The ‘BVC’ - Battery Value Chain

We help start-ups to scale-ups to full scale operations with strategy, performance and deals. From mine to market

J-P Martins led strategy and corporate development for Johnson Matthey’s battery materials scale-up

Developed the Scale Up Readiness Index to assist prioritise action plans to derisk clean-tech scaleups

Leading industry strategy commentator, with expertise in the strategic evolution of the BVC and drivers of success/failure (eg integration, finance, market approach, execution capabilities etc)

Surrey Hills Strategy partners with leading technical battery consultants, offering a full suite of strategic services for participants in the BVC

J-P has led work adding $billions of value in a variety of projects for Rio Tinto, Western Mining Corp (now BHP), and government

• Nationsl minerals strategy

• Global thermal coal strategy

• Organisation structure and ‘role of the centre’ operating model

• Global performance improvement transformation programme (asset management)

• Cost reduction (coal)

• Investment opportunity generation (copper)

• Strategic oversight of $multi-billion pre-feasibility for new mine

• Geological reinterpretation, mine planning and daily development management (nickel, copper, uranium, gold)

• Exploration (base metals, gold)

• Post-merger integration

• Mineral processing strategy

• Rail corridor auction bidding strategy

Deep experience in strategy and organisational transformation in the UK’s nuclear industry

• Designed and led 3-year organisation transformation of the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA)

• Led critical enablers strategy for the NDA (including transport, asset management)

• Programme Board positions on key public decommissioning procurements

• Revamped sustaining capital governance processes for EDF’s Sizewell B station

• Created digital strategy for the NDA

Wide range of former clients across many industries

• Airlines (Qantas, British Airways, Virgin Blue)

• Financial Services (Paymentshield, Towergate, Sesame Bankhall)

• Property agency/management (Lomond Group, Lett Alliance/Barbon)

• Private Equity

• Government (UK Department of Health, Victorian Transport Accident Commission, Victorian Dept of Land Information, Sustainability Commission of Victoria, Middle Eastern country’s Dept of Mines and Energy)

• Transport/Active Travel (Transport for Greater Manchester, Sustrans)

• Not for Profit (Sustrans)

• Higher education (The Open University, London Business School, ESADE)