Neil McDermott has been the Chief Executive of the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) and the Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) since 2014. With over 25 years in the energy sector, he brings to the team a breadth of strategic, commercial and leadership skills gained across a range of environments having undertaken roles in management consulting, development of energy infrastructure projects, energy trading, asset operations and commercial origination. Previous companies include EDF Energy, Enron, Ernst & Young and National Power, the forerunner of RWE. He has served as a Board Director for over 20 years and since 2017, he has been an independent member of the BEIS Project Investment Committee.