Young Energy Professionals Awards 2016 winners announced

17 June 2016.

The winners of the Young Energy Professionals Awards 2016 were announced at a ceremony in central London on Thursday night. The Awards are an opportunity to recognise the great work young energy professionals undertake throughout the entire industry.

SNP Energy and Climate Change spokesperson, Callum McCaig MP, held a captive audience as he delivered the keynote speech at the event, which was attended by around 200 young energy professionals.

Those shortlisted for the awards were joined by other young energy professionals who were able to celebrate the successes of their peers and network with new colleagues.

The winners of the 2016 awards are:

Category	Winner	Company
EY YEP of the Year	Christine Waata	EDF Energy
Engineer of the Year	Claire Coombes	Sofinel
Customer Focus	Jonathan Griffiths	E.ON
Innovation	Tom Keyworth	EDF Energy
Rising Star	Kirsty Duncan	Centrica
Team of the Year	ESB eCars	ESB

Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:

“Congratulations to all the winners and those shortlisted for awards. It is a remarkable achievement to have been recognised from an outstanding number of (65) entries from more than 20 companies.

“Our Young Energy Professionals are the future of the energy industry so it is great to see such talent and dedication across the sector.”