supply
400+
Customers
We are regarded as experts in our field with a wide range of businesses valuing our services.
100+
Team members
It is our employee’s knowledge and expertise that allows us to be trusted across the energy sector.
20+
Years
Of experience providing energy expertise.
We Are Committed to Helping People Build Careers Globally
We have a presence in Ireland and our head office in Norwich, Great Britain.
Our people are known for their passion, expertise and enthusiasm. They are what defines Cornwall Insight as a trusted partner to many in the energy industry. Their passion and in-depth knowledge are visible through our industry reports, training courses and consultancy work. The team’s expertise covers all areas of the energy industry, which helps our customers to reach their business objectives.
If you would like to join the Cornwall Insight team, please view our careers page for the latest opportunities.
History of Cornwall Insight From Small Beginnings to Global Presence
2024
Awarded the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2024
Cornwall Insight acquires Bess Analytics
2023
Awarded the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2023
Launched our new customer portal, CATALYST, exclusive for Cornwall Insight subscription customers
Steve Jennings becomes Chair of the board
Office moves to the Atrium, Norwich, due to team growth
2022
Over 100 full-time people employed in GB, Ireland and Australia
Bowmark Capital, the private equity investor, backs the buy-out of Cornwall Insight
Received the Outstanding Achievement award at the Norfolk Business Awards 2022
2021
Awarded the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2021
Awarded a Silver accreditation for Investors in People
Received the Business of the Year and Employer of the Year awards at the Norfolk Business Awards 2021
Steve Jennings joins the board
2020
Awarded the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020
Fully virtual learning and development programme launched
2019
Awarded the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2019
Cornwall Insight Australia is established
Received the Knowledge Pioneer award at the Norfolk Business Awards
Over 75 full-time people employed in GB, Ireland and Australia
2018
Energy 2030 launched
Over 50 full-time people employed in GB
Cornwall Insight Ireland is established
Office moves to the Union Building, Norwich, due to team growth
2017
Gareth Miller made CEO
Secured backing from private equity firm BGF
2016
First Insight Paper released
A dedicated innovation hub is created
Cornwall Energy rebranded to Cornwall Insight
2014
The company is bought into full staff ownership
The consultancy team is formed
Received the EDP’s Future 50 award
2013
Office moves to Millennium Plain, Norwich, due to team growth
Created a long-term energy cost service offering
2010
First office opened in central Norwich
2008
Created a service offering in the renewables market
2006
Launched the training and market intelligence areas of the business
2005
Cornwall Insight is established and named after its founder Nigel Cornwall. Launched with three employees and based in a holiday cottage in the Norfolk countryside
The first retail energy market share survey is released and the first Energy supplier forum is held
Flagship publications Energy Spectrum and the Daily Bulletin are launched
At the core of Cornwall Insight are our people. Their expertise and in-depth knowledge drive our work, and their passion and enthusiasm defines the partnerships we build with our customers and wider industry stakeholders
Dan Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Meet The Team
Dan Morris
Chief Executive Officer
Dan is the Chief Executive Officer at Cornwall Insight. He is an experienced leader in the business information sector, with a demonstrated history of launching and scaling information and consulting products and solutions. Dan is committed to leveraging the collective expertise and skills at Cornwall Insight, to drive meaningful value to our customers, and support all industry stakeholders in their journey to net zero.
Monica Collings
Non-Executive Director
Monica is an award-winning former Chief Executive in the energy retail sector, bringing a wealth of diverse experience in both energy-focused roles and commercial experience spanning the property, automotive and retail home improvement sectors. In addition to serving as a UN Women UK delegate, her broad leadership experience and commitment to bringing the customer voice into the boardroom supports the company’s growth ambition.
Steve Jennings
Chairman
Steve is an experienced management consultant and advisor specialising in the energy and utilities industry. He joined the Board in 2021 having previously led PwC’s Energy & Utilities practice in the UK. He has spent his career in developing and delivering strategic advisory services to clients in the sector to help them navigate the challenges of market competition, regulatory change and more recently the transition to net zero.
