Our People

People make a business, and we are proud to have some of the leading experts in hydropower in our team. We are based in Perth where we run our operations, maintenance, and management systems for our fleet of hydropower assets. Our technical teams operate out of Dingwall where we have a team of engineers and technicians who provide the expert support required to keep a portfolio of hydropower projects running optimally.

Alex Reading

CEO
Alex was one of the first employees at Green Highland and has been instrumental in growing the business into one of the UK’s leading hydropower companies. Prior to joining, Alex served for seven years in the British Army. He holds an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from Newcastle University. He is also Chairman of the British Hydropower Association.

Andreas Wellmann

Green Highland Board Member
Andreas Wellmann, currently CEO & President Voith Hydro EMEA, will join the Management Board as President Projects in charge of the Projects business – including Project Management, Field Service and Scheduling – in addition to his current role. After studying Business Administration in Germany and the UK, Wellmann assumed various management functions in the field of EPC contracting related to the petrochemical and energy sector, as well as the civil construction industry, both in Germany and Latin America. After joining Voith Hydro as Head of Service in Chile, he took over as CEO Latin America in São Paolo in October 2018. Since May last year, he has been contributing his experience in the project business to the region Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Christian Bender

Green Highland Board Member
Christian Bender is CFO and a member of the Board of Management of Voith Hydro’s EMEA business unit. Before joining Voith Hydro in 2024, he held several roles at thyssenkrupp, including Global Head of Controlling & Accounting for thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions and CFO of the North American plant engineering business in Denver, USA. He later served as CFO and member of the Operating Unit Board for Europe and Asia at thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies. Christian holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Münster.