Anja is VP Client Success and Account Management at Kraken Technologies, part of the Octopus Energy Group, focusing on helping energy providers digitally transform to better serve their end customers. She was previously Chief Commercial Officer at Depsys, a Swiss startup focused on real time monitoring and management of the electricity grid. Other key roles include independent advisor to both private and publicly listed technology companies shifting to software and service-centric business models, as well as 15 years at Cisco in various roles responsible for ensuring business value from technology for large enterprise customers across mainly IT & Telecom, Manufacturing, Banking and Public Sector. Notably, Anja set up the Cisco Consulting Services business for EMEA. Anja began her career in strategy consulting in Munich and London with Mercer Management Consulting. Anja is a Chartered Director from the UK Institute of Directors, holds a triple Master in Management from ESCP Europe and a Bachelor in Communication. A dual Danish-Swiss national, Anja speaks five languages and has lived in nine countries to date. 

“I am convinced by both the mission and the differentiated positioning of the Carbon Trust. At a time where decarbonisation strategies and projects are finally becoming more mainstream, consulting business models have to evolve to best serve enterprises and institutions in accelerating their climate ambitions.”