Matthew Wapples

Matthew Wapples has worked in a variety of roles in the energy sector since 2006. From 2006 to 2008, they worked as a Project Manager at E.ON, where they were a PRINCE 2 certified practitioner as part of the 'Powergen to E. ON' change management programme. Matthew then worked at Baringa Partners from 2008 to 2012 as a Senior Consultant, responsible for Business Analysis and Project Management on Global Energy Trading & Risk Management system implementations in the UK and Europe. Following this, they worked at Openlink Financial from 2012 to 2019 as a Director, EMEA - Sales (Energy and Commodities), Vice President, EMEA - Pre Sales, Senior Manager, APAC - Pre Sales, and Manager, APAC - Pre Sales. Most recently, they have been working at KrakenFlex (part of the Octopus Energy Group) since 2019 as Director, Global Customer Growth (Business Development, Account Mangement, Pre Sales) and Director, Global Business Development. In this role, they are responsible for building the company's new business and account management functions with a focus on both commercial and operational growth.

Matthew Wapples has a diverse educational background. Matthew completed their Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business from Nottingham University Business School from 2001 to 2005. Matthew then went on to receive their Executive MBA in International Business from Imperial College Business School from 2018 to 2019. Matthew has also obtained several certifications, including Demo 2 Win, Energy Trading and Risk Management fundamentals, Fundamentals of Energy Futures, Lean Thinking and Six Sigma principles, Negotiation skills and Presentation skills training, PMI Agile PMI-ACP, and PRINCE2 (Practitioner).