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.Joe Buchanunn, Over a career spanning more than 35 years serving as leader in notable British companies, Cooley continues to play a significant role in the advancement of sustainable energy technologies.Gayle Rouncivell,

Early life and education

Graham Cooley was born in

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in 1964 to Mike Cooley, an engineer, writer, and trade union leader and Shirley Cooley, a physics teacher. He studied

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at the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (now

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), earning a BSc (Hons) in 1985. He completed his PhD in Materials Physics at

in 1989, where he currently holds an honorary professorship. Cooley later pursued an MBA at the

and a Diploma in Managing Innovation from the

Career

Cooley began his professional career at the Central Electricity Research Laboratory (CERL) in

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in 1989, working as an R&D Manager. Following the privatisation of the

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(CEGB) in 1990, he joined National Power PLC, where he contributed to the development of the Regenesys energy storage technology. He later served as Business Development Manager at both

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and International Power PLC. In 2000, Cooley was appointed CEO of ''Antenova''. During his leadership, Antenova secured £9.4 million in venture capital funding and expanded its wireless communication product offerings before it was later acquired by ''discoverIE'' in 2021. Cooley subsequently became CEO of ''Metalysis'' in 2003, a

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spin-out company. From 2007 to 2009, Cooley led ''Sensortec'', ''Universal Sensors'', and ''Cawood PLC'', focusing on industrial diagnostics and biosensor technologies. In 2009, Cooley was appointed CEO of ITM Power PLC, a manufacturer of electrolysers for green hydrogen production. Cooley served as a member of the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council and chaired the ESG Committee at

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. Since 2023, Cooley has held several non-executive roles, including Director at

Cadent Gas Cadent Gas is a British regional gas distribution company that owns, operates and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the United Kingdom, transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses across North West England, We ...

and Board Member of the Cadent Foundation. He currently works at ''Light Science Technologies Holdings Plc'', as Non-Executive Chairman from 2024, and '' CAP-XX Ltd''., as Chairman from 2025.

Academic and professional recognition

Cooley holds the title of

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, London. He is a

Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a British engineering institution with activities including promotion of the development of materials science. It has been a Charitable organization, registered charity governed by a ro ...

(FIMMM), the

Institution of Engineering and Technology The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871,Engin ...

(FIET), and the

Energy Institute The Energy Institute (EI) is a professional organization for engineers and other professionals in energy-related fields. The EI was formed in 2003 by the merger of the Institute of Petroleum (dating back to 1913) and the Institute of Energy ( ...

(FEI). He received the ''Bessemer Society Lifetime Fellowship Award'' and has been named multiple times in the ''GreenFleet 100 list'' recognising his contributions to the decarbonisation of transport.

Personal life

Cooley divides his time between

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and

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, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

References

External links

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