Rebecca Dibb-Simkin

Octopus Energy GroupChief Product and Marketing Officer

Rebecca was going to be an accountant but was seduced into marketing by a brilliant long copy ad for the Ogilvy graduate scheme and has never left. She’s been with Octopus Energy since it was a fledging start up and runs marketing and product development globally across 14 countries and 5 million customers. All Octopus marketing is developed in-house, from design and copy through to media planning and buying, sitting side by side with operations and customer support, a model which has not only delivered exceptional customer growth, but also remarkable customer service accolades including being the only Which? recommended energy provider for 6 years in a row. Rebecca came to Octopus Energy following an eight-year career at UK energy company British Gas. There, Rebecca was Head of Marketing for Dyno Rod, and Head of Product for Hive 2 Thermostats, one of the most sought-after energy products of its time.