New finance chief for Nottingham energy firm

Yü Group, the supplier of gas and electricity to businesses, has appoinred Paul Rawson as chief financial officer.

Rawson has a degree in accountancy and is a qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) with a history in financial and commercial management in high growth businesses. In 2001, after spending five years in accountancy and tax advisory roles, he left KPMG to join the energy industry in what is now the Engie Group, where he held various senior financial and general management positions.

Whilst at Engie, Rawson was financial director responsible for developing and implementing new management information reports to include financial and non-financial KPIs. He also led the financial and commercial aspects of a £100m investment project to supply energy across the London Olympic Park and concluded a number of energy related M&A transactions.

Bobby Kalar, chief executive of Yü Group, said: “I am delighted that Paul will be joining Yü Group as CFO and look forward to working with him managing and accelerating the company’s rapid growth. Paul’s financial and sector experience, together with his operational skill sets, will prove immensely beneficial to the Group as it continues to pursue its growth agenda.”