Eoin Lees has worked in sustainable energy for 26 years, particularly in the field of energy efficiency in households. Since 2003, he has been an independent consultant and worked with a wide range of clients including UK and overseas Governments, the EU, trade bodies and the private sector.

He was the founding Chief Executive of the Energy Saving Trust from 1993 to 2003 and built the organisation from one employee to 110 in that period.  He was responsible for the introduction of energy efficiency obligations on regulated energy companies in 1994.  

A physicist by training, he is married with one grown-up son. As a result of his Scottish up-bringing, he is a keen golfer and a Robert Burns enthusiast.