SSE PLC Appointment of Retail Chairman Designate (8061A)
14 September 2018 - 6:00PM
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RNS Number : 8061A
SSE PLC
14 September 2018
SSE and innogy appoint Chairman Designate to new energy and
services retailer
SSE plc (SSE) and innogy SE (innogy) have appointed Dr Martin
Read CBE as Chairman Designate for the new independent British
energy supply and services company they have agreed to form,
subject to final regulatory approval. His appointment follows a
comprehensive selection process facilitated by a leading executive
search company.
Martin will lead the Board of the new company, working closely
with Chief Executive Designate Katie Bickerstaffe, Chief Financial
Officer Designate, Gordon Boyd, and other recently appointed
members of the Executive Committee Designate. He will take up his
new role on 1 October 2018 and, working with an external executive
search company, will lead on recruiting the Board for the new
business. Like Katie and Gordon, Martin will have no involvement in
the leadership or management of either existing organisation. Both
SSE and innogy consider Martin to be independent on appointment, as
per the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Meanwhile, work continues to plan and prepare for the formation
and listing of the new company, which remains on course to take
place by the end of Q1 2019, following SSE shareholder approval for
the transaction and the appointment of the Executive Committee
Designate in July. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
provisionally cleared the transaction in August and is due to
publish its final decision by 22 October.
Martin brings significant experience of Board-level leadership,
including in high-profile, consumer-facing sectors. He is Chairman
of Wincanton plc and the UK Government's Senior Salaries Review
Body. Martin will be standing down as Chairman of the Low Carbon
Contracts Company and of the Electricity Settlements Company on 30
September 2018, and will also step down as Chairman of the
Remuneration Consultants Group in advance of the anticipated
formation and listing of the new company.
He is a former Chairman of Laird Plc and from 1993 to 2007 was
Chief Executive of international IT services company Logica, where
he oversaw a period of major growth and led the merger with CMG in
2002, which doubled the company's then-size. He has served as a
Non-Executive Director on the boards of Lloyd's, Invensys, Aegis
Group, British Airways, Boots, Asda and the UK Government
Efficiency and Reform Board.
Alistair Phillips-Davies, Chief Executive of SSE plc, said:
"We are delighted to appoint Martin as Chairman Designate in
what is another important milestone on the journey to establishing
a new, independent player in the British energy supply and services
market. Martin's experience from executive and non-executive roles
across a range of sectors, including mergers, acquisitions and
initial public offerings, will be invaluable in establishing the
new Board and ensuring the business is ready to hit the ground
running. We continue to believe that the combination of the two
companies as an independent player can deliver real benefits to
customers and the wider energy market and the appointment of such a
high-calibre Chairman is further evidence of this."
Martin Herrman, Chief Operating Officer Retail at innogy SE,
said:
"Since we announced our plans to create a new British retail
energy company to combine the best both of what npower and SSE's
British energy supply and services businesses have to offer we have
kept on schedule. Read's confirmation as Chairman Designate, with
the impressive experience and credentials he brings to the role,
complements the designated board appointments for the new company.
After the provisional clearance by the CMA, the preparation for the
formation and listing of this new British retail energy company
achieved another important milestone."
Dr Martin Read CBE said:
"This is a time of major change in the energy and services
market in Britain and I believe that in forming this new company we
have a unique and exciting opportunity to challenge the sector and
deliver for customers and shareholders alike. I'm delighted to be
appointed and look forward to working with Katie, Gordon and the
rest of the management team to realise this opportunity."
ENDS
Notes to editors
The combined retail company will be listed on the premium
segment of the London Stock Exchange. It will not be controlled by
either innogy or SSE: innogy will hold a minority stake of 34.4 per
cent in the combined retail company. SSE will demerge its stake of
65.6 per cent to its shareholders upon completion of the
transaction. The transaction was approved by SSE's shareholders at
a General Meeting in Perth on 19 July 2018, and was provisionally
cleared by the CMA on 30 August 2018, but remains subject to final
CMA approval (due by 22 October 2018). Completion of the
transaction and the listing of the new retail energy company are
expected to occur in the last quarter of 2018 or the first quarter
of 2019.
Enquiries to SSE:
ir@sse.com +44 (0)345 0760 530
media@sse.com +44 (0)345 0760 530
Enquiries to innogy:
Vera Bücker
Group Media Relations
+49 201 1215140
vera.buecker@innogy.com
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