Our team

Angus MacDonald

Founder & Director

Angus founded GPG as part of a wider drive towards reduction of carbon. The biofuel engines save 3,000 tons per year per MW and have the potential to become one of the most cost effective and consistent year-round sources of behind the meter renewable generation. The fuel brings the double benefit of recycling waste bio products and avoiding the use of fossil fuel.

Prior to GPG, Angus was the founder of British Solar Renewables and responsible for delivering over 600MW of solar in the UK over a 5-year period. The renewable energy business was born out of running a property business that has created over 1,000 new homes.

Previous to this, Angus had a career in aviation including naval helicopters for 8 years, flying for the film industry for 4 years and passenger jets for 8 years with British Airways. He lives on an arable farm in Somerset with his wife and four children. His interests include the farm, skiing, riding, shooting, boating and trying to reverse climate change - all of which are immensely improved when being done with the children. He is also a Trustee for the Gladys Cobham Trust.

Russell Davis

Managing Director

Russell Davis joined the Talick Group as Managing Director in July 2020. He is responsible for all companies trading under the Talick Group umbrella, including GPG, to drive the business strategy and growth plan across the group. Prior to joining the group, Russell was an independent consultant in the financial services industry, driving business propositions, trade plans, investment and product development to a number of insurance and IFA businesses.

Previously, Russell was Group Managing Director for 360 Group a Telecommunications and Commercial energy business which has grown to become a key market leader in its field. He developed the business plan, branding, strategy and finance allowing a small family run business to grow organically to become a multi-million pound enterprise with seven group companies within 4 years.

Prior to joining 360 Group, Russell was headhunted by ComparetheMarket.com to become Director of Money, Life and Utilities, launching their new financial and consumer energy markets, developing an £80 million pound revenue stream. Before joining CTM, he held the position of Head of Business Development at Tesco Bank, developing the online trading platform (post RBS acquisition) to deliver key products such as car, home and travel insurance online.

In 2008, Russell was the founding Director of Renew Insurance, a bespoke specialist insurance brokers trading specifically at the over 40s market, this business enjoyed significant growth and was subsequently sold to Hastings Direct.

Russell currently resides with his fiance in Cambridgeshire, he enjoys, golf, football, gardening and holidays.

Clive Cosby

Senior Project Manager

Clive joined GPG following five years of utility-scale solar delivery, (working with Angus and Iain) he oversaw the build of the biggest grid-connected UK parks before the end of the home solar cycle, before he moved to an international developer. Based in Asia, he then brought the first solar park to site in Myanmar, delivering 50mw to an island grid infrastructure, where it was very much a case of familiar subject matter, extra-ordinary circumstances, in a region where most live without power, outages are the daily norm and everything about the project was pioneering.

More recently, he worked in Iberia delivering sites in Portugal where the scale of delivering hundreds of mega-watts was a welcome challenge, connecting sites to operate under the highest irradiance levels in Europe. Prior to working in renewable energy, Clive worked in the marine industry as a professional yacht skipper, racing around the world, refitting yachts for expeditions and running a global research vessel. Researching plastic pollution across our global oceans, a decade before the issue was widely understood or spoken about was a revelation to Clive and pioneering work; bringing the subject to people’s attention and opening his eyes to the scale of the challenge we now face from the legacy of our unsustainable, single-use and wasteful culture.

With a degree in surveying, followed by a career in sales he also spent several years delivering learning and development interventions to corporate audiences globally, a mixed portfolio. For now, renewable energy and new technology opportunities are a strong focus, until perhaps a new sailing opportunity comes along. He is glad to be working with GPG on the solutions side of our environmental challenges; combining passions, helping implement change to manmade environmental issues and despite the weather, glad to be back working in the UK again.

Michael Sherred

Project Manager

Michael started professional life in the City as a market maker in US Equities. After 23 years, he moved to Somerset to pursue a lifelong ambition to build a ‘Grand Designs’ style house. In 2010, he joined a Solar PV company, gaining invaluable experience in the renewable energy market. His current role is project manager for the deployment of GPG’s fleet of generators, providing baseload renewable power for supermarket distribution centres. In his spare time, he is avid sports fan and, when required, can still generate plenty of turn with his gentle off spin for the local village cricket team.

