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GridBeyond joins Women in Utility Network to further support its talent acquisition strategy and promote diversity in the energy sector

GridBeyond the world’s leading technology player for managing distributed and flexible energy resources has joined the Women in Utility Network (WUN) to support its diversity, equality and inclusion core values.

The partnership aims at reaching a wider network and to support the company talent acquisition strategy for which GridBeyond has recently hired an HR Leader as well. Furthermore, the Women in Utility Network provides a mentoring scheme for women to support their professional development its members or get support about daily challenges.

Michael Phelan, GridBeyond CEO, said:

“We are very pleased to become members of WUN. At GridBeyond, we greatly value the contribution of our female colleagues and appreciate the importance of diversity inside organisation, which bring different perspectives and points of views. To be a partner of WUN represents a fantastic opportunity to reach new talents in the energy sector and support our core values.”

Jo Butlin, WUN Founder, commented:

“WUN are delighted to welcome GridBeyond as a new partner. We look forward to working with them to support the development of their own women, and wider, recognising the importance of diversity in talent and leadership across the sector“.

WUN was founded in 2018 by women working in energy and utilities and that wanted to support a sector lacking in diversity with many women being generally under-represented. WUN seeks to help other women to build the right networks, get the right training and take control of their own work lives.

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