James Whitney

Chief Executive Officer at Arcstrom

📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

James is an energy executive with over 20 years of experience leading capital projects and strategic growth. As CEO of Arcstrom, he focuses on the "4Ds" of energy transition: Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, Digitalisation, and Democratisation. He holds an MBA and M. Eng from Imperial College London.

He has successfully raised over USD 1 billion in financing for major energy projects with partners across Europe, the US, and Asia.

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Experience

9 Years

Current Role

Chief Executive Officer

Job Level

Leadership

Location

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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Priorities

Topics James cares about

Energy Systems Transition

His entire professional focus is on delivering the "4Ds" (Decarbonisation, Decentralisation, Digitalisation, Democratisation) to create a sustainable global electricity sector.

Energy Project Financing

He has a significant track record in this area, having raised over USD 1 billion in total financing for various successful energy projects.

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Career

Work history

6-2016

Chief Executive Officer

Arcstrom

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Education

2001 - 2002

MBA

Imperial College London

1990 - 1994

M.Eng

Imperial College London

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