David Lane

Technical Manager

David joined the Talick Group as Technical Manager focused on the technical sale and support aspects for the solutions the group provides. David is an experienced technical engineering sales manager with a 11-year career working within the Power Generation Industry across multiply market segments, including government, utilities, industrial and construction and automotive, providing technical solutions for temporary, embedded generation systems and uninterruptible power systems and associated fuel and electrical control systems.

David is passionate about technology which provides a green powered solution by reducing and removing the reliance on carbon-based fossil fuels, whilst also providing solutions to support the off-grid power generation infrastructure and help achieve the UK’s 2050 emissions commitment.

Prior to joining Talick Group, David started his mechanical career working in the Commercial Vehicle Sector before joining Cummins UK in 2007 and Power Electrics Generators Limited as Project Service Sales Manager in 2011.

David lives in the Forest of Dean, with his wife and two daughters, he is a Parent Governor for the local primary school federation. He enjoys motorsport, mountain bike riding and walking in the local woods with his family.

Ian Rice

Commercial Manager

Ian is the Commercial Manager of the Talick Group. He spent over 20 years of his career in finance, rising to be a corporate finance director in investment banking, advising public and private organisations on strategy, financing, marketing, corporate governance, stakeholder relationships and other aspects of establishment and growth and gaining an MBA on the way. For the last seven years, until the end of 2018, he ran his own companies in renewable energy projects.

Ian is a passionate advocate for climate change management, environmental and wildlife and nature conservation issues and for disability inclusion in the workplace and in sports. He is a committee member of the Lord’s Taverners sport charity for disabled and disadvantaged young people in the West of England and, through his activities in his photography, is a member of the International Sports Press Association and a committee member of the UK Sports Journalists’ Association.

Helen Franks

Sales & Marketing Manager

Helen joined the Talick Group (incorporating GPG) as Sales & Marketing Manager to focus on business development and implement a sales & marketing strategy in readiness for a rapidly growing business. Helen is an experienced and successful business partnership manager, having previously worked for renewable energy provider – Good Energy from 2017. She managed BAFTA Albert, Julies Bicycle, The Legal Sustainability Alliance, The Sustainable Restaurant Association and Eden Sessions, all of which are focused on delivering sustainable and low carbon awareness initiatives. Helen is passionate about using the power of business to solve climate crisis and reduce environmental impact through collaboration in line with commercial and a strategic framework.

Prior to Good Energy Limited, Helen led the corporate partnership team at The Trussell Trust, the UKs leading network of Food Bank charities, raising £1.8m each year. Her commercial acumen and relationship skills help set up a ‘fuel bank’ scheme for families facing fuel poverty with npower. Helen’s career began in the food sector and she has subsequently worked for a diverse range of food manufacturers selling to many national supermarkets – Pizzas, Dairy, Health Food Supplements, Organic vegetables/salad. Helen resides in Marlborough, Wiltshire and is a director of a CIC ‘Mad About Waste’ based in Chippenham. She enjoys long country walks, mountain biking, gardening and time with family.

Vince Costanza

Finance Controller

Vince is GPG’s Financial Controller. Vince trained and qualified in practice with a large regional firm of accountants in the South West. He gained experience the accounting, tax and audit needs of the small to medium sized business. After 6 years, Vince left to join a regional Builders Merchants as Financial controller with turnover of £15m. Managing a team of 4, Vince helped the Merchant to grow and implement much needed controls and processes required. A few years later, the merchant was acquisitioned by the Grafton Group, and Vince was kept on in a new role of finance manager (acquisitions) where he led a finance team in Somerset and in London. Vince has an interest in how technology is helping and changing accounting processes in both Industry and Practice. In his spare time, Vince enjoys time with his young family, is on the committee of both his local playing field and parish council and loves watching a football game when he can.