The Secretariat Team

The Secretariat’s role is to facilitate engagement between members of the Partnership and acts as the first point of contact for organisations and individuals interested in its work. The Secretariat coordinates the work of the Board, the Steering Group and the Working Groups and represents the Partnership to internal and external audiences.

The LowCVP Secretariat team is, currently:

Greg Archer, Managing Director

Greg Archer has been Managing Director of the LowCVP since 2004 and has overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the Partnership in liaison with the LowCVP Board. In this capacity he is also a: 

• Director of Cenex (Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology)
• Member of the Renewable Fuels Agency Board overseeing the introduction of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (with specific responsibility for sustainability issues).

Greg is a Chartered Chemist with wide ranging experience in environmental: policy, research, business and programme management. Previous roles include managing:

• The Carbon Trust programme advising businesses on energy efficiency opportunities
• The Government air pollution research programme
• WS Atkins sustainability consultancy.

He has extensive experience in climate change, air quality and environmental risk assessment and sustainable development practice and policy. Greg lives with his long-term partner and their 2 young sons. His interests include: cooking, his allotment and occasional trips to the gym.

Jonathan Murray, Deputy Director 

Jonathan Murray is an environmental economist with over twenty years of experience working in the automotive and fuel industries for companies including the Energy Saving Trust, the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) and Total Oil, among others.

His experience has involved developing policy and designing programmes to promote markets for alternative fuels and vehicle technologies such as LPG, natural gas, electric vehicles and emission reduction technologies. Working with local authorities and agencies to reduce congestion, improve air quality in urban centres and tackling climate change in the UK and across Europe. Advising fleets on green procurement, sustainable fleet management and co-ordinating procurement consortiums. He also has extensive experience of working with stakeholders to develop policy.

In 2003 he was awarded the Green Fleet Award for Personal Achievement for kick-starting a market for clean fuelled vehicles in the UK.

Neil Wallis, Head of Communications

Neil is responsible for LowCVP's communications activities including all publications, the monthly e-newsletter and the website. He also manages the Partnership's own events, including the annual conference and party conference activities, and agrees participation in third-party initiatives. Neil is responsible for media and parliamentary communications and also, generally, for the Secretariat's information management.

Neil has worked in both the public and private sectors in a variety of roles including: economic and political research, business and strategic analysis, media relations, public affairs and programme management. After 7 years with the energy company, Texaco, and a two-year assignment as a VSO volunteer, Neil joined the Energy Saving Trust's nascent transport programmes division. He has a degree in Economics and Politics, a Masters in Business Administration and a Postgraduate Certificate in Journalism.

Catherine Dove, Secretariat and Communications Coordinator 

Catherine has been acting in this role since 2005. Amongst Catherine’s responsibilities is the management of stakeholder relations, partnership finances, membership coordination and assisting with most communications activities (particularly the website). As the longest standing member of the team, Catherine has an extensive knowledge of the Partnership, its history and members.

Catherine is a linguist by training with previous experience including international and educational research organisations. Previous roles include working in the Communications and Education sectors of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) providing administrative and programme management support at the Kingston office in Jamaica; working in the Director’s office at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London as part of the Aga Khan Development Network.

She has  BA (Hons) in French and Spanish and her interests include politics, the Middle East, cooking, wine and travel.

Chris Brown, Act on CO2 Stakeholder Relations Manager

Chris is a public affairs consultant with extensive experience in sustainable transport and energy efficiency. Organisations he has worked for recently include the Building Research Establishment, the Energy Saving Trust, Saab GB and the Society for Chemical Industry. He has also formerly worked on projects for Energywatch and Ofgem. From 1994 to 2001, Chris was Head of Corporate Affairs for the Energy Saving Trust, which works between public and private sectors to encourage investment in energy efficiency. Before this he was a Director of McIntyre Hodges PR and previously worked as a marketing manager for BT and for ICL.

Chris is a non executive director of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre and a trustee of the environmental charity Grantscape.

Roy Williamson, Low Carbon Programme Manager

Roy's role as progamme manager is focused around catalysing relationships and opportunities for innovation and business.  Roy has led national innovation and collaborative-networking activities for many years, across a diverse range of interests including new energy technologies, waste management, algae-to-biofuels and intelligent transport systems. He also helped to develop and pilot the DTI Knowledge Transfer Networks before focussing on road-mapping concepts, and has experience of applying for and administering public sector funding.  He has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.