Zemo Partnership, a public-private initiative dedicated to advancing low-carbon transport, has announced that managing director Claire Haigh will step down, with Jonathan Murray set to take over as acting managing director from 31 March.
Haigh is leaving to pursue an opportunity with the University of St Andrews’ Centre for Energy Ethics, which is hosting a major exhibition of her work, The Tabula Project. She will focus on this initiative for the rest of 2025 but will remain an Associate of Zemo Partnership.
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Murray, currently Zemo’s director of finance, operations and business development, has held senior roles at the organisation for nearly 20 years. His work includes leading the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce (2019–2023), which engaged more than 350 stakeholders and influenced UK policy on transport electrification. He also leads Zemo’s work with the Welsh Government on decarbonising commercial vehicles.
Under Haigh’s leadership, Zemo has published the Delivery Roadmap for Net Zero Transport, overseen by the Council for Net Zero Transport, and launched the Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme and the Sustainable Racing Fuel Assurance Scheme.
Haigh commented: “I am passionate about tackling climate change and am truly delighted to have been given the opportunity to complete The Tabula Project, which seeks to find new ways to address some of our most intractable problems. Transport and the environment will remain a key focus for me, and I am heartened that, as I step down, I leave Zemo in the safe hands of Jonathan Murray.”
Murray added: “I am excited to take on this role at a critical time in the transition to decarbonised transport in the UK. There are challenges ahead in both policy and delivery, but if we get this right, the opportunities to create benefits for both our economy and our environment are huge.”
