Greencoat UK Wind plc (LON:UKW) has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Nick Winser as a non-executive director of the Company. Nick will also be a member of the Company’s Audit, Management Engagement and Nominations Committees. His appointment will be effective from 1 January 2022.
Nick has a 30-year career in the energy sector which included CEO of National Grid across UK and Europe, President of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and CIGRE UK Chair. Nick has been the chairman of Energy Systems Catapult since 2015 and was appointed chairman of the Advisory Board for the Energy Revolution ISCF programme in 2018 and served on the Advisory Panel for the Cost of Energy Review in 2017. He is also a member of the Net Zero Expert Group and a COP26 Advisory Group which advises the Secretary of State.
Shonaid Jemmett-Page, Greencoat UK Wind Chairman said:
“With Nick’s extensive experience in energy markets and regulation we believe that he will make a valuable contribution to the Company.”
No further disclosures are required for Nick Winser in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Listing Rules.