Nick Field
Chief Financial Officer
Nick’s experience includes senior executive roles in growth businesses, implementation of successful organic and acquisitive growth strategies, and execution of M&A and financing transactions in private and public markets. Nick completed his training as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in the UK, specialising in financial due diligence.
Sarah Johnston
Global Head of Modelling
Sarah has a background in electrical engineering and over 8 years’ techno-economic modelling experience. Before joining Cornwall Insight, Sarah worked for WSP, consulting for a range of international stakeholders from government utilities and international financiers to start-ups and private investors. She has specialised in market simulation, generation planning and dispatch, and renewable integration studies using PLEXOS and SDDP.
Ken McRae
Chief Operating Officer
With 25+ years' experience in Executive, client-facing and project roles, Ken has been involved in several transformational projects including the development of the central market arrangements to support the introduction and operation of the competitive retail Water Market in Scotland, and the establishment of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme and Green Deal arrangements.
Tom Goswell
Consumer Markets Manager
Tom has seven years’ experience in the market, and is responsible for our insight on domestic and non-domestic supply markets, including commercial developments, regulatory updates and adjacent services such as electric vehicles. Tom has specialised in flexibility markets and network charging, and has helped develop business cases for some of the largest energy suppliers in the domestic and business electricity and gas markets.
Veronica Truman
Content & Communications Manager
Veronica is the Head of Content and Communications at Cornwall Insight. Veronica heads up the content team which produces the company’s flagship publication Energy Spectrum. While fascinated by all aspects of the energy market, she finds the potential impact of the new net zero target on end-users of particular interest.
Vicky Claxton
Head of Market Intelligence
With over 10 years experience in the energy industry, Vicky has a background in regulation and supplier compliance, working with a wide range of market participants. Specifically, Vicky has an in depth knowledge and understanding of both the licence and industry code requirements that energy suppliers face to ensure they are operating within the rules as well as best practice.
Lucy Dolton
Assets & Infrastructure Manager
Lucy is the Assets and Infrastructure Manager at Cornwall Insight, having joined the company as an Analyst in 2019. She oversees the production of subscription reporting across the Low Carbon Generation and Flexibility markets. Lucy has a specialism in Low Carbon Generation, having previously led Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Obligation and Power Purchase Agreement reporting. She is the chair of Cornwall Insight’s Green Generators Group.
Alex Rennie-Lis
Group Technology Partner
Alex is 25 years into a career spanning software consulting, systems & infrastructure architecture, business process management & automation and IT management. Alex’s clients range from sole traders to 300k-strong multinational corporations across many sectors, and includes such household names as Marks & Spencer, Homeserve, Allianz, Barclays, HSBC and ING.
Sue Emmett
Head of System Development
Sue is responsible for the elaboration and delivery of both our internal and external-facing products and systems, to ensure maximum user satisfaction. Working with technology delivery team and other stakeholders, Sue is responsible in overseeing the whole system development life cycle from design through to production, including implementation of Salesforce including CRM, customer portal and on-line store at Cornwall Insight.
Andrew Deacon
Head of IT
Andrew joined Cornwall Insight as the IT Manager in July 2021 bringing with him over 25 years of IT Industry experience. His role focuses on providing the correct IT tools necessary for business success across the entire Cornwall Insight IT Estate and works closely with our external IT partners to ensure important projects are delivered on time.
Glenn Cooney
Chief Commercial Officer
Glenn is the Chief Commercial Officer at Cornwall Insight. He has worked in the commodities research and events sector for over 20 years in a variety of Marketing, Licensing and Commercial roles - most recently he managed the International Sales team at CRU across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. He now leads the Go-to-Market, Marketing and Customer Success teams in Great Britain, Ireland and Australia with responsibility for the brand, events and the direct Account Management of our broad and diverse client base through our three core solutions: Analysis, Consulting and Training.
Robert Buckley
Head of Strategic Accounts
Robert’s role is to work with Cornwall Insight’s customers to ensure they get the most out of their relationship with the company. Including working as a strategic partner and advisor, ensuring that Cornwall Insight and its customers work together for mutual benefit. Robert has nearly 30 years of experience in consulting and advising participants in deregulated energy markets.
