SSE Plc
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SSE is the third largest supplier of electricity and gas in the UK. It supplies electricity and gas under Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro Electric, SWALEC and Atlantic brands and has over 7m customers.
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Board of Directors
Lord Smith of Kelvin
Chairman
Robert joined the Board as a non-Executive Director in June 2003 and became Chairman in January 2005. He is also: a non-Executive Director of Standard Bank Group Ltd; Chairman of Glasgow 2014 Ltd, the organising committee for the Commonwealth Games; Chairman of UK Green Investment Bank plc; and Chancellor of Strathclyde University. Robert is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Alistair Phillips-Davies
Chief Executive
Alistair became Chief Executive of SSE on 1 July 2013. He has a degree in Natural Sciences and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He has worked in the energy industry since 1997, when he joined Southern Electric. He was appointed to the Board of SSE as Energy Supply Director in 2002 and was appointed Deputy Chief Executive in 2012. As Chief Executive, he leads the Executive Committee and the rest of the SSE team in the day-to-day running and operations of SSE and is responsible for implementing the strategy and policy set by the Board. He also has Board-level responsibility for Human Resources and Corporate Affairs.
Gregor Alexander
Finance Director
Gregor was appointed Finance Director 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. He has Board-level responsibility for Procurement and Logistics, Risk and Assurance, Investor Relations, Corporate Business Services, Finance and IT. He is Chairman of SGN, in which SSE has a 50% stake, and is a non-Executive Director of Stagecoach Group plc.
Jim McPhillimy
Managing Director
Jim joined SSE in 1995 and is responsible for SSE Contracting, Lighting Services, Utility Solutions, Telecoms, Water and business relationship management.
Colin Nicol
Managin Director, Distribution
Colin Nicol is Managing Director, Networks. He joined SSE in 2010 and is responsible for SSE\'s electricity distribution and transmission networks.
Will Morris
Managing Director, Retail
Will Morris is Managing Director of SSE\'s Retail business. He joined the company in 2012 and is responsible for the customer facing retail business in energy supply and energy-related services.
Martin Pibworth
Managing Director, Wholesale
Martin has worked in energy trading for more than 15 years. He is responsible for energy portfolio management, generation, generation development, gas production and gas storage.