Our Board

Lord Smith of Kelvin - Chairman
Robert joined the Board as a non- Executive Director in June 2003, was appointed Deputy Chairman in November 2003 and became Chairman in January 2005. He is Chairman of the Weir Group plc and a non-Executive Director of 3i Group plc, Standard Bank Group Limited and Aegon UK plc. He is also Chairman of Glasgow 2014 Ltd, Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland and a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the First Minister of Scotland. Robert is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee

Ian Marchant - Chief Executive
Ian was appointed Chief Executive in October 2002 having been Finance Director since 1998. He has worked in the energy industry since 1992, when he joined Southern Electric. He is a member and former Chairman of the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Chairman of the Scottish Climate Change Business Delivery Group, and a member of Ofgem’s Environmental Advisory Group and the Energy Research Partnership.  He is also a non-Executive Director of John Wood plc and Maggie’s Cancer Centres. Ian is a member of the Nomination Committee and is Lead Director for the Environment and Corporate Responsibility.

Gregor Alexander - Finance Director
Gregor was appointed Finance Director and joined the Board in 2002, having previously been Group Treasurer and Tax Manager. He has worked in the energy industry since 1990, when he joined Scottish Hydro Electric. Gregor is a Director of Scotia Gas Networks plc and is past-Chairman of the Scottish Finance Directors’ Group.

Colin Hood - Chief Operating Officer
Colin was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2002, having joined the Board as Power Systems Director in 2001. He has worked in the energy industry since 1977, when he joined Scottish Hydro Electric. He has Board level responsibility for Generation, Power Systems, Customer Service, Human Resources, IT, Contracting and Telecoms. Colin is a Director and former Chairman of Scotia Gas Networks plc and a member of the Forum for Renewable Energy Developments in Scotland (FREDS).  He is Lead Director for Health and Safety matters.

René Médori - Audit Committee Chairman
René joined the Board as a non-Executive Director in June 2003. He is Finance Director of Anglo American plc and is a non-Executive Director of of Anglo Platinum and DB (De Beers) Investments. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

Alistair Phillips-Davies - Energy Supply Director
Alistair was appointed Energy Supply Director and joined the Board in 2002, having previously been Director Energy Trading. He has worked in the energy industry since 1997, when he joined Southern Electric. Alistair has Board level responsibility for Energy Trading, Electricity and Gas Supply, Energy Efficiency, Sales, Marketing and Energy Services. He chairs the Risk Committee.

Susan Rice CBE - Non-Executive Director
Susan joined the Board as non-Executive Director in July 2003 and became Senior Independent Director in 2007. She is Managing Director of the Lloyds Banking Group Scotland and Chairman and Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland plc. She is also a non-Executive Director of the Court of the Bank of England and chairs the Board of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, along with several other organisations. Susan chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Nomination Committee.

Nick Baldwin - Non-Executive Director
Nick joined the Board as a non-Executive Director in 2006. Previously, he worked in the energy industry, culminating in being Chief Executive of Powergen plc. Nick is a non-Executive Director of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the Forensic Science Service and Sanctuary Housing Group and is Chair of the Public Weather Service Customer Group. He is also Chairman of TreeHouse Trust. Nick is a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee.

Richard Gillingwater - Non-Executive Director
Richard joined the Board as a non-Executive Director in May 2007. He is Dean of the Cass Business School and is non-Executive Chairman of CDC Group plc, a non-Executive Director of Debenhams plc and Tomkins plc. Richard is a member of the Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, and Nomination Committee.

Thomas Thune Andersen - Non-Executive Director
Thomas joined the Board as a non-Executive Director in 2008. He is Chief Executive of Maersk Oil, a member of the Group Executive Board AP Moller-Maersk, as well as director or chairman of a number of companies within the AP Moller-Maersk Group. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee.