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Independent Energy supplier, OVO Energy has announced three new appointments to strengthen its retail leadership team. Bill Castell will be joining as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Charlotte Eaton has been appointed as Chief People Officer (CPO) and Raman Bhatia joins as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Castell will be joining as CFO of OVO Energy and OVO Group Controller. Castell was formerly Acting CFO at Virgin Media. Bill was part of the executive team delivering innovative products to over 6 million cable and 3 million mobile customers. Bill created and launched a new One Finance strategy across Virgin ensuring an empowered team, effective capital allocation and controlled delivery. Prior to Virgin Media, Castell had a number of senior finance and operational leadership roles at Barclays, most recently as CFO of Barclays Corporate Bank. Bill started his career as an Officer in the British Army, qualified as an accountant with Deloitte and was an M&A investment banker with Goldman Sachs.
Eaton has been appointed as OVO Energy’s CPO. Previously, Charlotte was VP of People at Arm where she took a leadership role in Arm’s largest business unit. During her time at Arm, Easton managed a number of business transformation projects and developed a particular expertise in mergers and acquisitions. Before joining Arm, Easton was HR Director at HJ Heinz (now part of Kraft Heinz) after starting her career as a HR Business Partner at Barclays Bank.
Bhatia joins as Chief Operating Officer for OVO Energy responsible for the operations of the OVO retail portfolio and the integration of SSE into the OVO family. Previously Bhatia was Head of Digital Bank for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management in the UK and Europe. As a member of the Executive Committee, he built a wealth of experience in digital innovation, leading the bank through the design, development, deployment and commercialisation of various digital platforms and products across the UK and Europe. Before HSBC, Bhatia worked in consumer tech as VP at HouseTrip and Director of Strategy at Expedia for EMEA.
Commenting on the appointments Adrian Letts, CEO of OVO Retail, said “The urgent need and responsibility to address the climate crisis has never been more critical. Bill, Charlotte and Raman all bring a wealth of valuable expertise at the start of a significant year for OVO Energy, where we will be playing a crucial role in helping customers reduce their carbon footprint. That’s an exciting purpose to get behind.”