Ofgem has appointed five new non-executive directors to bolster its board.
The appointments include former employees of the likes of Ofwat, Thames Water and Drax, as well as an ex-government adviser and a former member of the European Parliament.
The five new non-executive directors are:
- Warren Buckley, outgoing chair of Citizens Advice and former Thames Water retail director
- Alena Kozakova, director at E.CA Economics and former chief economist at Ofwat
- Graham Mather, president of the Infrastructure Forum and ex-member of the European Parliament from 1994-99 serving on its Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee
- Jonathan Kini, non-executive director at Ofwat and former CEO of Drax’s Customer Businesses
- Tony Curzon Price, former advisor at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Cabinet Office and Number 10
Ofgem said that the non-executive directors will work closely with the regulator “to deliver a more flexible and innovative retail market that can provide cheaper, cleaner energy to families”.
It added: “This includes comprehensive new reforms to energy infrastructure, helping to speed up planning for the most nationally significant projects and giving every community a say.”
Minister for energy consumers and affordability Amanda Solloway added: “Protecting households from high energy bills and supporting them towards using cleaner, cheaper energy is integral to our plan for reaching net zero.
“Bringing a rich breadth of experience in consumer protection, and areas including competition and regulation, Warren, Alena, Graham, Jonathan and Tony will be strong new additions to Ofgem’s board.
“I look forward to working with them on our shared mission to champion the rights of energy consumers and build an energy market fit for the future.”
The new appointees will take up their posts in November.
They will work with existing non-executive directors Myriam Madden and Barry Panayi, as well as Ofgem’s new chair Mark McAllister who will succeed Martin Cave in November.