Our core team

Agnes Czako Airex CEO

agnes czako

  • Agnes has been a Lead Assessor of an energy advisory organisation since 2011 where she led the delivery of 30,000 Fuel Poverty assessments. She is a certified Passivhaus consultant with 12 years building physics experience. She has led numerous low-carbon innovation projects. Agnes holds a BSc from the University of Budapest and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment (IDBE) from the University of Cambridge and is winner of "Women in Innovation 2019" Innovate UK award.

chris stobart

  • Over the past 15 years Chris has played a critical role in the development of 17+ products for industries ranging from medical to industrial. His involvement in product development has ranged from identifying market needs, performing R&D activities, leading engineering teams, and delivering certified products to the market. Chris holds a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering and an M.Sc. in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

joe mcmullen

  • Joe a decade of experience within the domestic energy efficiency and fuel poverty sector. This has included research into the impacts of local and national energy policies, working with community energy groups to develop projects, and the management of retrofit programs that have helped over 10,000 households in fuel poverty. Joe holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems and a BSc in Physics, both from the University of Edinburgh.

mALIK HABIB

  • Malik’s expertise lies in Electronic circuit/PCB design, prototyping and embedded firmware development, across multiple processors and BLE, wifi and GSM devices. He holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from Brunel University.

Mairead Fowler

  • Mairead is an accomplished Head of Marketing with over 5 years of experience in construction technology. Her leadership at Evercam - Construction Cameras involved developing and executing a global marketing strategy. She's passionate about merging technology and marketing to achieve innovation and growth.

PAUL ROBINSON

  • Paul has around 20 years of experience of firmware and electronics design. He has worked on products from design concept, through to prototyping, testing and production. He specializes in embedded C for microcontrollers and holds a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from Loughborough University.

Kelly Mordecai

  • Kelly has been a Domestic Energy Assessor since 2007, having personally visited over 25,000 properties. During that time he has managed teams of assessors and surveyors for Home Energy Schemes. He is also a Retrofit Scheme Assessor, Indoor Air Quality Assessor and is qualified to give energy advice. He was previously Operations Manager for an international medical supplier.

DAN EAGLE

  • Dan has over eight years software development experience, with a diverse background ranging from computational physics simulations to software quality assurance to front-end development. He has previously worked at Hitchi Vantara where he helped develop and test REST APIs for hardware orchestration. Dan holds an MSc in Physics from Imperial College London, where his studies focused on the physics of the atmosphere and the Earth's climate.

Nimesh Desai

  • Nimesh is an experienced sales professional with over 7 years experience working in climate technology with roles including technical sales, commercial sales, business development and intellectual property management. Nimesh holds an (MEng in Chemical Engineer and Process Engineering from the University of Surrey.

Richard Kemp-HARPER

  • Richard has over 15 years of experience in product and technology strategy in the energy and transport sectors. In his last role he was part of the leadership team of a zero emission transport startup that grew from 8 to 80 people and an exit in 2021. He thrives on bridging the gaps between Government, customers, technology developers and academia around innovation. He holds a degree in Chemistry and PhD in biomedical applications of NMR from Oxford University.

HANY yowakim

  • Hany has been a Domestic Energy Assessor since 2008 & an Accredited Green Deal Advisor since 2014. He has personally visited & given energy advice to over 18,000 households.He was previously working in the construction industry. Hany holds a BSc in Power Engineering from Cairo University.

Dwayne De Silva

  • Dwayne has seven years experience in Sales, account management and business development. Working within the energy and security sectors, he has helped the development of market leading security companies, securing key accounts/partnerships and driving business growth. Dwayne holds a BSc in Business Management & Economics.

Sarah Goodroe

  • Over the last eight years, Sarah has been working across backend and frontend development, data science and analytics, and machine learning algorithms. A trained data scientist, Sarah has applied her skills in the domain of academic research prior to joining Airex. Sarah holds a BSc in Psychology and a BSc in Media Communications from Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds an MPhil and PhD in Neuroscience from University College London.

Ryan Syrett

  • With over 15 years of experience in Supply Chain and Manufacturing, Ryan has developed a deep expertise in optimizing operations, driving efficiency, and fostering innovation across diverse industries. Known for a strong commitment to sustainability, he consistently seeks opportunities to integrate eco-friendly practices into supply chain processes and manufacturing strategies, helping organizations reduce their environmental footprint while improving performance.

