Latest senior hires are focused on helping clients thrive by
providing unique insights to help navigate industry
complexities
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) today announced six senior-level industry
experts have joined the company’s growing global Energy segment
John Roddy, managing director; Ted Walker, managing director;
René Groot Bruinderink, director; Andrew Johnston, director; Laura
Manz, director; and Konstantin Staschus, director, are seasoned
energy industry experts with the unique insights clients rely on to
adapt and thrive in a changing energy landscape.
Roddy brings a deep knowledge of strategy and operations to
ensure utility clients are maximizing their investments, while
Walker’s rich knowledge and vision related to the energy
transformation offers stability in a time of uncertainty. Johnston
takes a strategic and client-centric approach to smart city
opportunities by focusing on local contexts and precedents, and
Groot Bruinderink relies on an understanding of the link between
government policies, technological innovation, and end-user needs
to create low carbon strategies for clients. Manz uses her
expertise in transmission and performance excellence to offer
guidance and source innovative solutions, and Staschus, the former
secretary-general of the European Network of Transmission System
Operators (ENTSO-E), applies his knowledge in solving client
business and strategic problems with a focus on transmission.
“Collectively, John, Ted, René, Andrew, Laura, and Konstantin
represent more than a century of relevant experience, and
individually they are already helping our clients navigate a steady
path forward based on strategic advice and unique industry
perspectives,” said Jan Vrins, managing director and leader of
Navigant’s global Energy segment. “We view their hiring as an
investment in Navigant’s future and specifically as an investment
in our clients and the trust that they place in us to assist in the
complex decisions around emerging technologies, industry changes,
and operational excellence.”
John Roddy, managing director, Los Angeles
With more than 25 years of utility industry experience, Roddy is
passionate about leveraging his expertise in strategy and
operations to assist clients with business and technology planning.
He is a trusted advisor on wholesale and retail electric markets,
technology assessment and road map planning, business architecture
solutions, smart grid/smart metering, business process/performance
improvement, and revenue cycle systems. Roddy’s career spans the
majority of the utility value chain and encompasses U.S. and
international engagements with utilities, regional transmission
organizations/independent system operators, energy merchants,
industry suppliers, municipalities, professional service firms, and
research organizations. Prior to joining Navigant, Roddy operated
his own consulting firm, was a leadership partner in Accenture’s
North American Utility Practice, and served as the senior executive
lead of strategic programs for Black & Veatch’s management
consulting division.
Ted Walker, managing director, Atlanta
A key leader in the areas of strategy, policy, and regulation,
Walker uses his expertise to hone in on energy company growth
opportunities and help clients thrive alongside the changing role
of the utility in an evolving energy ecosystem. His knowledge spans
the areas of energy retail, transmission and distribution, customer
front and back-office, and shared services. Walker also has
significant experience working with medium and large electric and
gas utilities to develop and plan strategies that extend beyond the
business as usual mindset. Prior to joining Navigant, Walker served
as a managing director in Accenture’s Utilities Strategy practice.
His content focus areas include distributed energy resources,
alternative transportation fuels – including electric vehicles,
non-commodity products and services, digital customer
transformation, innovation strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and
emerging technologies, with a particular depth in blockchain.
René Groot Bruinderink, director, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Dedicated to sustainability, Groot Bruinderink focuses on
helping clients transition their businesses toward a low carbon
future, while capturing short-term business opportunities as well
as dealing with reorganizational transitions arising from the
energy shift. He is skilled at developing tailor-made proposals to
help clients realize sustainable and profitable products and
business models. With more than two decades of consulting
experience for large corporations and energy companies, Groot
Bruinderink has served clients across the retail, utilities, and
telecom sectors, in addition to the construction and chemical
industries. He spent nearly 10 years at RWE and its successor
Innogy, predominantly as a partner responsible for the in-house
consulting unit in the Netherlands and Belgium. Groot Bruinderink
is a former director of Essent’s strategy department and has also
served as a senior manager at Arthur D. Little.
Andrew Johnston, director, Austin, Texas
With a background spanning the energy, technology, policy, and
urban planning sectors, Johnston works to achieve strategic
technology implementation among utility clients, cities,
manufacturers, and third-party groups. As an expert in aligning
policy and program execution with the larger strategic priorities
of utilities, his focus also addresses the areas of independent
evaluation, quantitative and qualitative analysis, contingency
planning, market analysis, and competitive intelligence. Prior to
Navigant, Johnston was president of ETS, for Zpryme. He has also
served in a variety of roles at organizations centered around
emerging technology, including Austin Energy and Pecan Street Inc.
Johnston is a former chief of staff to economic and social theorist
Jeremy Rifkin and is the 2014 recipient of the Austin Under 40
Award for Energy & Technology.
Laura Manz, director, Folsom, Calif.
Focused on utility operations and performance excellence, Manz
leverages her expertise in transmission planning and grid
operations to provide the insights clients need on pressing
industry topics. With more than 30 years of related experience, she
is well-versed in the areas of transmission planning and technical
studies, policy, bulk grid reliability requirements, generator
interconnections, advanced grid technologies, the effects of
distributed generation on the power grid, and, particularly,
independent system operator requirements and trends. Prior to
joining Navigant, Manz was instrumental in forming PJM and its
signature nodal market design. She has also managed her own
consulting practice with projects in every interconnection in North
America. Most recently, Manz was a vice president of market and
infrastructure development for the California ISO and a senior vice
president at Viridity Energy. Her utility experience also extends
to San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Gas Company, and
Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Manz is a senior member of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member
of Cleantech San Diego’s Education and Outreach Committee.
Konstantin Staschus, director, Berlin
An expert in EU energy policy, and the former Secretary-General
of ENTSO-E, Staschus focuses on advising European transmission
system operator clients and working to shape markets, grids, and
systems for the energy transformation. Drawing on more than 30
years of industry experience, Staschus leverages strengths in
multicultural management to combine business value with public
interest thinking, relying on a technical, economic, and analytical
approach. While at ENTSO-E, Staschus contributed to network code
drafts, 10-year network development plans, and a transparency
platform for EU-wide fundamental electricity system data. In his
new role, he continues to chair two of the organization’s research
and development committees. Prior to Navigant, Staschus served as a
member of BDEW, Berlin’s association of energy and water
industries, as managing director of VDN, Germany’s association of
network operators, and in roles at the association of German TSOs,
DVG, as well as Pacific Gas and Electric.
About Navigant
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global
professional services firm that helps clients take control of their
future. Navigant’s professionals apply deep industry knowledge,
substantive technical expertise, and an enterprising approach to
help clients build, manage, and/or protect their business
interests. With a focus on markets and clients facing
transformational change and significant regulatory or legal
pressures, the firm primarily serves clients in the healthcare,
energy, and financial services industries. Across a range of
advisory, consulting, outsourcing, and technology/analytics
services, Navigant’s practitioners bring sharp insight that
pinpoints opportunities and delivers powerful results. More
information about Navigant can be found at navigant.com.
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