Our management
Our management
Throughout 2003, Powergen UK plc was a subsidiary of Powergen Ltd. and part of the Powergen Group, within the wider E.ON Group.
Board of Directors
In 2003, the Powergen Limited Board of Directors comprised:
- Chairman (until April 2003): Ulrich Hartmann, Chief Executive Officer of E.ON AG
- Chairman (after April 2003): Dr Wulf Bernotat, Chief Executive Officer of E.ON AG
- Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Powergen: Ed Wallis*
- Chief Executive Officer of Powergen UK plc: Dr Paul Golby
- President and Chief Executive Officer, LG&E Energy Corp.: Victor A. Staffieri
- Chief Financial Officer of Powergen: Michael Söhlke, Executive Vice President at E.ON, responsible for Corporate Planning and Controlling
- Dr Hans Michael Gaul, Member of the Board of Management at E.ON AG*
- Dr Han-Dieter Harig, Chairman of the Board of Management at E.ON Energie*
- Dr Frank Elsässer, member of the Board of Management at E.ON Energie*
- Tom Oates, Non-executive Director*
- Peter Wilson, Non-executive Director*.
* Until July 2003, see below.
In April 2003, Ulrich Hartmann stepped down from the management board of E.ON AG. His place as Chief Executive for E.ON AG and Board Chairman of Powergen was taken by Dr Wulf Bernotat.
In July 2003, the board of Powergen changed, with Ed Wallis, Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive, Hans Michael Gaul, Hans-Dieter Harig, Frank Elsässer, Tom Oates and Peter Wilson leaving the board. With effect from the beginning of 2004 the role of the Powergen Limited board changed, as discussed below.
UK Business Team
Over 2003, Powergen UK plc was managed by the UK Business Team (UKBT), which comprised the following:
- Chief Executive: Dr Paul Golby
- General Counsel: Fiona Stark
- Finance Director: Graham Bartlett
- Managing Director - Retail: Nick Horler
- Managing Director - Energy Trading: Dr Tony Cocker
- Managing Director - Generation Business: Mark Draper
- Managing Director - Distribution: Bob Taylor
- Managing Director - Services: John Crackett
- Director of Human Resources: Jarri Sandström
- Director of Information Technology: Don Leiper.
As a result of E.ON's on top project, Powergen UK became the market unit with responsibility for E.ON's business in the UK.
Following that change, and Powergen's acquisitions of TXU and Midlands Electricity, a new Powergen UK Board was appointed, to be responsible for the future management of the UK business, replacing the roles of the Powergen Limited Board and the UKBT.
Powergen UK Board
- Chairman: Dr Wulf Bernotat
- Chief Executive: Dr Paul Golby
- Chief Financial Officer: Graham Bartlett
- Managing Director - Retail: Nick Horler
- Managing Director - Energy Wholesale: Dr Tony Cocker
- Managing Director - Distribution (Central Networks): Bob Taylor
- HR Director: Jarri Sandström
- Fiona Stark is General Counsel and Company Secretary to the Board.
CSR Management
During 2003, Michael Söhlke, Chief Financial Officer, was responsible at board level for corporate responsibility within Powergen, supported by Sara Vaughan, Director Group Regulatory and Sustainable Development, and by the Head of Corporate Sustainable Development, Dr Bill Kyte OBE.
Following the on top reorganisation, corporate responsibility is now managed through an Environment and Corporate Responsibility Forum chaired by Fiona Stark, and comprising senior representatives from all the major parts of the business. The Forum meets approximately bi-monthly and decides how policy on environmental and other corporate responsibility issues is implemented across the company.
George Barrett, UK Environment and Corporate Responsibility Manager, and Dr Tom Dalziel, Corporate Responsibility Manager, are both members of the Forum.