Nicola Giles

  • Nicola has over a decade of experience in people operations, primarily within the national security and public sector space. Nicola commits herself to fostering a healthy and inclusive working culture, and has a passion for supporting those who make a difference. As the Head of People and Culture, Nicola is dedicated to ensuring an inclusive, collaborative and supportive working environment where every team member can contribute their best and feel valued in their roles.

Yusuf HUSSAIN

  • Yusuf has two years of experience in firmware and robotics accross research, development, and commissioning of autonomous robotic systems along with embedded firmware and wider software solutions. Yusuf graduated from the University of Warwick with a BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Rupesh bomali

  • With over 16 years of experience, Rupesh has primarily worked with start-ups since 2011, with responsibility for managing finance, taxation, audit, due diligence and statutory compliances. Rupesh is a full member of the AAT, holds the AATQB certification and is an Associate Member of the ISDS. Rupesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a master's in Investment and Finance from Middlesex University.

Sahar Javaheri

  • Sahar has more than 10 years of experience in analysing large datasets, developing predictive models, and extracting valuable insights to drive informed decision-making gained in academia including a four-year research fellowship in the field of Solid State Physics. Sahar holds both a masters degree and a PhD in Condensed Matter and Materials Physics from Buali Sina University as well as a Master of Data Science degree from the University of Salford.

Patrick HoaR

  • Patrick has over 18 years of experience in finance across companies and industries as diverse as Penguin Publishing, Barclays Bank and Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising. Since 2014 Patrick has been specialising in start-ups and scale-ups, with four years at Digital Science before joining Hindawi in 2018, where he played a key role in its $300m sale to Wiley at the end of 2020. Following completion of the CFO Programme at London Business School in 2022, Patrick has been working as a fractional CFO across multiple start-ups. Patrick holds a MSc in Mathematics from Imperial College London and is a CIMA qualified accountant.

julia groves

  • For over 20 years Julia has been focused on building a more sustainable economy: whether funding renewable energy generation, making finance more democratic or creating responsible investments. A serial entrepreneur and successful angel investor in her own right, Julia joined Airex as Chair in October 2023 after setting up the Sustainability team at the British Business Bank. She also sits on the Nesta Impact Investment Committee and is a strategic adviser to Engine B.

Andrew wordsworth

  • Andrew is a Founder and Managing Partner of Sustainable Ventures, established in 2011 with a vision of the world in which the twin challenges of climate change and resource scarcity are addressed by commercial solutions. Over the last 10 years Sustainable Ventures have founded 8 companies to this end, invested in 27 and supported a further 250. At heart though Andrew is still an entrepreneur, and through SV’s Venture Development function continue to take their own ideas from concept through to exit. Prior to establishing Sustainable Ventures, Andrew had over 15 years’ experience in the energy and climate change sector - including roles within Esso, Bain, Arthur D Little and as Managing Director of Carbon Trust Enterprises.

Our Advisory Board

peter davies

  • Peter has led multiple funding rounds, scaled team/operations, and delivered notable innovation and commercial projects, including Innovate UK feasibility studies. Peter was awarded 'Innovator of the Year' at 2016 Business Green Technologies awards and is a serial entrepreneur, AI/blockchain specialist and LabVIEW expert. In 2015, he formed Verv, raising £10+million to develop smart home energy management systems and peer-to-peer energy trading platforms and listed as Forbes top five scale ups to watch in 2020. Peter is an IoT thought leader and co-founded the European Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring conference.

Tony duffy

  • Tony is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with 30+ years of experience in developing and project managing the on-site installation of low carbon building technologies, particularly in the domestic retrofit sector. He has advised government, banks, large corporate companies and private individuals, and is currently advising the AirEx core team on thermal performance strategy and design reviews.

John waters

  • John is a founder member of Green Angel Syndicate, the only UK angel syndicate focusing on the battle to address climate change. For a number of the companies within his investment portfolio, John advise and mentor the CEO and senior leadership team members, providing strategic input on sales, operational and sustainability issues. John was previously with Environmental Resources Management for almost 20 years in senior executive leadership roles. In this period ERM grew to become the world's leading sustainability consultancy - supported by 4 rounds of private equity funding - with 2016 valuation of $1.7billion.