“In moments of crisis, great boards are always available.”

This week’s guest on the Boardroom Confidential podcast is Monica Collings OBE, the former CEO who led retail energy companies through the Covid pandemic and the energy crisis brought on by the war in Ukraine.

She shares with us the boardroom stories that have shaped her career, including an insolvency, threats from members of the public, and personal tragedy.

Monica is also a champion of diversity in the workplace, leading to her being awarded an OBE in 2025, and shares her experiences of overcoming misogyny in the boardroom.

With her vast experience in the energy sector, she now sits on a number of boards as Non-Executive Director, and as Chair of the electric vehicle charge point operator Plug N Go.

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CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Introduction 

(01:35) Handling the Energy Crisis

(05:23) Personal Threats and Public Perception

(10:17) Tragedy at Plug and Go

(14:02) Navigating Insolvency at Swarm Energy

(18:33) Female Representation in the Boardroom