Vicky Haverson
Head of Marketing
Vicky leads the marketing team at Cornwall Insight and is responsible for overseeing all marketing communications and creating and implementing the marketing strategy. Key areas of work include managing Cornwall Insight’s website and social media channels, overseeing the production of marketing information, managing events and implementing marketing communication campaigns.
David Ellis
Head of New Business
David joined Cornwall Insight as the Head of New Business bringing over a decade of experience in commercial leadership. He has worked for various organisations across international research, data & analytics and specialist information. David oversees the New Business function and customer engagement strategies & processes with a sole focus on driving significant and unrivalled value and knowledge to customers and the energy market.
Lauren Cotton
Head of Finance
Lauren joined Cornwall Insight as our Head of Finance. She has previously held senior finance roles within publicly listed and private companies, managing Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations at Ted Baker Plc before Head of Finance roles within the hospitality and brewing industries. Lauren is a Chartered Accountant who started her career at KPMG where she completed her training.
Marie Entwistle
Head of People & Talent
An experienced HR professional, who has worked in various sectors, from the NHS to manufacturing and latterly leading HR teams in multinational organisations. She has a strong track record of improving employee engagement, managing change programmes and delivering effective HR strategies that support business goals. With expertise in employee relations, performance management, and reward strategy, she is passionate about creating a thriving workplace committed to our core values, purpose, and culture. Enabling growth, innovation, and excellence, empowering employees to develop their skills and in their careers at Cornwall Insight.
Ed Reed
Group Head of Training
Ed is a long–standing member of the Cornwall Insight team and now heads our market-leading capacity building and upskilling training service. Ed joined the company in 2008 and plays a key role in continually developing and improving our training service, which builds on his experience of working in other areas of the business including the consultancy team, content publications and the regulatory unit.
Adam Boorman
Managing Consultant (Client Lead)
Adam leads the consultancy team, overseeing client engagement, relationships, and investment due diligence. Through this work, Adam has guided c-suite strategy, enabled multi-billion investment decisions, and supported market design decisions. More widely he has been involved in leading buy and sell-side due diligence across flexible and battery assets, renewable and fuelled generators, incumbent and challenger suppliers, metering parties, and technology companies.
Ben Hall
Chief Strategy & Product Officer
Ben leads the strategic development and collaboration of Cornwall Insight’s consulting workstreams, specialising in policy, regulation and market development. Ben undertook a BSC in Business Management and a Masters degree in International Economics at the University of East Anglia where he is now on the Advisory Board for the School of Environmental Science.
Tom Faulkner
Head of Product Development
Tom is responsible for our Market Intelligence outputs across a range of areas including Low Carbon Generation, Flexibility Markets, Third Party Charge forecasts and wholesale market pricing. He has a background in energy regulation and a deep understanding of electricity network charges and recent reforms.
Our Values
Excellence
We are committed to reaching the highest standards by embracing innovation and continuous improvement, and challenge ourselves to find more effective ways to deliver value, always learning and evolving.
We focus on progress, refining our work, adapting to change and pushing boundaries to create better outcomes.
Empowerment
We have agency to take ownership of our work, make decisions and create value.
By upholding a culture of trust and support, we encourage others to unlock their full potential, contributing to long-term, sustainable growth.
Inclusivity
We work to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and safe to contribute their unique perspectives and talents.
This challenges us to ensure that every voice is heard and that everyone has equal opportunity to succeed.
Integrity
We approach all our working relationships with honesty, fairness and accountability.
This means staying true to our values and ensuring our actions consistently reflect who we are, no matter the circumstances.
Transparency
We communicate openly about our progress, challenges and decisions, ensuring that information flows freely across all levels of the company.
This builds a culture of continuous learning, improvement and accountability.
Awards & Accreditations
Womens Utility Network
At Cornwall Insight, we are deeply committed to addressing the underrepresentation of women in the industry and breaking down barriers to inclusion. WUN’s initiatives to empower women and equip them with the necessary skills and confidence to encourage their advancement in the utility sector, serve as a vital driving force towards creating a more gender-inclusive industry. By providing a platform for women to connect, share experiences, acquire knowledge, and explore their passion for utilities, we can cultivate a nurturing environment that promotes the discovery of new talent and empowers exceptional women to take on leadership roles within the industry. We are excited to embark on our collaborative journey with WUN as we work together to achieve these shared goals.
