Pictured above: Relectrify Co-founder Daniel Crowley, John Clifford and Relectrify Co-founder Valentin Muenzel

We are pleased to announce that John Clifford has joined Relectrify as an investor and non-executive director.

John brings a wealth of experience in utility technology investments and strong networks and insights in the energy sector. He holds a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management from Birmingham University and initially trained as an engineer with Jaguar Cars. Following graduation, he entered the private equity sector in the UK, South East Asia, and Australia with the 3i Group and N.M. Rothschild. In 2003 John was part of a small team at Bayard Capital which acquired Email, Landis & Gyr and other electricity metering businesses worldwide to form Landis & Gyr Group, which in 2011 was acquired for US$2.3 Billion by Toshiba.

John holds several Chairman positions, including at HRL Technology Group Pty Ltd, a company providing expert technical consulting and testing services in the energy and manufacturing industries, Metropolis Metering Services Pty Ltd, an electricity metering product and services company, and Gentrack Group Ltd, an ASX and NZX-listed utility billing and customer management software company.