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.
Peter MacLennan
Green Highland Board Member
Peter is a member of the Board of Green Highland, representing the majority shareholder Voith Hydro. He is Head of Voith Hydro’s Service and Automation business in North America as well the OPEX Service business globally.
With two decades of experience at Voith Hydro, Peter has excelled in senior leadership roles focused on Service, Project Management, and Operations. He holds degrees from Acadia University (B.Sc.) and Dalhousie University (B.Eng.), alongside professional certifications as a registered Project Management Professional (PMP) and Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario.
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.