Five new non-executive directors have joined Great British Energy’s start-up board.
The new, publicly-owned energy company will own and invest in clean energy projects across the UK.
Delivering on the government’s Plan for Change and clean energy superpower mission, the new board will set a strategy for how the company will work with the energy sector and communities.
The aim is to help drive investment in clean energy technologies, create skilled jobs and growth across the UK, and protect consumers from price spikes.
The appointees come from a range of sectors, with knowledge on workplace rights, building UK supply chains and driving investment in clean energy.
Together with chairman Juergen Maier, they will help to scale up the Aberdeen-based Great British Energy and build its organisational structure.
Backed by £8.3bn over this Parliament, Great British Energy is key to the government’s drive to make Britain a clean energy superpower.
The five new start-up non-executive directors joined Great British Energy’s board on initial contracts of between 18 months and two years.
They are Frances O’Grady, Frank Mitchell, Kate Gilmartin, Dr. Nina Skorupska CBE FEI, and Valerie Todd CBE.
O’Grady was general secretary for the TUC between 2013 and 2022, as well as former deputy general secretary from 2003.
Mitchell is the former chief executive officer of SP Energy Networks and chair of Skills Development Scotland, as well as being a member of the Scottish Energy Advisory Board.
Gilmartin is the chief executive officer of the British Hydropower Association and has a background in renewable energy and low carbon project development.
Meanwhile, Skorupska is the former chief executive of the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology and has more than 40 years of experience in the industry.
She has worked in a range of senior executive and board roles at National Power, RWE, Npower and Essent NV.
The fifth new recruit, Todd, is an HR professional with extensive experience across the private, public and third sectors.
She is currently a non-executive director at Digital Catapult.
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband (pictured) said: “We’ve appointed a highly skilled start-up board to help Great British Energy hit the ground running in its mission to scale up clean, homegrown power.
“With a strong track record of delivering results across sectors, the new board members will now play an integral part in kickstarting Great British Energy, delivering our Plan for Change and building a new era of clean electricity for the British people.”