National Grid Ventures (NGV) has today announced that Rebecca Sedler will take over as Managing Director Interconnectors, effective 1 April 2023.
Sedler (pictured) replaces Nicola Medalova, will leave to become Chief Operating Officer, Electric for National Grid’s New England business.
Part of the National Grid group, National Grid Ventures is an operator of electricity interconnectors linking Great Britain with continental Europe.
Sedler joined NGV’s interconnector business in January 2022 as Director for Commercial, Customer and Regulation.
Cordi O’Hara, President National Grid Ventures, said: “I’m delighted Rebecca will succeed Nicola as Managing Director of our Interconnector business.
“She brings with her a wealth of international experience and business development credentials accumulated across multiple senior roles in the energy industry.
“A recognised and respected leader across the UK energy industry, she has a passion for people and decarbonisation, and I look forward to working with her as a key member of my executive team.
“I am incredibly grateful for Nicola’s leadership over the last 18 months. She has been instrumental to NGV’s success at both a commercial and enterprise level.
“I wish Nicola all the best in her new role I have no doubt she will be an asset to the New England business.”
NGV’s portfolio includes subsea electricity interconnectors, competitive transmission, wind and solar generation, battery storage and LNG storage and regasification.
NGV operates separately from National Grid’s core regulated businesses in the UK and US, where it develops, operates and invests in energy projects, technologies and partnerships that support a “clean, fair and affordable” energy system for consumers.