Michelle Hitchens

Michelle began her career in energy in 1989 when the sector privatised, working for Eon in various operational departments for over 17 years. Michelle then moved to have day to day operational control for a small business energy supplier and then working for some of the larger energy consultants, assisting clients with energy procurement.

Before joining Leigh in Coral Energy Limited in 2022, Michelle worked for a global software company selling billing and customer management software to many of the energy startups that came to the market between 2016 and 2022.

Michelle is an expert in back-office management and is passionate about data believing that the measuring and monitoring of energy consumption is key to businesses achieving their Net Zero goals.