Kaluza accelerates AI transformation with new CEO

Kaluza’s founder Stephen Fitzpatrick has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at the energy technology platform, powering the transition to clean energy.

Fitzpatrick takes over from Mel Gander, who spent 16 years in multiple leadership roles at Kaluza and its parent company OVO Energy before serving as CEO for the past two years.

Under Gander’s tenure as CEO, Kaluza expanded from a single-customer subsidiary into an independent platform serving four major clients across eight markets, including AGL and ENGIE, tripling its contracted recurring revenue in the process.

Fitzpatrick returns at a moment he describes as the “most significant shift in software development in a generation”.

“AI is reshaping how every industry operates, but software is changing faster than anywhere else,” Fitzpatrick said. “The gap between teams that embrace these tools and those that don’t is opening up right now, and it will be very difficult to close later.

“Kaluza builds mission-critical enterprise software at the heart of how energy networks operate. That is exactly the kind of company that should be taking advantage of these new tools, delivering accelerated development for our customers without compromising on security, resilience and quality. For us, where the speed at which we build and deliver directly maps to the pace of the energy transition, this is an extraordinary opportunity. We intend to take it.”

As CEO, Fitzpatrick said he will prioritise delivery execution, embedding AI capability across Kaluza’s engineering teams, and simplifying operations to increase speed.

Image caption: Stephen Fitzpatrick, new CEO of Kaluza