Tom takes on key OnPath Energy community engagement role

Leading renewables developer OnPath Energy has chosen Tom Chaplin to take the lead on its community work across England.

- By Julian Christopher Contributor

Tom has joined the Sunderland-headquartered firm as its new partnership & community manager and will be working with local residents, community groups, landowners and other stakeholders in the areas around OnPath’s nine English onshore wind farms, as well as in locations where new renewable energy projects are being planned or built.

Tom began his career in the television industry, working as an assistant director on a range of well-known programmes, including Monarch Of The Glen and Peak Practice, before becoming a scriptwriter on series including Dream Team and Eastenders.

He returned to the North East in 2007, moving into the communications sector and taking a Master’s degree at Newcastle University Business School.