DAVID JONES†*
CHAIRMAN
Aged 66, he was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director in January 2003 and became Chairman in April 2003.He has extensive experience in the electricity supply industry and was Chief Executive at The National Grid Company PLC until March 2001. He is currently a non-executive director of United Utilities PLC.
JON LLOYD†#
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Aged 52, he was appointed as Chief Executive on 1 September 2007, having joined the Board as Property Director in July 2006. He is a Chartered Surveyor and was Head of Property at HBOS PLC. He was formerly Regional Managing Director for the North Region at DTZ Debenham Thorpe, and held senior roles at Yorkshire Water PLC, where he was Managing Director of Yorkshire Water Estates Limited,and Rosehaugh Heritage PLC.
DAVID BROCKSOM
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Aged 48, he was appointed Finance Director with effect from 18 September 2007. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and was previously Finance Director of Pace Micro Technology PLC and Avesco PLC.
PETER HAZELL‡†*
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Aged 60, Chairman of the property developers Argent Group PLC, he joined the Board in September 2003 as a nonexecutive director. He is also a non-executive director of Brit Insurance Holdings PLC and Smith & Williamson Limited and a member of the Competition Commission. Previously he was UK Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers and spent his early career at Coopers & Lybrand and Deloitte Haskins & Sells. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Senior Independent Director.
MIKE TOMS‡†*#
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Aged 55, he joined the Board as a non-executive director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 3 May 2006. He is a Chartered Surveyor, Town Planner and Economist by background and was formerly Group Director, Planning and Regulatory Affairs and Board member at BAA PLC. He is Chairman of Northern Ireland Electricity PLC, a non-executive director of Bellway PLC, a nonexecutive director of Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of Oxera Consulting Limited.
KEVIN WHITEMAN‡†*#
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Aged 52, he is Chief Executive of Kelda Group Limited and joined the Board as a nonexecutive director on 1 June 2007. He secured a degree in mining engineering at University College, Cardiff and started his career at British Coal. He joined the National Rivers Authority in 1993, becoming Chief Executive in 1995, before spending a year as Regional Director of the Environment Agency. In 1997, he joined Yorkshire Water and was appointed Chief Executive of Kelda Group in 2002. He is Chairman of the Safety Committee.
OWEN MICHAELSON
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Aged 42, he was appointed to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 2 October 2007. He is a Chartered Surveyor and is Corporate Development Director of the Peel Holdings Group of companies. He has specialised in the remediation and development of brownfield and contaminated land, waste management operations and power generation. He is a member of the Coal Forum and a former Chair of the RICS Waste Policy Panel.
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Key
‡ Audit Committee
† Nomination Committee
* Remuneration Committee
# Safety Committee