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Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2019-2025
We are delighted to announce that Cornwall Insight has been named one of the Financial Times’ leading management consultants in energy, utilities & environment. Following Statista surveys which reviewed feedback from our clients and our peers in Consulting, we achieved a bronze award recognising the strong relationships we have developed with our customers and the respect we have built up in our industry.
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Norfolk Business Awards Outstanding Achievement 2022
We are incredibly proud to have been named the winner of the ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ at the Norfolk Business Awards 2022. The award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all our team and we are honoured to have been chosen. This award represents significant company growth as we work to transition the UK to net zero and beyond.
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Living Wage Employer
Cornwall Insight is proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer by the Living Wage Foundation, demonstrating its commitment to fair and equitable pay for its employees. This accreditation guarantees that every member of Cornwall Insight’s UK team, including those under third-party contracts, receives a wage that accurately reflects the cost of living in the UK.
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Investors in People Silver Accreditation
Investors in People are independent workplace engagement specialists, with a mission of making work better. They work directly with organisations and their employees to evaluate engagement levels and provide an assessment of the workplace that includes identifying effective activities, company culture, employee insights, and best practices. We recognise that this accreditation is not an endpoint but rather an encouragement to continue our efforts to improve the workplace for our employees. While we won’t rest on our laurels, it is worth noting only 15% of businesses obtain the Investors in People Silver Accreditation, which is a testament to our principles and workplace culture. Find out more.
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ESG
Cornwall Insight is committed to bringing down emissions to net zero by 2035, and we are pursuing this strategy in the absence of legal requirements as we believe it is our responsibility to act as rapidly and effectively as we can to reduce our carbon footprint. View our full net zero statement.
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Business of the Year and Employer of the Year awards at the Norfolk Business Awards 2021
We are incredibly proud to have received the Business of the Year award and this accolade shows how much we have grown. We started life with just three employees around a kitchen table and have now become an international business employing 100 people across three countries. We are proud of our staff; the knowledge and enthusiasm for their sector are what makes Cornwall Insight truly unique.
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Charity & Partnerships
The Benjamin Foundation (2025-2026)
For 30 years’ children, young people and families across Norfolk and Suffolk have been supported by The Benjamin Foundation to overcome big challenges in their lives. Through a range of services focusing on tackling homelessness, supporting emotional wellbeing and access to education, training and work skills development, the charity provides hope, opportunity, and stability for at risk young people on their journey to independence. The Benjamin Foundation are deeply connected to local community, supporting over 3,000 local children, young people and their families. Learn more about the Benjamin Foundation.
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Samaritans (2024-2025)
The Samaritan support people in crisis across the UK and Ireland. They provide a 24/hour phone line and many other services to anyone struggling to cope, making sure people have somewhere to turn when they need it most. They campaign to make suicide prevention a priority.
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Dementia UK (2023-2024)
The Admiral nurses of Dementia UK help those struggling with dementia take back control. They help people living with dementia to stay independent for longer and support the people caring for them so they have the strength to cope with the bad days, and the energy to enjoy the good days.
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The Feed (2022-2023)
The Feed is a social enterprise with a mission to motivate change to prevent poverty, hunger, and homelessness in Norwich. They support people who are facing insecurity with their housing, or who face a barrier to employment, such as mental ill-health, substance misuse, history of offending and learning difficulties.
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Norwich FoodHub (2021-2022)
Around 200,000 tonnes of edible food is wasted by food retailers in the UK every year while thousands of people live in food poverty. Norwich FoodHub was set up to reduce the amount of edible food being wasted in Norwich, redistribute the surplus food effectively to the local community, and help charities tackling food poverty to have the best impact.
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Our ESG Commitment
We have committed for our offices to have 80% of electricity consumption from qualified renewable sources by 2025 and 100% from qualified renewable sources by 2030.