Meet the senior team
The REPD team brings a diverse mix of skills and technology expertise combined with over 20 years of extensive commercial and project development experience in the UK and European renewable energy markets.
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Simeon Batov
Executive Director / Founder
20+ years of project development and management experience gained with UK and European renewable energy businesses.
MSc in Business Computing from University of Westminster, MEng in Industrial Engineering from Sofia Technical University.
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Polina Modenova
Head of Projects
8+ years in managing project development activities at REPD, with prior experience as a project coordinator at a large EPC company.
BSc (Hons) Management from Cass Business School, London.
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Swara Shah
Planning Manager
5+ years of planning experience in renewable and low carbon energy projects, with prior experience in residential schemes and master planning in UAE.
Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, with an MA in Urban Design and a BA (Hons) from Oxford Brookes University.
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Jessica Beynon
Planning Manager
3+ years of combined experience in planning and sustainability across New Zealand and the UK, including work in local government, planning consultancy, and the renewable energy sector.
BSc in Biology from the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management from Lincoln University (New Zealand). Working towards Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) chartership.
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Richard Caldarone
Senior Project Manager
18 years’ experience in renewable energy, spanning early-stage development through to construction and delivery. Developed onshore wind, solar and BESS projects, with additional experience as a Portfolio Manager for operational assets.
Holds an MSc in Renewable Energy with strong commercial, technical and financial sector insight.
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Sarah Harvey
Project Manager
Since joining the team, Sarah has been instrumental in supporting the BESS portfolio of projects and assisting with all our consultation and community engagement activities.
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering from the University of Liverpool and Diploma in Professional & Digital Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
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Kaloyan Zlateshki
Project Manager
4 years of project development experience in the renewable energy sector, with prior experience in private equity and finance.
BSc in Finance and Economics from Swansea University
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Alejandro Castro
Project Engineer
2+ years of renewable development experience, focusing on technical activities including but not limited to grid engineering, CAD design, and data analysis.
MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Strathclyde University.
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Lee Hyland
Land Acquisition Manager
8+ years experience with all aspects of site origination and landowner relationship management in the renewable energy sector.
Early career in direct sales in the UK, Europe and America.
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David Gretton
Legal Counsel
Experienced commercial property lawyer with expertise in all aspects of site acquisition, property sales, purchases and real estate development.
Master’s degree in European Law and certifications in Land Registry Law and Practice.