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Appointment of non-executive directors to the board of the nuclear decommissioning authority
Energy and Climate Change Minister Mike O'Brien today announced the appointment of four non-executive directors to the Board of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
The successful candidates are Janette Brown, Patrick Dixon, David Owens and Alistair Wivell.
Welcoming the appointments, Mike O'Brien said:
"Cleaning up the UK's nuclear legacy cost effectively is a top priority for the Government. The NDA is central to that task and these new appointments will complement the skills and experience of the current NDA Board to help it deliver its work.
"The NDA has made great progress since it was formed in 2005 and the new non-executive appointments will greatly strengthen the advice and support to the Board."
Notes for Editors:
1. The NDA is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department for Energy and Climate Change. The NDA was set up under the Energy Act in 2004 and reports to both UK and Scottish Government Ministers. It became fully operational on 1 April 2005 and its headquarters are in West Cumbria. It was set up to deliver the government's commitment to dealing with the UK's civil nuclear legacy. Its core objective is to ensure that the civil public sector nuclear sites are decommissioned and cleaned up safely, securely, cost effectively and in ways that protect the environment.
2. The appointments were made in accordance with the Code of Practice of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
3. In accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, the appointees have each declared that they are not active on behalf of any political party. Other Ministerial appointments - where held - are given in the biographies below. The appointments are for the period 5 March 2009 to 4 March 2013. Remuneration is £25,000 p.a.
4. The appointments have been made in consultation with Scottish Ministers in line with the Energy Act 2004.
5. There are now eight non-executive Board members, including the Chairman, Stephen Henwood who was appointed Chair of the NDA on 1 March 2008. Three existing non-executive directors have been retained for a further period, their appointments extended to 31 December 2011. They are: Nick Baldwin, Tony Cooper, and David Illingworth.
6. The former non-executive directors of the NDA Board who have now stood down are: Professor Roger Scott, Lyndon Stanton and Primrose Stark. All were originally appointed to the Board on 29 October 2004 for a three year term until 31 December 2007 and were then re-appointed for a further term until 31 December 2008. All have made a significant personal contribution to the NDA Board and helped the NDA achieve so much in establishing its organisational effectiveness and in tackling the UK's civil nuclear legacy.
7. Richard Waite was appointed Acting Chief Executive on 1 August 2008. A process is in train to identify and appoint a new Chief Executive.
8. Biographies - Non Executives
Janette Brown
A chartered accountant, she has over 15 years
experience in the corporate finance sector, concentrating on
providing strategic, financial and transaction advice for a wide
range of clients. A former senior managing director of ING
Barings and a director of Citigroup, she has worked for a number
of major clients on acquisitions and raising finance, and has
recently joined a company which provides high level independent
strategic financial advice to companies.
Patrick Dixon
Most recently he was regional vice president
for refining at BP plc, responsible for all BP's refineries
outside the US. His career of more than 30 years in the oil
industry has included executive and non-executive roles in
refining, petrochemicals, trading and marketing in many parts of
the world, including strategy, operations, mergers and
acquisitions and change management, and he has broad experience of
English and European corporate governance.
David Owens
Currently CEO of Thames Water Group, which he was
appointed to in 2006. Prior to that he was a divisional director
of Macquarie Bank. Between 2002 and 2006 he held numerous senior
interim advisory and private equity roles for major clients in the
utility and energy sectors. He has broad experience of English
and European corporate governance.
Alistair Wivell
He was formerly on the main Board of Balfour
Beatty plc and a group managing director. He was responsible for
all UK construction, international civil engineering and
mechanical and electrical companies within the Balfour Beatty
group. He was awarded a CBE in 1998 for his services to the
construction industry. He has remained as a consultant to the
company since retiring, and has been engaged on a number of
significant international projects in a number of countries. He is
currently chairman of the Balfour Beatty pension fund.
Nick Baldwin
Nick Baldwin was Chairman of the NDA following
Sir Anthony Cleaver's retirement on 31 July 2007 until 1
March 2008. A Chartered Engineer, FIEE and FIMechE, he has been a
non executive Director of the NDA since October 2004. He has a
portfolio of advisory, consultancy and governance roles, working
in the Government, Utility, Private Equity and Housing sectors.
He is a non-executive director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc and a non-executive director of the Forensic Science Service. He also has Chairman roles with the Public Weather Service Customer Group and Worcester Community Housing. Previously he worked in electricity, gas and water utilities, culminating in being the Chief Executive of Powergen plc.
David Illingworth
David Illingworth is Chairman of the
NDA's Audit Committee and is also Independent Chairman of the
Trinity Retirement Benefit Scheme (TRBS). He was President of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
from 2003 to 2004. He served as Chairman of the CCAB (Consultative
Committee of Accounting Bodies) and as Director and Deputy Chair
of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). He was a member of the
Takeover Panel from 2003 to 2004. David joined KPMG in 1968 and,
after qualifying as a chartered accountant and spending 26 years
in the partnership, left in 2004.
Tony Cooper
Tony Cooper is a former senior Trades Union
Official with nuclear industry connections and has held a number
of public sector non-executive roles, including roles in the
Forestry Commission and the Postal Services Commission. He was
Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) but stepped
down from that role in December 2005 following his appointment to
the NDA Board. He is also a former non-executive member of the DTI
Strategy Board and the DTI Investment Committee. In 2006, he
became Chairman of the Combined Nuclear Pension Plan Trustees Limited.
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