Angela’s rise through the world of finance and treasury has been nothing short of meteoric. After beginning her career in finance in 2012, she was appointed Director of Strategic Finance at Octopus Energy just seven years later. Since then, she has helped the company navigate an unprecedented period of turbulence in the UK energy market, during which over 30 energy suppliers failed – all while remaining passionate about championing diversity, making a difference in the world and challenging herself to move the needle on climate change.

“Everyone I know within the bank who has worked with Angela agrees that we have never known someone who’s able to digest so much complex information and deal with things in such an organised way,” comments Astrid Perrin-Megret, Director, Global Trade Solutions at BNP Paribas.

Where leadership is concerned, Angela has embraced the culture of high autonomy and high responsibility that characterises Octopus. She is also passionate about celebrating the achievements of her team.

As well as seeking to manage others with empathy, Angela is deeply committed to furthering diversity and equality within her team. “The approach I’ve taken is to make sure the pipeline at the beginning of the hiring process is as diverse as it can be,” she explains. “I’m very proud of the diversity in my team. Our company takes diversity seriously and is performing well at the management and staff level, but board level diversity continues to show a gap both in our company and in the broader energy industry, so it’s important to keep moving forward.”