The Secretariat Team

Claire Haigh was appointed as Executive Director of Zemo Partnership in January 2024. Claire comes to Zemo from Greener Vision where she was the Founder & CEO. Greener Vision is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to encouraging the switch to a greener future

She also chairs the Delivery & Impacts Independent Review Panel for the Government’s Joint Air Quality Unit (DfT/Defra) and is Executive Director of the Transport Knowledge Hub. She was formerly the Chief Executive of the sustainable transport group Greener Journeys, and of the not-for-profit organisation Greener Transport Solutions.  She has been a Board Member of Transport for Greater Manchester and was Vice-Chair of Zemo Partnership. 

Claire is also an artist motivated by a desire for positive change.  “If we want to change behaviours, we need to change the premises which led to them”. Her work The Tabula Project aims to provide a new perspective on the mind.

Jonathan is Director of Finance, Operations and Business Development and has responsibility for formulating the policy objectives of the Partnership, in conjunction with government departments and members, ensuring the work programme reflects those policy objectives and disseminating the outputs of the Partnership’s work programme to policy makers. Jonathan has direct responsibility for co-ordinating the delivery of the work programme and liaison with various stakeholders. He also has responsibility for operational aspects of the Partnership's activities.

Jonathan 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 involves developing policy, designing and implementing programmes to promote markets for environmental vehicles, technologies and fuels working closely with the UK Government and EC during the last two decades. 

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

Gloria is an environmental scientist with expertise in policy development related to zero emission vehicles and sustainable low carbon fuels. Her work at Zemo Partnership has focused on a range of national policy areas including the Low Emission Bus Grant, Car Fuel Economy Labelling Scheme, CVRAS and Low Carbon Fuels Strategy. She has established various initiatives to support the market deployment of sustainable low carbon fuels including Zemo’s Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme. Gloria currently leads the Fuels Working Group and Zemo Partnership’s work stream on life-cycle analysis.

Gloria has an MSc in Integrated Pollution Control and is Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow Member of IEMA. Before joining Zemo Partnership, her work focused on local air quality management working in consultancy and the public sector. She’s won several awards including - WWF Community Hero Award, Green Fleet Magazine Public Sector Green Fleet Award and the Guardian’s Fleet Hero Award for Innovation in Fleet Management.

Andy Eastlake was a founding member of the Partnership in 2003 and after serving both on the board and as chair of the members council for many years, was appointed as Managing Director in April 2012 and became Zemo Partnership Chief Executive Officer in June 2021.

He was formerly Group Head of Commercial and Projects at Millbrook Proving Ground where he was responsible for all the laboratories and commercial activity and led the work on powertrain test and development programmes and alternative fuels, for a variety of global OEM customers. Andy built his career in vehicle engineering, focussing on developing new test methods specialising in powertrain development, fuel economy and emissions.

As Head of Laboratories Andy was responsible for all technical aspects of the Millbrook business and for government and European legislative relations, supporting a wide range of policy initiatives for the UK government. He joined Millbrook after a year’s training with Vauxhall Motors by whom he was sponsored to study for a degree in Mechanical Engineering at Southampton University. Andy has supported many innovation activities in an advisory role including the creation of CENEX in 2005 and the APC in 2013. Andy is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and has supported STEM development throughout his career.

Neil is responsible for Zemo Partnership's communications activities including most publications, the monthly e-newsletter and has strategic oversight of the website. He also manages the Partnership's own events, including the Annual Conference and parliamentary/Party Conference activities; he also agrees participation in third-party initiatives. Neil is responsible for media and parliamentary communications and for aspects of the Secretariat's information management.

Neil has worked in both the public and private sectors in a variety of policy, public affairs, business development and communications roles. 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. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Tim manages work focused on heavy duty vehicles, overseeing the Bus and Coach Working Group and associated projects. This includes the delivery of projects such as the Zero Emission Bus Certification scheme in support of Department for Transport funding schemes, supporting industry to negotiate the barriers associated with fleet electrification and evaluating opportunities for decarbonising coaches.

Tim graduated from the University of Northumbria in 2019 with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, after which he joined public transport operator The Go-Ahead Group in a Graduate Engineer role focused on bus asset management. During this time, Tim was engaged in multiple projects centred around developing the strategy for the adoption of zero-emission buses.

Jackie has over 18 years’ experience in the automotive industry. Prior to joining Zemo Partnership she worked for Ricardo, an automotive engineering consultancy. She has worked on vehicle and engine calibration programmes to meet emissions standards for a range of vehicle applications. She has also delivered fuel consumption studies, incorporating real world and laboratory emissions testing and analysis.

She has a first class MEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College and is a Chartered Engineer with the IMechE. Jackie supports Zemo Partnership’s Fuels Working Group and Life Cycle Analysis work streams.

Alec first joined Zemo Partnership as part of the internship programme before joining the team full-time, and now has the primary role as Project Manager, leading the Energy Infrastructure Working Group activities. Alec also provides support across a range of Zemo projects, coordinating the integration of the innovation workstream across the different working groups and supporting the Partnership's role in the EV Energy Taskforce.

Alec has a BSc (Hons.) in Physics, a BEng in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc in Energy Systems and the Environment.

Emily graduated from King’s College London with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. During her studies, she developed a specific interest in air quality and completed a dissertation focused on the spatial and temporal distribution of Particulate Matter 2.5 within the London Underground.

In addition to her studies, Emily has experience within the Widening Participation sphere, pushing to improve local access to higher education. She is looking to incorporate this experience into improving stakeholder engagement and cross-sector knowledge within air quality and transportation, to help accelerate the shift to zero emissions.

Emily will be supporting projects across the Zemo Partnership, with a specific focus on Commercial Vehicles.

Catherine Dove has rejoined Zemo as Executive Support Manager, supporting the Partnership’s Executive Team in operational, HR and administration matters.

Catherine facilitates Zemo’s governance, working with the CEO and Chair, supporting the Board and its Executive Committees. Currently, Catherine is also managing Zemo’s website content with the Communications and Marketing team.  Catherine was one of the original members of Zemo, as LowCVP, starting soon after its founding in 2003.

She is a linguist by training,  holding a BA Hons in French and Spanish from Manchester University and has worked in various coordination and administration roles in the non-profit sector from the National Trust and UNESCO to the DVSA.

Samira joined the Zemo Partnership from the charity sector. She is responsible for day-to-day office management, team support and is also the membership lead. Samira has over ten years of membership and administration experience and has previously worked in political party and charity member organisations.

Samira has a keen interest in living sustainably and has recently completed a course in Environmental Awareness and sustainability.