Energy UK chief executive Lawrence Slade will be leaving the post at the end of the year, after nearly a decade with the association and its predecessor bodies.
Slade joined Energy UK, the trade association for the British energy sector, in 2011, becoming its chief executive in January 2015.
Energy UK chair John Hutton said: “Lawrence has done an outstanding job for Energy UK.
“He has been a great advocate for the energy sector and has led the organisation through some terribly challenging times. I know we would all want to wish him well for the future and thank him for his tireless efforts on our behalf.”
Slade added: “After nine enjoyable years at Energy UK engaging with three Prime Ministers, five Secretaries of States and many energy and climate change ministers, it is time for me to move to pastures new.
“I am immensely proud of the team at Energy UK and of our ability to consistently punch above our weight – from launching the independently-chaired Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances to work with the Government on the Capacity Market, to our thriving New Energy Services and Heat work and not forgetting our recent Future of Energy on how we can deliver the net-zero ambition.”
Slade said the organisation is in an “excellent position”, with the team, financial sustainability and support of its board to “continue growing as the market transitions on the net-zero path.”