{"id":290503,"date":"2023-06-19T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?post_type=leadership-team&#038;p=290503"},"modified":"2024-10-25T10:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T10:01:20","slug":"adele-ara","status":"publish","type":"leadership-team","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/it\/leadership-team\/adele-ara\/","title":{"rendered":"Adele Ara"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"banner-with-title align block_acf-block-671b6c6eefeb5 block position-relative z-1 mb-70\">\n  <div class=\"position-absolute top-0 right-0 bottom-0 left-0 bg-color-gradient-navy overflow-hidden\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"position-absolute top-0 left-10 banner-with-title__swirls\" src=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/themes\/lightsourcebp-theme\/dist\/images\/global\/background-swirls-alt-red_935dfcd0.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container pt-70 position-relative z-1\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n        <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">Adele Ara<\/h1>\n        <h3 class=\"fg-color-white mb-50\">Group Chief Technology Officer<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n        <div class=\"banner-with-title__media\">\n                      <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1.jpg 936w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1-80x48.jpg 80w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1-767x460.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/09\/11115411\/GLB-Leadership-Biography-Adele-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"Adele Banner profile image\" width=\"936\" height=\"561\" class=\"d-flex w-100 h-auto\"><\/picture>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"text align block_acf-block-671b674384619 block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n    <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <span class=\"rich-text large-text fg-color-navy\">\n          <p><strong>Adele is Lightsource bp&#8217;s Chief Technology Officer. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having joined in 2014, Adele&#8217;s career at Lightsource bp includes servicing as our Head of Global Business Operations, leading the business transformation and digitalisation strategy, and prior to that as Director of Asset Management. Under her guidance, we have successfully implemented several digital transformation strategies, steering Lightsource bp through a significant period of change with drive, compassion, and determination.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining us, Adele was a Senior Manager at Platina Partners, a private equity fund specialised in renewable energy investments across Europe, where she was responsible for the asset management of a portfolio of wind and solar PV assets. At Platina, Adele was also an Investment Manager with responsibilities over the development and acquisition of solar PV projects in Southern Europe. Prior to this role, Adele served as a corporate and investment bank analyst at Citi.<\/p>\n<p>Adele chaired the Lifecycle Quality Workstream at Solar Power Europe from 2020 to 2022. She holds an MSc in Economics for Arts, Culture and Communications Summa Cum Laude from L. Bocconi University in Milan.<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-15 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"connect-with-us align block_acf-block-66e185677d4f8 block\">\n  <div class=\"pt-15 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container  \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n        <div class=\"border-top-1px border-right-0 border-left-0 border-bottom-0 border-solid border-color-beige pb-50\"><\/div>\n\n        <h5>Connect with Adele<\/h5>\n\n        <div class=\"d-flex flex-row\">\n                                      <a class=\"mr-10 hover-opacity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/adele-a-29631986\/\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"url(#contactLinkedinA)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M24 48c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24S37.255 0 24 0 0 10.745 0 24s10.745 24 24 24zM11 13.798C11 12.209 12.25 11 14.161 11c1.912 0 3.088 1.209 3.125 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          <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Meet more of the team<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <a class=\"text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/it\/leadership-team\/adam-pegg\/\">\n    <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/21113232\/GLB-Leadership-Adam-Tile.jpg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <h5 class=\"mt-25 mb-5 fg-color-orange\">Adam Pegg<\/h5>\n    <p class=\"fg-color-navy\">COO APAC<\/p>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n                  <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 mb-30\">\n  <a class=\"text-decoration-none\" href=\"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/it\/leadership-team\/heather-hayes\/\">\n    <div class=\"multi-column-cards__image-container\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" 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