Bruce StewartFounder

United States - Houston, Texas

Bruce Stewart is a strategic business leader and operator with a career focused on successfully delivering business growth and transformation, and driving business results. Prior to joining Perch Energy, Bruce served as President at Direct Energy Home, and Co-President of Centrica US Holdings, where he led the successful sale of Direct Energy to NRG for $3.6B in January 2021, in addition to delivering a 33% increase in operating profit, renewed customer growth, operating cost efficiencies, 29% reduction in churn and top customer service results for the Direct Energy Home business.

Over the past 20+ years, Bruce has enjoyed building and leading great teams that have scaled businesses operating in multiple industries facing dynamic market shifts, regulatory and competitive disruption and change. Specifically, he has had the unique opportunity to develop strategy, execute transformation and drive profitable growth for companies in three different industries: (a) cable telcom/broadband/media; (b) technology/internet/mobile; and most recently, (c) the energy and home services industries.

As a change agent, Bruce was an early adopter in engaging data, analytics and insights to drive day-to-day business decisions, and prioritizing customer experience. He takes pride in building and encouraging great teams within environments of continuous learning, transparency, strong communication and engagement.

In addition to international experience leading teams and running P&L’s in EMEA, APAC and LATAM, Bruce has a legal foundation that has underpinned nearly a hundred M&A transactions and strategic partnerships.

Bruce has been covered in leading publications on business and leadership topics including technology, mobile, broadband and energy innovation; leading customer-service focused organizations; driving ops and business transformation; M&A deals; and building strategic commercial partnerships as well as industry leading environmental sustainability initiatives within the sports industry.

An active participant as a Board Member and Advisor for start-up, non-profit and public companies, Bruce has served on non-profits such as the Houston Habitat for Humanity, Project Rebirth and Comprehensive Care Center; professional and corporate boards including the Greater Houston Partnership, Collider Media, Telos Corp, Exodus/GlobalCenter, CTIA-Wireless Internet Caucus, and NCTPA.

Early on, Bruce competed in the 1987 America’s Cup races in Fremantle, Australia as a crew member on the Courageous Challenge US syndicate on behalf of the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club.