About Us

Richard Knox is the founder and chief executive officer of Verlume. Since the company’s inception in 2013, Richard has provided the technology focus, customer service and value-based ethos which has served as the cornerstone to the company’s achievements.

Prior to setting up Verlume, Richard had a successful career at GE where he was responsible for concept and implementation of award-winning subsea tree systems, having also led GE’s first subsea FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) team.

Richard is passionate about the commercial adoption of renewable technology and leads the company’s overall business strategy and execution. A Chartered Engineer with over 20 years of industry experience, Richard is a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and regularly contributes to energy industry events and conferences.

Since June 2022, Richard has been advising the Scottish Government as a representative of the energy sector, as well as previously being part of a Scottish Government strategic leadership group.

Jonny Moroney leads Verlume’s operations with overall accountability for project management and operations within the company. Jonny is an experienced project manager with an engineering background in the design, manufacture, and test of subsea equipment.

He started his career serving his time as an apprentice at ABB Vetco Gray and over the past 20 years has worked in the energy industry across a variety of roles, specialising in the project management of technology-focused projects.

Jonny has delivered research and development projects for a range of energy operators and has also successfully delivered several energy storage and power generation R&D and commercial projects.

Alan Shanks is a Chartered Accountant and experienced finance professional with over 30 years of leadership across the energy and finance sectors. He has worked with entrepreneurial, owner-managed, private equity-backed and larger corporate businesses in the UK and internationally, developing a strong global perspective.

With a background in corporate finance, he has particular expertise in strategic financial planning, reporting and governance. As CFO at Verlume, Alan oversees all finance-related activity and partners closely with colleagues and stakeholders, aligning financial management with the company’s growth ambitions and long-term success.

With a strong background in engineering, Robert joined Verlume as one of the founding employees in 2013 and has since worked across a range of engineering and project management roles within the company.

As Head of Engineering and Product, Robert leads Verlume’s engineering team and has accountability for the Engineering and Technology activities across the business. With a three-pronged approach, Robert aligns Verlume’s expertise in intelligent energy management and power delivery with new innovations, client specifications and industry direction.

Robert has been influential in technology development within Verlume, having been the lead designer of Verlume’s first ever deployed system (the Subsea Powerhub). Now a legacy product, this system was crucial in shifting the company’s focus towards energy storage after identifying a gap in the market in 2017.